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15th August 2022
10:37am BST
The booklist - colouring
Colouring pencils or crayons are just as effective are markers and Twistables. They're a little cheaper (and many families have them already). They're plastic-free. They don't get jammed, don't crack when stepped on and don't dry out if you leave the top off. You could get 8 years of primary school out of 1 pack of good colouring pencils!
I messaged the teacher to say this and that I'd be sending our daughter with pencils. And I asked why she thought most primary teachers request the plastic-encased options. She responded, "Colouring pencils are absolutely fine."
The booklist - books
Secondhand isn't always workable for school books but it's worth a quick check:
Schoolbags and lunch
Can your child reuse last year's bag and lunchbox? If they need repair, check our repair hacks! FixIts and Sugru are both food-safe.
If you need new ones, we now stock bioplastic lunchboxes and bottles - made from plants but just as durable as (actually, molecularly identical to) regular petro-plastic ones - without the dark shadow of being made from petroleum.
Can you replace any disposables with reusables? Like:
Uniforms and sports gear - aim for pre-loved
Your community, WhatsApps groups, and school might guide you to a secondhand uniform, but if not, check:
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