Tips for Your “Back To School Stationary” To Last Longer

It’s vacation time already and even before you know it, you will be out buying new stationary for your kids. It’s always a good idea to plan and prepare for the next year so that you do not spend unnecessarily on stationary that wears out too soon. Well, children who use their colours and books with great care are rare. You as a parent need to buy school stationary with great care so that it lasts longer even with the most reckless use.

There’s nothing more frustrating than having to buy everything all over again only after a few weeks of buying them from your stationary supplier. Well, there are plenty of stationary suppliers in India. You might already have a regular one that you go to. But this time, before you begin, consider the following points and then take a decision.

Encourage children to care for their belongings

It’s all a part of the process. Unscheduled visits to the stationary for the sole purpose of replacing a damaged or misused item by a child is unacceptable. Help your children understand the value of each of their belongings – stationary included. This habit percolates into the character that you build for your child. It’s not about the “spendability” of the parent, it’s about the overall development of the child as a whole. Whether it is a pencil, pen, notebook or colours each item must be used carefully and neatly placed back where it belongs. Simple habits like replacing the cap on the pens after having used them or washing the paint brushes and drying them before placing them in the art box can turn into good habits that help retain stationary longer than usual.

Handling messy stationary items

Wax crayons, paints, chalk etc. need to be handled differently. It is preferable to keep these items in a separate pencil case or colour box. Mixing these items with regular pens and pencils makes everything untidy and sticky. Other stationary items look old and dirty. Select separate pencil cases from your stationary supplier and provide each type of colours a separate case. Most of the stationary suppliers in India sell colours, crayons and paints in their individual cases, so if you select an item that comes with a case, that could solve a lot of problems and last long too!

Handling glue and other messy items

Glue is a stationary item that needs to be replaced frequently because it is used for a wide variety of purposes. Art and craft classes, torn books and stickers on books. Buying quality glue can help rather than purchasing low priced glue. It could be a onetime spend but a wise one.

The other things that parents should be careful about while selecting stationary items for the next year of school are – sturdy pencil cases, a pack of good quality pencils and sharpers and erasers and such other items. Well, above all, it is highly essential that your child knows and understands everything that you buy for them is “special” and needs to be cared for!