Today is a great day to get back to school art supplies

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It's Prime Day right now (until Friday 11 July), which makes it an ideal time to stock up on school supplies for the whole family. Whether you're heading to high school, college or university, it's smart to stock up when there's a sale on, as you'll be needing these supplies.

Four Candies Cute Mechanical Pencil Set
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Four Candies Cute Mechanical Pencil Set: was $9.99 now $6.99 at Amazon

This set includes 6 mechanical pencils with different replacement leads plus three different erasers plus eraser refills. The pencils are 0.5mm and 0.7mm so you can switch between two different thicknesses. I think this is a decent deal as you get a lot for under $7.

Amazon Basics Woodcased Classroom Pencils
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Amazon Basics Woodcased Classroom Pencils: was $5.17 now $3.90 at Amazon

If you need pencils then this is a pack of 30 is ideal for sketching, drawing and writing. They're 2HB with a medium-soft lead and have an eraser on the end. What more do you need?

Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens
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Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens: was $19.99 now $9.49 at Amazon

These marker pens are top-rated on Amazon, with a 4.8 star average rating. They're medium point 0.7m so ideal for a range of tasks and are great for teachers and students. There are 12 colours in the pack.

Post-it Super Sticky Lined Notes
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Post-it Super Sticky Lined Notes: was $15.49 now $11.55 at Amazon

Post-its are super-useful to have in your pencil case or home office as they can be used to mark your place in textbooks or write little to-do lists. There's 25% off right now for Prime members.

Soucolor 72-Color Coloured Pencils
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Soucolor 72-Color Coloured Pencils: was $9.98 now $8.48 at Amazon

This is a real bargain, you can get 72 coloured pencils for just $8.48 if you're a Prime member. You also get a pencil box included. This seems like a no brainer and these pencils have a 4.7 star score from Amazon reviewers.

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Rosie Hilder
Deputy editor

Rosie Hilder is Creative Bloq's Deputy Editor. After beginning her career in journalism in Argentina – where she worked as Deputy Editor of Time Out Buenos Aires – she moved back to the UK and joined Future Plc in 2016. Since then, she's worked as Operations Editor on magazines including Computer Arts, 3D World and Paint & Draw and Mac|Life. In 2018, she joined Creative Bloq, where she now assists with the daily management of the site, including growing the site's reach, getting involved in events, such as judging the Brand Impact Awards, and helping make sure our content serves the reader as best it can.

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