Educational Insights Tub of Smencils

by Educational Insights

Product Features

• Saving trees one pencil at a time
• Bucket of 50
• Includes 5 each of 10 cents
• Made from 100% recycled newspapers
• Come individually packed in their own freshness tubes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 5.8 inches ; 2.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000REOFLE
• Item model number: 1150
• Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,627 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #5 in Toys & Games > Arts & Crafts > Drawing & Painting Supplies > Pencils
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Saving trees, one pencil at a time with a bucket of 50. It includes 5 each of 10 cents. It is made from 100% recycled newspapers.

Product Description

Draw" student attention with these gourmet-scented, environmentally friendly pencils. An alternative to wooden pencils, Smencils are made from 100% recycled newspapers -- you can even see the layers of newspaper when you sharpen them! They feature 10 scent-sational fragrances and are guaranteed to keep their wonderful aromas for up to two years. Includes 50 Smencils, individually packed in their own freshness tubes. Each measures approximately 7" long.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Environmental benefits overblown, December 11, 2009

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Ray (New York City) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Educational Insights Tub of Smencils (Toy)

It's a pencil, and it smells like something appealing. That's it, as far as a kid is concerned. So, yeah, kids like them better than regular non-smelling pencils.

I just dislike the company's marketing these as some kind of environmental boon... each individual pencil comes in a plastic tube! Can you imagine the extra plastic that this uses? Compare the packing method to that of, say, bulk pencils from Staples where they come tightly packed in a cardboard box. How much extra fuel is used to ship the added bulk?

The pencils are fine - they just need to cool it with the environmental claims.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars earth friendly, April 24, 2009

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L. Radler (wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Educational Insights Tub of Smencils (Toy)

These were the hit of second grade for earth day. These pencils not only smell good they are made from recycled paper. My grandsons have fun trading different flavors.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smelly Pencils!, July 14, 2008

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Mary Wassink-ganis "I Have What You Want" (Redondo Beach, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Educational Insights Tub of Smencils (Toy)

When I first heard the word Smencil, I thought someone was saying "Pencil, smencil". My daughter and her class LOVE these! Her teacher has some of these as part of their "rewards" box and this is all they ever choose when they've earned a reward. They really do smell like the flaver each claims to smell like. The fact that they are made from 100% recycled newspapers makes me feel good about helping the environment at the same time. I will gladly be back for more once these are gone (which won't be for a while!)