IMO don't...
As a former teacher who watched countless kids come in day one with loads of new pristine things, only to return in the blink of an eye with broken pencils, melted crayons and ripped backpacks, I think it is a major waste of funds.
I highly recomend looking in your cupboard for crayons..one of each primary color and the secondary, plus black, white is optional. then look for a pencil, mom or dads old one is usually good to keep a kid happy.
book covers use the grocery bags, get your kid to decorate.
Folders you really have non in the house? ask around you can prolly find one (Ill mail you some!)
Backpacks, buy good and use it from now till eternity, I have mine from highschool, worked great for all 4 years, plus the next err umm awhile..it is still here anyway..15 years maybe?
Course my first impulse would actually be not to send them at all but that is totally different
