Over the weekend, I sorted through some old boxes of stuff that I brought home from my parents garage. All kinds of old skool stuff that dated back to my elementary school days up through early college. Going through it all was sometimes scary, but often fun and nostalgic. One of the things I came across was this "School Tools" booklet of stencils that I had when I was in 4th grade or so. It's funny to see what stencils I used the most- but also just love the simple graphics and bright bold colors. It's also funny to see what they considered important tools for kids (how many of you actually used a "french curve"?)
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