Cool gift idea: Smencils
I love to put aside some extra gift items I find for various occasions. Whether they become gifts for my daughter's friends at birthday parties, rewards for my daughter's good behavior or even stocking stuffers, storing a few neat gifts can save you time and money. I'll let you in on some of my good finds.
My latest item is smencils – pencils that smell! They come in regular pencil or colored pencil sets. We've got the colored pencil set which has 10 colored pencils each with a different scent (my favorite is cotton candy, my daughter's favorite is root beer). The smell is strong but not overpowering – however, I did tell my daughter not to take them to school unless it was a fun day at school because I don't want them to be distracting in the classroom.
They are environmentally friendly too – they are made from 100% recycled newspapers. The process is fascinating to me. They wrap the newspapers around the core until it is about the size of a pencil, let it harden and then soak it in the smell. Thank goodness each one comes in a plastic tube by itself so the smells don't mingle.
The 10-pack of colored pencils is $12 – perfect for a birthday gift for a child. They do have other smaller packs of regular pencils and even a small Holiday pack for less.
On the fundraising or prize angle, they do sell them at a big discount for boxes of 50 and up as well as custom order ones.
Visit their site for more info or ordering at http://www.smencils.com
October 27th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Colored pencils that are eco friendly AND smell? I have a feeling I’ll be picking a set up for both my girls and another for myself!
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November 8th, 2008 at 7:57 am
“Smencils – Pencils with smell” a great gift packs for children. Infact they love them a lot.
Thanks for posting
Julia
November 12th, 2008 at 8:57 am
What a great concept. As if getting a child to color wasn’t easy enough to begin with, now they have every reason to. This should do well this holiday season. Great find.
January 19th, 2009 at 11:13 am
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Smencils are really nice. Infact I find them interesting as much my kids like them.
Tracy.
February 13th, 2009 at 1:22 am
What i like are products that are environmentally friendly. I suppose these are toxic free as well? My kid has got the habit of touching the pencil tip and it’ll be great if they are.
June 25th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Check Greenciles (www.greenciles.com) for pencils made from recycled newspaper for a fraction of the cost of that of smencils.