Back to School Supplies: Dry Erase Crayons

If you have a youngster who likes to color, but is constantly leaving drawings everywhere, you might really appreciate the new Dry Erase Crayons from Crayola.  Although you won't be able to save the brilliant art created in this medium, you can provide the artistic youngster with hours of drawing fun. 

A dry erase board is ideal for using these, and Crayola has a set of dry erase crayons and dry erase board, for a great price.  You can also find dry erase wall decals, which can allow you to make a convenient practice board in virtually any location in the house, perfect for working math problems, or practicing spelling words.

The crayon box includes a sharpener, and an erasing mitt.  Stubborn smudges come off easily, with a little water.  Sounds too good to be true, but I tried it out, and was very pleased!  These are topping my back to school list, for at home practice, but you may want to treat a favorite teacher to a set, too!

Lego Calculators

If your kids love legos, then a lego calculator is a fun gift consideration.  While many parents consider calculators to be disallowed in the school setting, the reality is that most math curricula include appropriate calculator skills.  After all, what good is a tech tool that an individual doesn't know how to use correctly?  And a calculator doesn't guarantee a correct answer, which makes it a helpful tool in teaching number sense. 

You can find lego calculators for kids at the link provided at left, in blue, black, or green!

Back to School: Fun Binders for Girls

Back to school supply shopping may seem routine enough, but there are some fun binder designs available, that can contribute to your daughter's excitement about the approaching school year.  Colorful and cute can make for a great attitude, and getting off on the right foot can be the catalyst for a great year! 

Case It binders are great helps in the area of organization, and provide some fun color contrasts, as well.  After all, academics don't need to be dull, and neither do school supplies.  Roxy has put together some cute binders, as well, and this popular brand is well received in the tween and teen world.

Dakine has a rather colorful binder selection...details available through the image, below, at Amazon.

Dakine Colorful School Binder

Case It Binder for Girls

Roxy Binder for Girls
Cute Pinks

Case-It Binders for Back to School

When you are working on your back to school shopping list, your tweens and teens often need a good three-ring binder/organizer, in order to help keep track of everything from assignments, to pencils, to paperwork.



Case-It is a really great option, in that it is constructed in case format, with a handle for easy carrying, much like a laptop bag is handled. 




The zippered enclosure helps prevent the loss of loose papers, something that is all too common of an occurrence with a tween, or disorganized teen.  The colors range from simple black and gray, or blues, to brighter orange or purple.  However, there are no funky characters to embarras your tween or teen. 



As a mom to many youngsters, and a former math teacher at the middle school level, I highly recommend a zippered binder for any tween who struggles with losing papers, and a good 3-ring binder system for getting organized, and for learning to stay organized.

Vaultz Locking Pencil Boxes

If you are looking into Back to School supplies, pencil boxes are sure to be on your list.  Vaultz locking pencil boxes are stylish, and secure, keeping materials inside.  If your tween or teen is hard on their backpack, or tends to lose pencils easily, Vaultz is perfect as an organizational tool.  Tweens can be very disorganized in handling school materials, ever looking for that missing pen or pencil.  The sturdy structure of Vaultz makes it possible to keep track of things without destroying them.