Back to school shopping is exciting. I love it. I loved it at school and I love it as a mom. Stationery isn't JUST for back-to-school though - we know that your kokis will dry up within the first two weeks. Lids will be lost, crayons will be broken and things lent out and lost with no hope for return. Pens run out and glue sticks dry out faster than a bunny to a carrot. Stationery is a year-round treasure in our home.
My boys love Mister Maker (a series about arts and crafts) and their favorite activities involve black sheets of paper and endless imagination. My boys treasure a new box of crayons as much as they do a new Spider-Man figurine - in fact Noah definitely loves drawing and coloring more. He spends hours at his little table writing his name and drawing little creatures he made up in his head. Drawing, painting and coloring is rewarding and feeds your child's confidence and creativity. Don't limit stationery to school and really get involved - trace your hands & color them in, download printable coloring pages from the web, make all your own birthday cards, write (draw) letters to family and loved ones and post them, make paper plate faces and cut out funny ears, make photo booth props, paint and play. A box of kokis is a joyful toy that keeps giving. Get chalk and draw pictures all over the outside walls (this washes off with water) and make big hop scotch boards in the street - play play and play with your kids.
Last year I received a treat box from Marlin, over at Freedom Stationery. I went to look at the prices online and in-store because the quality is just great. You don't need to spend a fortune to get great quality stationery pieces for your kids -for your home. Marlin stationery is available at all leading wholesalers and retailers nationwide. Get a giant tupperware and fill it with paints, play dough, scissors, printing paper, chalk, kokis, crayons, stickers, glue, scissors, little blackboards, glitter, pencils, pens, sharpeners, crayons - all of it. Keep string and a stapler in there and make bunting, get cardboard and make place mats for supper - really get in there and use your fun skills. Your kids will LOVE you for it. Make Button Trees or Tissue Box Monsters or just search Pinterest for Kiddies Crafts allll day long.
Check out Marlin's range over at Freedom Stationery, and be sure to follow them on the Facebook as they always have great competitions and giveaways going. I'm definitely looking forward to getting more creative and full of glitter and glue with my kids this year. You will love Marlin's range and prices. Have fun - oh and the kids too!
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