The Scholastic Catelog Season

Before online shopping, before wish lists, before next-day delivery… there was the school book fair.

In this episode of Breaking Curfew, we take a trip back to one of the most exciting weeks of the school year. The day the catalog arrived. The classroom flyers. The giant stacks of books. The posters, gadgets, erasers, and random treasures that suddenly became the most important things in the world.

We talk about the anticipation of circling everything you wanted, convincing your parents to send money, and walking into the book fair feeling like you were entering a different world. Whether you left with a stack of books or just enough money for a cool pencil, it was an event that every kid looked forward to.

We also dive into fundraiser season. Selling candy bars, wrapping paper, coupon books, popcorn tins, and whatever else schools came up with to raise money. Knocking on doors, asking relatives for help, competing for prizes, and hoping your name would end up at the top of the leaderboard.

From the excitement of delivery day to the disappointment of not getting what you wanted, these weren't just school activities. They were childhood events that turned ordinary weeks into something special.

For a couple weeks every year, school stopped feeling like school and started feeling like possibility.

If you remember Scholastic catalogs, prize incentives, chocolate bar fundraisers, and counting down the days until your order arrived… this one's for you.

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