Put National Stationery Week in your diary, it’s time to celebrate. 

Fill your pencil cases, reach for your pens, grab a clean sheet of paper and get ready to celebrate – National Stationery Week is here. Celebrations begin on 16th May and run until 22nd May! 

The purpose of National Stationery Week is to celebrate writing by hand, to get people all over the world talking about their favourite stationery products and for everyone around the globe to send more letters and cards. 

This year, the National Stationery Week campaign will once again celebrate ‘Seven Days of Stationery’ with a series of fun activities and competitions – now is the time to declare that you are addicted to stationery!

National Stationery Week is a great time to celebrate your favourite stationery item, a handy holepuncher or your favourite highlighter. We take a look at some of our favourite picks below. 

1.) Rapesco Sting Ray Half Strip Stapler Black R72660B3 

This durable, half strip Rapesco Sting Ray stapler features an all metal chassis and soft rubber top cap for stapling up to 20 sheets of 80gsm paper. The stapler uses standard 24/6mm and 26/6mm staples, is top loading and features a handy staple refill indicator. This pack contains 1 black stapler. 

2.) Leitz NeXXt WOW Metal Office Stapler 30 sheets Blue 55021036

This metal stapler is available in striking WOW colours that let your personality shine through during everyday use. Robust and reliable with the capacity to staple up to 30 sheets of 80gsm paper. Patented Direct Impact Technology and Leitz Power Performance staples P3 (24/6, 26/6) ensure perfect stapling every time.

3.) Snopake EVA Mesh Zippa-Bag 275 x 360mm Assorted (Pack of 3) 15819

This Snopake EVA Zippa-Bag is made from reinforced, heavy duty mesh material and has sewn edges for water resistance, and a strong metal zip closure to help keep contents secure. Each Zippa-Bag measures 275 x 360mm and has a band of coloured material sewn at the top for easy identification. 

4.) Post-it Super Sticky Notes 76x76mm Miami (6 Pack) 654-6SS-MIA 

Ideal for desktop use, these repositionable Post-it Notes feature Super Sticky adhesive for a stronger, longer hold, which is perfect for important notes, messages and reminders. Each pad contains 90 sheets and measures 76 x 76mm. This pack contains 6 pads in assorted Miami colours, with 2 each of aquawave and neon green, and 1 each of neon pink and poppy. 

5.) Exacompta Clairefontaine Europa Notemaker A4 Assortment A (Pack of 10) 4860

These stylish and colourful Europa Notemaker notebooks contain 120 pages of quality 90gsm paper, which is feint ruled for neat note-taking. The notebooks also feature hardwearing pressboard covers and a wire binding, which allows the notebooks to lie flat for easy use. This assorted pack contains 10 A4 notebooks with red, yellow, blue, green and purple covers, which is ideal for colour coding your notes.

6.) Bic Velleda 1741 Drywipe Marker Assorted (Pack of 8) 1199001748