Don't forget to stop by your local Staples store to pick up some emoji-themed supplies for back-to-school. Whether you're buying something for a social diva, a modern minimalist or a digital guru, you'll definitely find some style inspiration.

And teachers, remember to save the date for Staples Teacher Appreciation Days where you can save up to 15% on most in-store purchases!

Back to school season is an exciting time for me and always has been ever since I was a little kid. Starting fresh, making new friends, sporting new clothes and packing up my school bag with classroom essentials were all part and parcel of the excitement in my school age years. But, for those who can't afford the latest school supplies, they may not share the same sentiment. Fortunately, Avery Products Canada is giving back to school communities across Canada by providing students with complimentary Avery school supplies for the 2016/17 school year as part of the #AveryGivesBack campaign. In conjunction with The Michael “Pinball” Clemons Foundation (MPCF) and change maker Hannah Alper of Toronto, Avery Products Canada delivered 7,500 school supply kits to students across the MPCF network of schools in need.

Avery Products Canada’s #AveryGivesBack campaign aligns with MPCF founding principle of empowering youth and inspiring dreams by helping to prepare students for the upcoming school year with essential tools such as Binders, Dividers, Hi-Liters and Kids ID Labels. Throughout this campaign, Michael “Pinball” Clemons and Hannah Alper have been busy capturing the kitting and delivery of these school supplies on video in the hopes that others will join the give back movement in their own communities.

Visit Avery Products Canada on Facebook and share their special "Give Back" video. For every video share, Avery Canada will donate $1 CAD to the Michael 'Pinball' Clemons Foundation!

Back-to-school season is all about the latest trends and the newest tech. From fashionable to economical, there is an abundance of school supplies to suit one's fancy. But rare are those that combine fun and functional with recycled and sustainable. Introducing R3VOLVED, the makers of planet-friendly school, home, and office supplies that inspire green action.

With the goal of making recycled products accessible to everyone, R3VOLVED is focused on the evolution and revolution of manufacturing. Their mantra? Recovered. Remade. Reloved. Their product is recycled and non-toxic, made from a carefully audited supply chain. Even their packaging is made from recycled paper and printed with non-toxic vegetable inks. For review, our family received a sampling of their colourful collection. Truth be told, they do not look like your typical recycled or eco-friendly products. Our family loves the bright colours and unique designs. The kids' favourites include the R3BOTTLEERASER, a cylindrical eraser in a fun plastic bottle case. It's made with one plastic 500 mL bottle and 100% recycled  rubber, know as crumb rubber. I really like the permanent black R3MARKERS, which I can never have enough of as a teacher. Four of these prevents three 500 mL bottles from ending up in the landfill. Honestly, I can't recall ever having using recycled markers before. There's a first time for everything, right?

R3VOLVED is founded by two Canadian moms, Jacquelyn Cyr and Suzanne Dyment, and is based right here in Toronto. And I am excited to report that their products have recently launched at Walmart. Prices range from $3 for smaller items up to $15 for back-to-school kits. Check them out at r3volved.com and show some Twitter love for our local eco-warriors by following @r3volved.

Disclosure: I received product to help facilitate this review. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own.

Given the fact that I have known since I was twelve that I would become a French teacher, it is no surprise that I love school and pretty much everything about school. (I'll give you one guess what I like the least.) On the top of my list of things I love about Back to School season, aside from a regular pay cheque, is shopping for school supplies. Even if it's something I don't really need, I can't help but pick up a fresh pack of markers or a new set of pens. One of my favourite brand of colours is Crayola. They have become a yearly must-have not just for my kids but for me as a teacher. I love colouring and providing examples of art work for my students so a personal set of Crayola colours always comes in handy. This year, Target sent us a lovely selection of school supplies that included the Crayola colours and scissors as seen above, just in time for Back to School!

Also included in our Back to School package were several highlighters, markers, erasers, rulers and 2-pocket portfolios by Up&Up brand. Look at all the pretty colours!

Dictionaries, craft glue, and Hilroy school essentials, Target seems to carry it all. Even Marvel branded pencils - only $1 for a 4-pack! And if it's savings you enjoy, their current flyer shows 50% off select school supplies. 

If you're looking for new fashion items for the kids, Target has all that and more. Not only did they send over a pair of new jeans for my son and a pretty dress for my daughter, they totally made my son's day by sending over a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hoodie. Cowabunga, dude!