School paste

School paste is a type of adhesive associated with school art and craft work. It is commonly made from starch, especially wheat flour mixed with water, and is often referred to as wheatpaste or flour-and-water paste. These formulations are valued in educational settings because they are inexpensive, simple to prepare, and generally less hazardous than many industrial adhesives. Depending on the product and market, school paste may also refer to commercially manufactured glues based on polyvinyl acetate (PVA). The term therefore describes a use-oriented adhesive category rather than one clearly defined international consumer brand. School pastes are typically applied to paper, card, and other lightweight craft materials. Their use is linked to classroom activities such as collage, model-making, decoration, and general arts and crafts. The category includes both traditional starch pastes and packaged liquid or gel adhesives sold for children and schools. Products commonly associated with the category include Perkins Paste in Australia, Clag glue in Australia, and Elmer's glue in the United States. These examples are brands or product lines used for school-related adhesion, but they are not necessarily owned by a single entity called School paste. No standalone corporate owner, founder, headquarters, website, founding date, or financial information is identified for School paste as a distinct brand. Its market identity is functional and educational: an accessible, relatively safe adhesive for routine classroom and children's craft use.

School paste is best understood as a descriptive product category rather than a separately incorporated brand. Its traditional formulation is a simple starch adhesive made by combining flour, commonly wheat flour, with water. Such pastes have long been useful for paper-based activities because starch can provide sufficient tack for lightweight materials while remaining inexpensive and relatively easy to remove or clean compared with stronger industrial adhesives. In educational contexts, the formulation became associated with classroom art and craft work, where children use paste for collage, paper construction, and related projects. The category also includes commercially manufactured school glues. PVA-based adhesives became an important alternative to homemade flour paste because they can be packaged for convenient classroom distribution and can offer more consistent performance. These products are commonly sold in liquid, gel, or similar forms and are marketed for paper and craft applications. Their inclusion under the broad school-paste concept reflects use and audience rather than a single chemical formula. The name does not identify one global manufacturer or corporate brand. Instead, different markets use their own branded products for the same general educational purpose. The reference material identifies Perkins Paste and Clag glue in Australia and Elmer's glue in the United States as well-known examples associated with school use. These brands should be treated as market examples rather than subsidiaries, products, or confirmed owners of a unified School paste business. No reliable information in the supplied material establishes a founding date, founder, corporate headquarters, parent company, current executive team, public listing, or dedicated website for School paste itself.

An accessible, classroom-oriented adhesive category emphasizing ease of use, suitability for paper crafts, low cost, and generally non-toxic formulations.

• Starch-based adhesive

  Wheatpaste

  A traditional paste made generally from wheat flour and water. It is used for paper, card, collage, and other lightweight school craft materials. Its appeal in educational settings comes from its simple composition, low cost, and generally non-toxic character.

• PVA adhesive

  Commercial school glue

  Packaged school glue commonly based on polyvinyl acetate. It provides a ready-to-use alternative to homemade starch paste and is used for classroom art, paper crafts, collage, and other lightweight bonding tasks.

• School adhesive

  Perkins Paste

  A well-known Australian example of a product associated with school paste and classroom craft use. The supplied reference identifies the name but does not provide reliable information about its formulation, manufacturer, launch date, or current status.

• School adhesive

  Clag glue

  An Australian glue brand associated with school and craft applications. The supplied reference identifies it as a well-known example in the school-paste context but does not establish detailed ownership, product history, or current corporate information.

• School adhesive

  Elmer's glue

  A United States example of a well-known glue brand used in school and craft settings. It is listed in the reference material as an example associated with school paste, but the available material does not provide additional product, ownership, or chronology details for this dossier.

1. 1School pasteen.wikipedia.org