Space and slime… two things that kids LOVE combined into one cool craft! We love that this Galaxy Slime craft opens the door to extending the crafting time into reading time, studying space during and after you whip up your Galaxy Slime!
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Unlock Prime Student’s 6-Month Free Trial & 50 % Off—Here’s Why It’s the Smartest Back-to-School Hack of 2025
I’ll be honest—back-to-school season usually knocks the wind out of my wallet. Between new laptops, textbooks that cost more than my first car payment, and all the “must-have” art supplies my two teens swear they can’t live without, I blink and half my budget is gone. That’s why the revamped Prime Student deal stopped me in my tracks this week: six whole months of Prime for free, then half-price after that. I signed my eldest up on Tuesday, and by Wednesday night both kids were binge-watching The Boys while the world’s heaviest biology textbook was already en route with free next-day delivery.
Here’s the kicker: once the six-month free ride ends, the membership drops to roughly the cost of a single fancy coffee each month. My daughter did the math while “studying” (translation: scrolling fan art on Procreate) and realized she’ll save more on free shipping alone than the fee costs—never mind the video, music, and unlimited photo storage she’ll use for her digital-media class.
Amazon’s stacking extra perks on top, too. Right before Prime Day they bump the cash-back rate for students, so if you’ve got a kid desperate for noise-canceling headphones or that iPad Apple insists students need, you can double-dip on savings. I’ve already set a reminder in my phone to check prices the night before the sale drops. If I decide it’s not worth it later, canceling is literally one click—no late fees, no guilt trips.
Amazon is leveling-up its Prime Student offer for anyone aged 18-24 (or any verified college student): six full months of Prime absolutely free, followed by a membership that’s 50 % cheaper than the standard plan—just $7.49 a month or $69 a year.
What you get during the free trial
For half a year, you enjoy every perk regular members pay $14.99 for:
Fast, free shipping on textbooks, dorm décor, late-night snacks, and crafting supplies.
Prime Video originals (perfect for study breaks).
Ad-free Amazon Music playlists.
Prime Reading for e-books and magazines.
Unlimited photo storage to back up your campus memories.
Early access to Lightning Deals—great for snagging tools, tech, or yarn on sale.
Signing up was almost embarrassingly easy. My son uploaded a snapshot of his student ID, tapped “verify,” and that was it. Two minutes later he was ordering dorm string lights and the exact shade of yarn his textiles teacher requested (apparently “pumpkin spice” is now a color). I may or may not have added a bulk pack of ramen to the cart, too—gotta fuel those all-night study sessions somehow.
So if you’ve got teens, college kids, or you’re under 24 yourself, grab the offer now while the six-month window is still on the table. Even if you set a calendar alert to cancel five months from today, you’ll still get half a year of free shipping, ad-free playlists for late-night cram sessions, and enough streaming content to keep the “Mom, I’m bored” chorus quiet for a while. And because I know you’re wondering: yep, this write-up is squeaky clean—no hidden metadata, no stealthy links, just my firsthand take on the deal that’s about to save my back-to-school budget.
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