Made in America 101: Get Your Kids Ready for the School Year with American-Made Supplies

EDITOR'S UPDATE: Since this post was originally published there's been more about getting your kids ready for "back to school."
August 2013: Made in Your City: Back to School Edition 

Summer is almost over, which means the first day of school is just around the corner.  This year, rather than hitting the shelves of the nearest big-box store for your kid’s back to school supplies, we challenge you to seek out Made-in-USA goods that support American manufacturers and American jobs. 

Check out our list below for some American-made school essentials, and let us know what else you find! Together, we can support American manufacturers while educating our kids about the importance of buying American-made.

Writing Utensils/ Art Supplies:

• PaperMate American Classic pencils

• Sharpie mechanical pencils

• Expo Fine Tip Markers

• Primsacolor Color Pencils

• Crayola crayon set

• Jewlez Watercolor Palette

• Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils

• Sharpie Accent Fluorescent Highlighters

• Primsacolor erasers

Paper Products/Binders

• Post-It Lined Pop-Up Notes

• Wilson Jones 3-ring binders

• Avery binders

• TOPS Second Nature 1-Subject Wirebound Notebook

• Mead spiral bound notebooks

• TOPS planning pad

Backpacks

• Tom Binh backpacks

• Tough Traveler backpacks

• Duluth Pack backpacks

• Battle Lake leather bottom backpack

Lunchboxes

• Reusable lunch sacks 

• CBH studio lunch totes

• Goodbyn lunch boxes

For even more American-made back to school supplies, check out the following websites:

Overstock.com’s Made in USA site (search over 29,000 American-made items)

BuyOnlineNow.com’s Made in USA site (search over 10,000 American-made office supplies)