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What is happiness? A Scholastic book order form.
Reader beware, you're in for a [mild] scare.
Promising review: "This brings back childhood memories. My 11-year-old daughter recently got into Goosebumps because the show is now available on Netflix, and it has been a joy telling her about how much I used to love the series. We read a few chapters every other night and then watch an episode of Goosebumps on Netflix; it's so much fun." —Angela Krebs
Get it from Amazon for $23.62.
***And also Amazon.
"This meeting conflicts with nap time and I cannot cancel that again." —my very young self while using this planner, probably.
Promising review: "This is just too cute. I love it!" —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $16.99.
Promising review: "These are great folders! So cute and silly, but also very sturdy. No complaints!" —Molly Jamison
Get a pack of six folders from Amazon for $14.63.
Promising review: "You're always in need of glue when you have a school aged-kiddo or for doing crafts at home. I've come to rely on Elmer's since I was still in school, and it's still the same great brand in a stick. Works great for paper crafting, fun foam, googly eyes, and more." —Kitana2
Get a pack of four from Amazon for $1.99.
The prettier the poster, the better the grade.
Promising review: "My students love to use this glue for all projects: posters, dioramas, poster boards, bulletin board art, and more!" —Derinda A. Cain
Get it from Amazon for $2.08. Available in six colors.
"NOT SO PERMANENT NOW, HUH?!" —me, slowly dragging Wite-Out across a page.
Promising review: "Love this stuff! I write really fast and sometimes end up writing the wrong letter, word, etc. I love having this Wite-Out Tape nearby in a drawer to quickly erase the mistake and keep writing over it immediately." —Texas
Get a pack of ten from Amazon for $14.63.
Promising review: "These are excellent! The colors are strikingly beautiful, the journals have 100 sheets each, and they are very well made. I'd buy them again in a heartbeat. I go through these a lot — I use them for everything." —Amazon Customer
Get a pack of 12 from Amazon for $19.99.
...where backpacks are stored.
Promising review: "I remember these pencils from my childhood. You never have to worry about a pencil sharpener and that's a good thing: when you need one, there usually isn't one." —Andrew's Mom
Get a pack of eight from Amazon for $4.10.
Get this pack from ThinkGeek for $53.99.
This is the perfect transitional writing instrument.
Promising review: "These are my wife's favorite pens for her crossword puzzles!" —Willis Allen
Get it a pack of 12 from Amazon for $5.99.
Promising review: "I bought this set for our daughter and she loves it! Everything is within reach and spread out." —Nicholas T.
Get it from Amazon for $25.97.
***I had a Scooby Doo one.
Promising review: "I grew up with metal lunch boxes, and I really wanted my son to have one. After a ton of searching I found this one! Yay for no plastic-y zippered lunchboxes that are infused with some sort of anti-bacterial substance!" —JC
Get it from Amazon for $12.53. Available in 20 styles.
Promising review: "Love this. The cuteness is overwhelming!" —Deborah Winslow
Get it from Amazon for $5.97. Available in six different colors.
The amount of shame I felt when a teacher handed me back a paper that was missing a sticker... just unbearable.
Promising review: "I am transported back to the '80s with this product! I remember trading stickers when I was in elementary school, and scratch 'n sniffs were always a popular choice. These were purchased for my 4-year-old so that he can enjoy something I enjoyed all those years ago." —A. Kundart
Get them from Amazon for $10.29.
Promising review: "These pencils are super cool and unique. I purchased them as a stocking stuffer for my daughter and she loves them! She tends to fidget, so bending her pencil back and forth or into loops is perfect during frustrating homework." —TrasiCakes
Get a pack of 20 from Amazon for $8.49.
Promising review: "What can anyone say about this product? It's been around since I was a kid and I am 71!" —VILLAGE SMITHY
Get it from Amazon for $15.50.
It may be 2017, but you're still on a hunt to catch 'em all.
Get it from Hot Topic for $19.95.
Get it from Amazon for $3.79.
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