Amazon was a South American region back when I went to grade school and school supply shopping happened after the first day, checking off items from a Xeroxed list. Now it’s pre-ordered, with online updates, specific brands, and a calculated depth to your pre-sharpened pencils. While I didn’t go to school carrying a pail with a piece of chalk and turnips for lunch, I do feel the generational gap kick in.
Securing school supplies doesn’t have to be another September task like warding off lice. I remember the excitement from choosing folders with your favorite cartoon character, colorful erasers, and pencil cases that would accompany the school year with me. Now it’s as impersonal as filling-out a medical form.
Bags by Built are both durable and can be used for a variety of needs.
This year I will stay true to the list (it’s not right for my son to be targeted as the rogue school shopper based on his mom’s views) while adding a few extras so we can add another memory to the ephemeral grade school years. Here, we supply a round up of products that are both school approved and of top quality and style.
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- 1. Folders in fun colors add verve.
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- 2. Make a point to label all items.
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- 3. Using a lunch bag for your supplies.
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- 4. Go off the list with activity books and reading classics.
Backpack, lunch bags and snack bag: http://www.builtny.com
Paper folders: http://www.officedepot.com
Scissors: http://www2.fiskars.com/
Pencils: http://www.dixonticonderoga.com
Colored pencils: http://sargentart.com
Post It Pads and labels: http://www.post-it.com/3M/en_US/post-it/
Books: http://www.scholastic.com/home/
Activity books: https://usborne.com
