Wooo hoo! Excuse me while I do a little happy dance. I’m jumping for joy as it’s almost back to school. It’s been a crazy, busy, and exhausting summer with all three boys at home and not much help. So I’m a little VERY excited about school starting again. Kyle will be entering Senior Kindergarten and Ryan will be going to nursery school three days a week. For both of these “grades”, I don’t need much in terms of school supplies other than a backpack and lunch bag. However, I know that my older nieces and nephews have a long list of school supplies they will need. 
Most of those items include pencils, readers, markers, glue, scissors and so forth. My sons may not need those items for school but they sure do use them year round. After hockey, Kyle favourite thing to do is arts and crafts. We create something almost daily. Being outdoors this summer, we used nature for our a lot of projects. We gathered pine cones and rocks and painted them. We sat outside on our dock and drew in our colouring books and we spent time drawing up our next big adventures…space travel anyone? You wanted to ensure that when you’re sitting on your dock, it’s in excellent condition, offering a beautiful view. Alternatively, if you decide to renovate, you can conveniently start the project right here.
With Crayola, the possibilities are endless. I even have my own personal stash of pencil crayons and thin markers that I won’t share with the boys. I was going to keep the scented markers to myself, but then I would have missed out on seeing this ——–> 
Crayola had put together two shopping lists (based on grades) to help you out with your to school shopping. Checklist for grade 1 – 3 Checklist for grade 4 – 8 If you are doing back-to-school shopping this month, make sure you stock up on Crayola products for school, home and grab a few things for yourself; you’ve earned it!
Relaxing with my Adult Colouring book
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Someone got a hold of my colouring book
I am done because I like to get it done in the beginning of August. I still need to order uniforms but that will be done on Thursday 🙂
we have gotten stuff when it is on sale. still waiting to find better deals though
I still have some school supplies I need for my son but I have bought him school clothing. 🙂
We’ve just started but found some good deals at Cosco, next will be Dixie Value Mall
I have not done any yet!
i’m all done, done, and done!
I am the grandmother, but if it wasn’t for me helping to buy stuff their parents wait to the last minute when there is nothing left, I have gotten a few things so far and hopefully they will be done
I started about a month ago! I always look for the deals to start.
I have most of what I need but I’m not quite done.
I have done some things, but I still have to do shoes (ugh), and some supplies.
i have not started yet.
I have not done any back to school shopping yet.
Jeannie Lam
I haven’t started yet!
We are done! My kids first day of school was yesterday.
I’ve started picking up things here and there when I see a good deal on!
I don’t have to shop for back to school anymore, I gave that up years ago (my daughter is grown), but we usually did start shopping back to school mid-August
I am about halfway done our back to school shopping. Usually I am done by now, but this year I am enjoying summer so much with my kids that I have been ignoring the fact that school is starting soon!! 😉
I have started to get some stuff. I have a few more things to get.
I have picked up a few items for my nieces/nephews to help with their back to school shopping. Think I am done.
almost done !
I was wondering if you had an adult colouring in book, and I see you do! my daughter has downloaded an app for adult colouring, and she loves it!
I am done until my highschooler has his first days of school and lets me know what he needs.
I consider myself fortunate as I no longer have to do any back to school shopping as my children are now all adults and they have to do it for my grandchildren 🙂
all done
Haven’t started
I’m pretty much done except for indoor shoes.
I haven’t even started. I dread it, honestly. :o)
We buy for our grandchildren for back to school. I buy clothing usually because the parents buy other things.
My daughter in-law has picked up the school supplies and I have purchased sneakers and some clothes for the grandkids.
I haven’t started the back to school shopping yet
I have not started yet
We don’t need too much, mostly just clothes.
I am done. We have a baby due right around back to school time…so I made sure I got everything ready well in advance!
I have no back to school shopping to do just yet but I think I’ll be the type that buys early once I do. Thank you and good luck all!
No BTS Shopping needed for me personally – But my mom friends have definitely started…and finished! haha.
We have not started yet!
I haven’t started yet, but I don’t need very much.
I have started but I am not as far as I would like.
We are almost done our back to school shopping
I haven’t even started yet! But our little one doesn’t start preschool till after Labor Day so I still have a couple weeks 🙂
We have everything done except a bookbag
We are done except school clothes and shoes
I haven’t started yet because they did not give a list this year until school starts.
I have not started back to school shopping yet
We’re on our way to finishing up the list!
I don’t have back to school shopping to do any more as my boys are grown. My grandsons will soon be going to school.
I have some done got lots more to do!
Not this year but always looking for deals for next year to keep my eye out
Haven’t started yet!
We’ve been done since June.
haven’t picked up much yet. next couple of weeks will be crunch time
Not finished yet.
So far a few things clothing wise…but not school supplies yet.
all done thank goodness!
I don’t have any back to school shopping to do this year!
Almost done!
I have started but not quite done I have a week to finish
We actually almost done.
I’ve done some shopping – indoor/outdoor running shoes at the Skechers sale in Mississauga, backpacks from Costco, reusable lunch containers (because you can never have too many), pencil cases and this weekend we’re going to shop our last year’s school supplies & uniforms before we buy those in the coming weeks. 🙂
All we have left is the clothing and shoes
im pretty well done
still shopping for my teen….
I am finally finished .My little boy is now in kindergarten.
we started today , but man it’s hard to find boys clothes and shoes….
I’d say about 75% done
I think I am done with back to school shopping. However, the first day of school hasn’t started and there always seems to be something I’m missing.
We started our bts shopping about 5 days ago!
we have started our back to school shopping, but we are not done… may need to wait after first day to find out what exactly we require!
I have bought a lot for my grandson , to help out with the overwhelming costs for back to school costs , i picked up a lot of supplies and a few outfits for him ! 🙂
I haven’t started!
we have bought stuff when it is on sale
all done! =D
I am all done! I spent an afternoon at the mall last week
I’m done!
I’m sure my daughter is already done shopping for the grand kids.
I’m long done .
I started my shopping in early August and am nearly done.
I’ve pretty much completed my school shopping! Woohoo I’m early this year!!!
I am not done back to school shopping, I don’t make a big deal out of it. Throughout the year if my kids need anything I replace it. So usually at beginning of school year their items are still good.
All done, woohoo!
I bought clothes and a lunch kit for my granddaughter
I have a few things but not ‘organized’ yet, thats this weeks job to see what I’m missing :S
Done. The sales start so early now that you have to start earlier or everything is gone.
I still have a few things left to get
I’m half way, got few backpacks but need more, need more supplies as well as running shoes
I thought I was doing so good, clothing, backpack, lunch bag, even got a roll of loonies for the buy a cookie and popcorn fundraisers i know are happening. totally forgot about shoes, he’s been in flip flops and rain boots all summer, apparently you can’t play dodge ball well in flipflops lol.
Nope, not quite done yet. Luckily it starts later here!
We are done shopping.
Im almost done my shopping
All Done back to School shopping!
Finished!
i have not started 🙁