Hello Kitty safety scissors (© Sanrio)

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Many toy stores in the Chicago area stock adorable arts and crafts materials that are either designed to be or can be used as back to school supplies. Following find some ideas for places in Chicago to find practical and cute back to school items.

Licensed character back to school supplies

Children who want pencil cases, scissors, erasers, and other standard school supplies that are decorated with their favorite characters might want to stop by The Disney Store and Chicagoland Sanrio Stores for products that feature favorite Disney characters and Hello Kitty figures.

Right now the Disney Store is stocking pencil cases covered with characters from franchises like Disney Fairies and Cars, including a light-up Toy Story pencil case. They also sell a cute set of erasers shaped like the green aliens from Toy Story that can be stored in a plastic rocket.

Hello Kitty fans can also find a whole range of Sanrio back to school products both online and in the Chicago Sanrio boutiques. Kids can browse everything from wallets, stationery sets, and small notebooks to calculators, scissors, and special themed pens.

Back to school art supplies

Nothing says "back to school" more than a fresh box of crayons and a bunch of new pencils. Kids can visit The Learning Tree in Chicago to check out their huge selection of Crayola crayons and other creative arts and crafts supplies. Other Chicago educational toy stores that stock arts and crafts supplies that can be used for school include The Chalkboard and Lakeshore Learning.

Chicago toy stores that stock art supplies from great brands like ALEX and Faber Castell include Psycho Baby, Galt Toys, and Timeless Toys in the city and My Favorite Toy Store and The Toy Station in the suburbs.

For natural art supplies like Stockmar beeswax crayons and Lyra pencils, try Geppetto's Toy Box in Oak Park.

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