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Get Back To School Ready With Spotlight: Personalise School Stationery With Our Favourite Projects
Getting your kids school-ready can be a stressful time for parents. Kids can be fussy when it comes to the look and style of their school stationery, which is all a part of their self-expression. However, off-the-shelf back-to-school supplies can have a 'generic' look and don't offer the best outlet for this self-expression. Personalising kids' stationery can be a fun activity to entertain children during school holidays while allowing them to decorate their school supplies.
To save you the stress and hassle, we've created a list of our top five projects for personalising your kid's stationery. With our massive range of DIY school supplies, getting your kids school ready has never been easier - and fun!
Quick Links
- Back To Supplies You Need
- How To Label School Stationery
- Create A Personalised Pencil Case Using Cricut
- Personalised Name Stickers and Book Bag
- Washi Tape Covered Stationery
- Sip In Style With Personalised Water Bottles
- Kids Stationery Set: DIY Pencil Case and Library Bags
- Accessorise With a Handmade Bag Tag
Back To School Supplies You Need
Whether you're a teacher planning to go back to work or preparing your child for their new school year ahead, there are a few back-to-school supplies that are important to consider. Some essentials include:
- Notebooks
- Pens and pencils
- Stationery basics such as craft glue, erasers, pencil sharpeners and rulers
- A pencil case
- Drink bottle
- Lunch boxes and bags
How to Label School Stationery
There are many ways to make sure your child's stationery stands out from others, so that they can easily identify it. The most simple way is by learning how to label school stationery. You can go for a classic option by applying label stickers to notebooks and writing your child's name on them. As well as this method, you can use other tools such as washi tape and fabric to decorate notebooks for children to easily distinguish their belongings from others.
Creative Projects To Personalise Kids School Stationery
Looking for the perfect school holiday activity? Personalising stationery infuses an individual flair into your school supplies while also making your belongings easy to identify. Whether it's to entertain your kids or fill the time before heading back to school, try your hand at these crafty stationery projects.
1. Create A Personalised Pencil Case Using Cricut
Understanding just how much of a hassle it can be getting your kids school-ready, Stephanie Martinez teamed up with Spotlight to show you how you can easily make a stylish and personalised pencil case your kids will love. You can download our free project sheet for everything you'll need, and her video tutorial will walk you through each step.
You'll learn how to use the Cricut design space app to create a personalised pencil case that will reflect your child's unique personality. This is the perfect Cricut project for making fun and simple DIY school supplies. Whether it's one pencil case for school or multiple for each class, your child will be the envy of all their friends.
2. Personalised Name Stickers and Book Bag
A Cricut machine makes a whole range of craft projects a breeze! With so many downloadable designs available, these craft machines assist in streamlining your creative endeavours.
This personalised stickers and book bag project is no different. If you've subscribed to Cricut Design Space access, the projects are ready for download! Once you download the projects on Cricut, you can then customise the texts, adding your child's name to create adorable stickers for them to use as labels or a spacious book bag to help carry their library books around.
3. Washi Tape Covered Stationery
Washi tape is incredibly popular when it comes to making personalised stationery. This colourful, multi-purpose masking tape is excellent for covering journals, notepads, study books and much more. By downloading our project sheet, you'll learn everything you need to take your kid's back-to-school supplies to the next level!
With a variety of vibrant colours and designs, our washi tape project is another great idea for creating personalised stationery just in time for school. Whether it's a pen, pencil, acrylic paint or even crayon, your kids can draw and write over the covering to further add a unique touch to their notepad.
4. Sip In Style with Personalised Water Bottles
A drink bottle is an essential companion when going back to school. When it comes to fun Cricut projects for back to school, you can't go past a personalised water bottle. Featuring a downloadable project sheet, our personalised water bottle project will list everything you'll need and explain the process for creating a stylish design so you can begin experimenting with your own designs!
Depending on your child's personality, you can choose to add their name, so it doesn't accidentally get mixed up at school, or choose to go all out in big, bold and colourful designs. As they'll be using it throughout the day, nothing beats having a personalised water bottle when going back to school.
5. Kids Stationery Set: DIY Pencil Case and Library Bags
For the ultimate personalised school supplies, why not make it from scratch? Our pencil case and library bag project will show you just how easy it is to make your own so your child can express their personality in class. Simply shop for their favourite printed fabric and download our project sheet to find out what you'll need and a list of simple steps to follow.
This is a great back to school idea because you can create the ultimate matching kids' stationery set with instructions on how to craft both a pencil case and library bag. Create a unique pencil case in a range of different stylish fabrics for a truly personalised touch for your kids. A homemade library bag is also perfect for school as your kids will be using it to carry their books to most of their classes - in style!
6. Accessorise With a Handmade Bag Tag
Make sure your child's bag never gets misplaced by making them their very own handmade bag tag. Not only will it add a personalised touch, but you can create a range of fantastic designs and styles to express the unique personality of your child when they go back to school! Our handmade bag tag project comes with a downloadable project sheet that will list everything you'll need to get started.
Discover How to Personalise Kids Stationery and More Fun Back to School Projects
Preparing to go back to school after school holidays can be a tiresome time with many school supplies to organise. Turn this into a fun crafting experience while ensuring your children are prepared with their necessary school stationery.
When it comes to learning how to personalise stationery and craft DIY school supplies for when your kid goes back to school, check out our range of fun project ideas and everything else you'll need at Spotlight. You can find everything you need to bring these creations to life, right here at Spotlight. Be sure to explore our incredible craft supplies range, online or at a Spotlight store near you today!
