There are a number of projects that a child and his parents should do before the school year starts and as with any parent who has a long list of school supplies to obtain like pencils, pens, paper and kids backpacks, finding all the school supplies at once can be almost impossible. That's why it's a good idea to make sure that a child doesn't have regular access to school supplies that are going to be used for the school year before classes actually start because school supplies can be fun to use and might be used up early.