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S hopping for school supplies is great fun for students who are getting brand-new shiny unsharpened pencils crisp new binders and the most adorable new folders… but parents feel a little differently about it. After all parents everywhere know that a fair amount of these supplies are going to come home unopened and unused on the last day of school!

So if you want to calm your folks down a little you can tell them about some of these unusual school supplies and thank your lucky stars that they’re not on YOUR school-supplies list… or are they?!

Edible Pencils

What are hungry students supposed to do when lunchtime is an hour away and their stomachs are growling? In the old days you’d just have to wait till recess but some creative individuals have taken on this “problem” as a serious challenge! For example Italy’s Cecilia Felli designed a pencil that is half licorice half graphite so you can chew away innocently looking like any other student gnawing on the end of their pencil without getting told off for eating in class! Super handy… until you reach the end of the licorice and take a bite of the graphite spit it out and squeal “Yuck!” and end up in trouble for disturbing the class!

Gluten-Free Paint

We all know kindergarteners tend to do weird things. Sniffing glue tasting paint and sticking crayons up their noses are just the tip of the iceberg. So we all definitely understand the need for non-toxic supplies. But some companies are taking the extra step to ensure that every child is safe from allergens and toxins and they’re creating things like gluten-free paint glue and crayons.