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Fun for the kids
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on October 22, 2008

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
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Response from:
Total Transformation
(10/28/08 4:27am)
Response from:
Birthday Gifts for Kids
(11/08/08 3:57pm)
"Smencils - Pencils with smell" a great gift packs for children. Infact they love them a lot.
Thanks for posting
Julia
Thanks for posting
Julia
Response from:
Top Toys 2008
(11/12/08 4:57pm)
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.
Response from:
Hand Me Downs
(01/19/09 7:13pm)
Hi,
Smencils are really nice. Infact I find them interesting as much my kids like them.
:))
Tracy.
Smencils are really nice. Infact I find them interesting as much my kids like them.
:))
Tracy.
Response from:
The Total Transformation
(02/13/09 9:22am)
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.
Response from:
Mike
(06/25/09 7:16pm)
Check Greenciles (www.greenciles.com) for pencils made from recycled newspaper for a fraction of the cost of that of smencils.
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