Cool gift idea: Smencils

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


6 Responses to “Cool gift idea: Smencils”

  1. Total Transformation says:

    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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  2. Birthday Gifts for Kids says:

    “Smencils – Pencils with smell” a great gift packs for children. Infact they love them a lot.

    Thanks for posting

    Julia

  3. Top Toys 2008 says:

    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.

  4. Hand Me Downs says:

    Hi,
    Smencils are really nice. Infact I find them interesting as much my kids like them. :) )
    Tracy.

  5. The Total Transformation says:

    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.

  6. Mike says:

    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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