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These things will make you cool for school!
Promising review: "I’m a huge lover of planners first off, and secondly I love anything holographic! So this combination was to die for!!! I bought both the personal and A5 size and I love them! If you're looking for a thick sturdy traditional cover, like most planners have, then this one's not it. But it is a nice thick PVC and still protects your inserts! I would definitely buy again!" —Jessica
Get it from Amazon for $10.99+ (available in sizes A5 and A7).
Get a pack of 12 from Amazon for $8.99.
Promising review: "These sticky notes are excellent. The colors are quite bright and the tabs are neat and noticeable at any angle. I think every student or teacher should own these, and businesspeople should too. They're extremely useful for taking down important notes, planning, and generally recording important information in a place that won't get lost in your planner or notebook. I'll keep these in my book bag and definitely repurchase as soon as I'm close to running out." —malik
Get a pack of 60 notes from Amazon for $3.71.
Get six pads from Amazon for $8.99.
Get it from Amazon for $7.99.
Get it from Ban.do for $30.
Promising review: "I bought this folder to keep our family documents organized and in one place. There are just the right amount of tabs for our birth certificates, passports, social security cards, car titles, will, etc. This folder is small enough that you can lock it in a home safe or safety deposit box. I let a couple family members know where I keep this so that they can access it in case of an emergency. It is such a relief knowing that all these things are together and organized. I’m glad I bought this." —Katie Bee
Get it from Amazon for $7.99+ (available in eight colors).
This is better for smaller notes than full-sized sheets of paper. Throw in recipes, receipts, tax documents, college club info, football ticket stubs, folded up letters passed to you from the cute kid in English class, etc.
Get it from Ban.do for $20 (also available with a gold glitter cover).
Promising review: "Very happy with this shelf. It is simple, clean, not too deep, and just right for the small section of desk I wanted to put it on. All parts were in the box (even got an extra screw) and it was very easy to assemble. I did not have any issues with stripped or missing screw holes and the shelf feels very sturdy." —Numbr1ners
Get it from Amazon for $24.99+ (available in four colors).
Get a pack of eight from Amazon for $9.45.
Promising review: "These highlighters are a great pastel color that doesn't bleed through the page and isn't shockingly bright. They are a must-have! The packaging is also very useful!" —R Baxter
Get them from Amazon for $4.04/3 or $5.05/5.
Get a pack of 30 from Amazon for $7.99.
This kit comes with eight clay colors, one pencil, one clay shaping tool, and two sheets of craft displays. There is technically enough clay for 25 erasers but reviewers note you have to plan ahead if you want to make that many.
Promising review: "We bought this set as a gift, but my kids had this already and love it. My 6-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter love to create these erasers. The texture is like clay, not like Play-Doh. An adult has to bake the creations to turn them into erasers." —Sarah
Get it from Amazon for $13.86.
Get a dotted journal for bullet journaling here!
Promising review: "To all my fellow pen-lovers out there, these pens are PHENOMENAL. They are very fine-tip and do not smear or bleed through, which I love and often do not find in a gel pen. They are great for taking notes, and I wish I could buy a pack just of black ones because they surpass other pens in my book." —Amazon Customer
Get a 20-pack from Amazon for $13.99.
It has room for to-do lists, monthly grids for schedules, a folder, a place for important birthdays, a monthly inspirational color palette, fun artwork, creative challenges, quiz questions, and oh, 500+ stickers! It's good for 17 months, so August 2019—December 2020.
Get it from Papersource for $12.95.
Get it from YipikaiPapeterie on Etsy for $13.91.
Get a pack of five from Amazon for $8.99.
Each pack has eight pads with 15 sheets. So that's 360 animal sticky tabs in all!
Get them from Amazon for $5.99.
Get it from Urban Outfitters for $8.
Get a pack of five from Forever 21 for $5.90.
Get it from Papersource for $7.95.
Promising review: "I absolutely love these bookmarks! Even though they are pretty small, they stay in the book, either opened or closed. They are really soft and rubbery, so they won't crack or break very easily. I can foresee these lasting for a long time. Since they come in a package of six, I can not only have one for my book for reading, but I can place these in the pertinent chapters that I am studying in my textbooks as well. They really come in handy for that! These cute, little sprouts were a great treat for the little that I spent on them!" —Aimée le Huitième
Get a pack of six from Amazon for $9.55.
Get it from IttyBittyFox on Etsy for $1.89 (available in three designs).
Promising review: "This is a great product and it can hold a lot of items without being too bulky. One thing to note is that the pockets in the back (the two pockets) are a bit too small. I guess you could put some small sheet of paper in there or something but I can’t think of anything else fitting in there. Overall, it looks amazing and the handle to carry it is very functional." —Avey
Get it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in three designs).
Get it from Urban Outfitters for $8.
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