Riley Approved: Aesthetic school supplies from Target you'll want for yourself!
- Riley Wilkinson
- Jul 22
- 4 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
My eyes go misty and my smile almost cracks my face in half when I enter any stationery section. The Target back-to-school section put me into a slow motion state of mind. Today, the Trapper Keeper sent me back to 1984. Here's what I saw.
This Target back-to-school haul turned into the most satisfying school supply finds - some so aesthetic I wanted them for my own home office!
In my 30 years of product design for families, kids, schools, and grownups, I quickly spot products that make life a little less beige and a lot more fun. These are Riley Approved by me, Riley Wilkinson!
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Ruled Paper Napkins
30ct School Notebook Paper Lunch Napkin, Teacher Supplies - Spritz™
Fiskars Scissors
These aesthetic stationery scissors are SO much more than just orange - they're practically art supplies disguised as school gear. Check out the basketball pattern, soccer, rainbow - even the blades have color on them. I'm going to have a nervous breakdown (the good kind). The themed Fiskars scissors were a first for me. These cut through the clutter.
These soccer scissors are a total goal.
Fiskars 5" Non-Stick Sport Blunt Kids' Scissors - Soccer
Feeling down?
Cut it out with these rainbow scissors.
Fiskars 5" Non-Stick Deco Point Kids' Scissors Rainbow
Sports-themed scissors I've never seen before
Fiskars 5" Non-Stick Sports Point Kids' Scissors Basketball
Scissors that are almost too gorgeous to use
Fiskars Pointed-Tip Softgrip School Supplies Big Kids Scissors for Kids 8 to 11 - 6" Scissors - Ombre
Yes, Trapper Keepers are still a thing!
Five Star Trapper Keeper 1" Ring Binder Happy
A big, glorious box of 64 crayons with the sharpener you forgot all about.
Do you remember the sharpener? OH MY GOSH. That built-in sharpener was everything. I have to get these crayons.
Crayola 64ct Classic Crayons with Sharpener: 64 Pack, Multicolor, Non-Toxic, Ages 4+, Includes Sharpener
My favorite Crayola markers of ALL TIME.
One of my favorite tools is a black Crayola marker - thick side, pinpoint tip. It's perfect for literally everything. In all of the color theory classes or product design classes I ever took in my career, this single black marker has proven to be my all-time favorite.
It's the chunky chiseled tip that's shaped in a CONE, bending to extra pressure when I use it. Perfect for adult coloring, journaling, or any creative project where you need precision and style. I would LOVE a giant box of just the black marker.
Crayola Markers Broad Line 10ct Classic: Non-Toxic Artist Markers for Kids, Multicolored School Supplies
Checkered mechanical pencils just to match my Converse checkered shoes
Fashion Mechanical 5pk Pencil Set - up&up™
Huge cornucopia of Crayola construction paper
Crayola 240-Sheet Construction Paper 12-Color: School Supplies for Kids, Craft Paper, 9x12 Inches, Multicolor, Uncoated
A marker fantasy in 38 glimmers of color
I really just had to not feel like people were gonna just steal these markers outta my hands. They were tucked away over in the office supply section on an endcap, which was why I couldn't originally find them in the school supply section. But alas, there they were, begging to be tossed into their own red Target basket.
Crayola 38pk Limited Edition Markers
10ct Apple Shaped Snack Plate, Teacher Supplies - Spritz
Cute school-themed balloons
Pencil Shaped Foil Balloon, Teacher Supplies - Spritz™
Apple Shaped Foil Balloon, Teacher Supplies - Spritz
A timer we should all own
This visual timer - $20 and every adult should have this on their desk. You wind it up and it counts backwards. I could use this like... today.
Pippi Post Mechanical Visual Timer, Teacher Supplies
Dry erase markers you can see from Mars
There's nothing more annoying than a dry erase marker running out during a presentation. Look at these colors - that hot pink makes me want to draw bar graphs and pie charts just for fun.
Expo 21pk Dry Erase Markers Chisel Tip Multicolored: Whiteboard & School Supplies, Fine & Bold Point, Art & Office Use
These dry-erase markers are supposed to be a little less smelly.
I don't care about the odor. Just look at the colors! But, I'd say it's an added bonus that these markers say they don't give off tons of fumes.
Expo Low Odor 8ct New Vibrant Colors
I will find passages — no matter how boring — to highlight with these stunning Sharpies.
Sharpie 12pk Highlighters Tank Chisel Tip Assorted Colors: Bold Multicolored Markers for School & Office
Crayola 12ct Silly Scent Smash Ups Colored Pencils: Scented Drawing & Coloring Book Supplies for Kids, No. 2 Lead
Gartner Studios 1" 3 Ring Binder Wabi Sabi Pattern - I Am Very Busy
10pk Chisel Tip Dry Erase Markers Multicolor - up&up™: Whiteboard Markers, School Supplies, Bold Point, Ages 10+
I Have No Idea Why I'd Need These, But Who Cares!
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