A leaky gel pen here, a pencil shaved down to the rubber ... Or were we feeling a little too grown up for cartoons – choosing ...

Firstly, decide how many pencils or pens you want to fit in your pencil case (we chose 8). Then, lay out your felt or material and measure the length of the long side. Using a pencil, make a mark ...

Pencils, erasers, ballpoint pens - it was always fun to start a new term with a new brace of equipment in your pencil case. And have you ever thought about the history behind those school essentials?