Colorful School Supplies

Brand: Puzzlebug
Pieces: 500
Size: 46cm x 28cm
Product Code:  -

If you haven't already realised it from reading my previous posts, I live in Australia, and over the last week, it has been 'Back To School' time for thousands of Aussie kids.

Our school grading system is slightly different to other countries'. We have both public and private schools, and the amount of students at each school can range from four or five in tiny rural communities to thousands in larger, city-based schools. Children usually begin prep at about four or five years of age (sometimes they might be six years old), and go through to Grade 6. This is Primary School. They then begin Year 7 at High School, which continues through to Year 12- the final year. Each state has a different name for the final years (in Victoria, where I live, it's the VCE), and of course not everyone continues through to Year 12. Some kids drop out, some take on apprenticeships, or some look at other types of study/work. There are also combined schools which teach years Prep-12, some schools which cater to just one gender, some that have strong religious ties, and some that might have an unusual curriculum. Some might even have a mixture of these factors!

Regardless, there is an education type to suit every student in Australia, and as of this week, the kids (and teachers) have said goodbye to holidays and hello to a new school year.
Many of my friends have children who have just started school for the first time, and the constant stream of 'first day' uniform photos on my Facebook feed has proved it!

That's why I decided to do a puzzle that has a decidedly back-to-school theme for this week's post. This puzzle design of bright and colourful stationery reminds me of how much I used to love buying new school supplies for the coming year. The design is fun, a little messy, but very much how it should be. This one was quick to do, by working in colour blocks, and is a nice reminder of school without being too focused on the educational side :)