The stores have been stocked to the gills with notebooks, pencils, and backpacks since July and, like it or not, the school year will soon be upon us. But no matter how you feel about the whole thing, I know that these fun back-to-school freebies will give you some ideas about how to embellish and personalize all of those school supplies, even if you’re not so excited about the actual school part.

And be sure to head on over and check out my back-to-school freebie roundup from last year for even more cool ideas!

Above, clockwise from top left : Free Printable School Stickers by Paper Crave for Living Locurto // Kid’s Back to School Labels by Lia Griffth for WorldLabel // Free Printable Lunch Notes by Paper Crave for Living Locurto // Notebook Labels from Martha Stewart

images from their respective sources