Bewawre of Toxic School Supplies

Bewawre of Toxic School Supplies
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"With the opening of another school year a few days away (or ilang tulog na lang, kids!), a lot of savvy parents have probably done their yearly assignment  that is, the requisite school shopping. Through the years (or school year after school year), this shopping list of school essentials seems to grow longer and longer as prices soar higher and higher, and our purse strings get meager and meager. Parents who want to beat the rush and the high prices draw up their checklist long before summer vacation is over. But parents never take a vacation from expenses, do they? For parents with grade school kids, here's a sample checklist: textbooks, uniforms, school bag, school shoes/rubber shoes for PE, notebooks, plastic covers for notebooks and textbooks, three-ring binder, pencils/ballpens, pencil case, markers, crayons, watercolors, pad paper, art paper, crepe paper, Manila paper, scissors, molding clay, ruler, sharpener, erasers, folders, envelopes, flash cards, maps, popsicle sticks (for math), index cards, flash cards. Did we forget something? Oh, yes, the lunchbox and, more importantly, what to put inside it, which is a daily struggle for a lot of moms who must stretch their imagination while stretching their budget to come up with nutritious meals for their precious kids. And on top of that, some school allowance (for incidental expenses in school or maybe to buy food in the canteen if your kid has no baon). A hand sanitizer would also come in handy, or some wet wipes."