The back-to-school displays in the stores are already up, striking dread in kids everywhere–not to mention in their parents who will eventually have to buy the stuff. Since summer is still in swing, buy some supplies now that will elicit smiles instead of groans, and get a head start on your shopping at the same time.
Disclaimer: There are some things, like protractors, that just aren’t fun, no matter how you spin it. Sorry.
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Animal Balance Erasers
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These adorable erasers ($16) do more than just fix mistakes--they teach basic physics by balancing in a pyramid and pass the time until the writer's block lifts.
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P'kolino Colored Pencils
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A cool set of colored pencils ($10) can be used for sketching and coloring until they're needed to distinguish the foot bones in that Anatomy Coloring Book.
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Dots Journal Set
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This lined, perforated-paged notebook (2 for $10) is sure to inspire that "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" essay we all know is coming.
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Hootie Owl File Folder
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Keep mess to a minimum by stashing all those loose papers in funky file folders($8 for 6).
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Elephant Paper Clips
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These shaped paper clips ($4) come in all sorts of shapes and will have them organizing in style.
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Stick-on Notes
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Sticky notes don't have to be florescent yellow, you know. These fun stick-on notes ($13) are great for notes and lists, and the colored flags are perfect for marking important passages in all that summer reading.
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Building Block Thumb Drive
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USB flash drives are an easy way to take data to and from school. These building block-shaped thumb drives ($30 for 1GB) can connect to others to keep added storage together.
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Mary
August 14, 2010
I disagree! Protractors are fun. You can trace a D over and over again, or make a rainbow, or even some geometry. And Adam Sandler even did a Saturday Night Live skit about making a Halloween costume out of one.