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Smencils Fundraiser
Smencils Fundraiser
Higher Profits
Maximize your returns with fast, easy school-day sales right on campus.
Eco-friendly
Crafted from 100% recycled newspaper instead of wood, paired with recyclable freshness tubes.
2-Year Scent Guarantee
Individual recyclable freshness tubes lock in gourmet scents guaranteed to last for two full years.
A Fundraiser That Makes Scents
Find the Smencil collection that makes the most sense for your school! Compare scents, styles, and pack sizes below.
$1 Original Smencils
Bring excitement to the classroom with eco-friendly Smencils! These gourmet-scented, lead-free No. 2 pencils are crafted from 100% recycled newspaper and individually sealed in recyclable freshness tubes—making them a fun, sustainable fundraiser students love.
- #1-Selling Smencils in the US
- Lead-Free No. 2 Graphite
$1 Soda Pop Shop Smencils
Bring back some sweet nostalgia to your next school fundraiser with five classic, deliciously fizzy scents: Cherry Cola, Grape Soda, Fizzy Pop, Orange Soda, and Root Beer! These Soda Pop Shop Smencils are a fun, high-profit impulse buy that students will love to collect.
- Collectible Character Top Caps
- 2-Year Scent Guarantee
$1 Halloween Smencils
Skip the sugar rush this fall! Smencils are the ultimate candy-free treat for trick-or-treating, classroom parties, and fall carnivals. Packaged in their own recyclable freshness tubes, they are a fast, low-cost impulse buy students love to collect.
- 5 Spooky Halloween Scents
- Non-Toxic & Hypoallergenic
$1 Holiday Smencils
Spread winter cheer and raise big funds with Holiday Smencils! Available in five joyful, festive scents—Candy Cane, Snow Berry, Gingerbread, Mint Cocoa, and Sugar Plum—these eco-friendly pencils make the ultimate high-profit stocking stuffers for your school’s holiday drive.
- 5 Festive Holiday Scents
- Duravent Technology
$2 Glitter Gel Smens
Add some sparkle to your next school fundraiser with Glitter Gel Smens! Featuring a patented scented grip that releases gourmet fragrance as you write, each colorful glitter pen is sealed in its own recyclable freshness tube for an easy, high-profit impulse buy students will love.
- 1 Bucket of 32 Smens per Seller
- Make up to 50% Profit
$2 Fruit Zoo Smencils
Bring wild fun and big profits to your school with Fruit Zoo Smencils! Available in 8 unique, fruity scents, these eco-friendly, clickable 2B graphite mechanical pencils feature comfortable scented grips that make them a high-demand impulse buy for any campus fundraiser.
- Available in 8 Unique Scents
- Includes Patented Scented Grip
$2 Fruit Tri-Color Smens
Three pens in one delicious treat! Featuring red, blue, and black ink in a single clickable design, Tri-Color Smens feature a patented scented grip and come individually sealed in recyclable freshness tubes—making them a practical, high-demand fundraiser students love.
- Red, Blue, & Black Ink
- Packaged in Freshness Tubes
$1 Valentines Smencils
The perfect candy-free Valentine exchange gift! Crafted from 100% recycled newspapers and sealed in recyclable plastic freshness tubes, Sweetheart Smencils are a sweet, eco-friendly favorite that makes raising money for your school effortless.
- 5 Sweetheart Scents
- Recycled Newspaper & Plastic
$1 Spring Smencils
Spring into green with Spring Smencils! Crafted from 100% recycled newspapers and sealed in recyclable plastic freshness tubes, each No. 2 graphite pencil features a collectible character top cap—making it a fun, eco-friendly favorite for fast school profits.
- 5 Fresh Spring Scents
- 10 Inner Buckets of 50
What Our Customers Say
How Does a Smencils Fundraiser Work?
Let’s get to the point: Smencils and Smens make great school fundraisers. They’re fun to sell, and students love the scents. Our fundraising smencils are a perfect, non-candy option that works for everyone.
With so many themes, it’s easy to see why schools use a smencils fundraiser around Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. For your next smelly pencils fundraiser, choose a product to sell. Then use our ‘Calculate Your Profit’ web tool to help you determine the number of cases to order for a successful smencils bulk campaign.
Once you submit our purchase order form, we’ll ship your Smencils to you free of charge. You’ll have 15 days from the delivery date to pay your invoice and keep the rest as profit. And speaking of profit, a smencils fundraiser can make you up to 50%.
What Makes Our Smencil Fundraising Programs Better?
- Best Sellers. We offer the top-selling smencils and smens in a smencils fundraising program.
- Larger Selection. Each product comes with a huge variety of scents.
- Free Shipping. We deliver all orders at no charge.
- Low Minimums. Low 1 case minimum order.
- No Cost to Start. Start a smencil fundraiser for free.
Questions About Online Fundraisers
Questions
What is a Smencil?
Answer
A Smencil is a scented pencil made from environmentally-friendly materials.
Questions
How much do Smencils cost?
Answer
Smencils sell for $1 each and ship by the case. Each case contains a certain number of inner buckets.
Questions
Is a Smencil a No.2?
Answer
Yes, each Smencil is a No.2 graphite pencil.
Questions
How long do Smencils last?
Answer
Scents are guaranteed to last for two years. Every Smencil comes inside its own recyclable plastic freshness tube.
Questions
How are Smencils made?
Answer
Smencils are made from 100% recycled newspaper and plastic.
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How do Smencils get their smell?
Answer
They are soaked with gourmet liquid scents.
Questions
Are Smencils toxic?
Answer
The scents are hypoallergenic, non-toxic, and generally regarded as safe. But, the manufacturer does not claim they are 100% harmless.
Questions
What’s the difference between a Smencil and a Smen?
Answer
Both are made with recycled newspaper and plastic. A Smencil is considered a scented pencil, and a Smen is a scented clickable pen.
Smencil Fundraising Suggestions & Tips
To get you started, here are some helpful smencils fundraising ideas and tips. Plan to sell around a specific theme or before a holiday, such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or Halloween. For your next smencils fundraiser, remind your sellers to only approach family and friends.
Make sure no other competing group is selling smencils at the same time. Establish an end date for your fundraising smencils event and remind your sellers how much time they have left. Use a tracking sheet to track how many smencils have been distributed to each student to sell.
More Ideas for Online Fundraisers
Smencils are one of the most unique fundraising products on the market today. They are exactly what they sound like - pencils that smell. Our smelly pencils fundraiser is one of our best-selling programs.
Each scented pencil fundraiser product is a unique scent, ranging from grape soda to bubble gum, grape jelly to black cherry, and the list goes on! They’ve also recently branched out to include other options, such as glitter gel grip smens. Smens are pens that—you guessed it –smell.
Smencils got their start in Vancouver. The company brainstormed to produce an eco-friendly alternative to the average pencil. The result was smencils. These scented pencil fundraiser items are made from sheets of recycled and rolled newspaper.
Not only are they eco-friendly, but they’re also lead-free. And they’re number 2 pencils, which are important for every student, making them an ideal item for any school fundraiser.
Since 2001, the company has partnered with schools to host smencils fundraiser campaigns, generating the money to supply students with the essentials they need.
A smencils fundraiser has quickly become one of the more exciting options for kids. There is an array of creative ways students can interact with them. For example, colored smencils are great for coloring books. The scents might relate to what they’re filling in, such as apples or candy.
They are also a creative way of personalizing cards for someone. One idea is to organize an event where kids use their smencils to create cards for hospital patients.
A fun activity for parents to do with their kids is to create a coloring book! Try creating the pages with the tri-color smens and then fill them in with various smencils.
To get started with your smencils fundraising efforts, consider supplying everyone who buys a smencil with paper or a blank card. Complimentary ideas like these are great ways to maximize your smencils fundraiser.
One case of smencils holds 500 individual units, meaning $500 in profits for your smencils fundraising campaign. Kids will likely want to buy several because of the vast assortment of designs and scents.
If it’s the holidays, they also come in a peppermint scent! Fundraising smencils are perfect for holiday cards paired with mint candies or chocolates.
You might also choose smens. They come in tri-color, glitter, and neon gel. Our favorite scent is hot cocoa, but kids will likely prefer blueberry. Try suggesting scent combos to upsell and make your smencil fundraiser a huge success! One of the best online school fundraising ideas for students is to create a virtual store for their smencils fundraiser products.
Consider marketing smens to adults. They can be used for grocery lists, lunchbox notes for kids, or even at the office. Sold at the suggested selling price of $2, a case of smens will profit you $256.
Each smencil and smen comes individually packaged in a vented tube, allowing you to preview the scent, making these products the perfect stocking stuffer or gift-bag goodie.
Valentine Smencils Big Hit for Elementary School
The smencils were a big hit! Everyone loved them! Raised a quick $500.00.
Smencil Fundraiser Super Easy
Super easy to place the order and they arrived quickly. Great customer service too!
Smencils Big Hit for Journalism Class
Mechanical smencils sell out quickly for middle school journalism class.
Smencils Fundraiser Experience Was Great
Our experience with the Big Fundraising Ideas Company was great!
Smencils Sell Great for Elementary School
We sold Smencils for a fundraiser. Always a hit and a great fundraiser.
Easy Money Maker
Fantastic! Easy money maker
Thank You for a Quick Delivery
Thanks for such a quick turnaround and for answering all our questions.
Customer Service Was Great
Customer service and delivery times are great - keep up the good work!
Smencils Work Very Well
Smencils work very well for our group because students need a pencil to complete their work.