In Mexico we had to buy coloring pencil sets at the beginning of each school year. And because at private schools it is cruel to get your child started with used pencils we ended up with an awful lot of pencils and crayons.
All the pencils (and crayons) are still in a big box, which is very handy for photography projects :)
Yup , same here, I had to buy all the school items for my boys. One difference. I did not save them , they were all chewed up or broken hahahaha. Perfect aligned pencil shot.