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I put together some must-haves for the start of the school year. My girls have most of these and we love them.
Cotton Face Masks After not wearing masks for awhile, mask mandate are in full force at our school. We have these face masks and they are perfect for kids.
Kindle Kids Fire These are great for some learning games and if you add another memory card (like I did), then you get more use out of them. They can even do reading and math apps on them.
Hand Sanitizer You can't get enough hand sanitizer.
Kids Thermos with Spoon The girls lunch boxes came with a cold pack, but nothing for hot. So I grabbed these thermoses to keep soup or anything warm that they want to bring for lunch.
Kids Utensils This link takes you to a two pack which is great for twins or when you don't want to hand wash the utensils nightly.
Keychain If your kids are like mine, they love keychains. And these little poppers are really popular right now. These come in a pack of 6.
Kids Water Bottle It is so hot where we live and the girls teachers asked us to bring them in water bottles. The ones they got for Christmas and have been using up until the start of the school year were too big. These work great and keep their water cool all day.
Pottery Barn Backpack These are the best backpacks. My girls have the princess themed ones and have used them for over a year now.
Pottery Barn Lunchbox (with cold pack) We got this exact lunch box for the girls this year and they used it all last week. They love it. It comes with a cold pack to keep their yogurt and applesauce cold. And they have two different handles for easy traveling.
Pottery Barn Bento Box These bento boxes are amazing. They are stainless steel, have big compartments and clean easily. I priced out many stainless steel bento boxes and they were all similar prices.
Other Essentials
Pencils
Folders
Notebooks
Pencil box
Glue sticks
Highlighters
Pens
Box of tissues
Disinfecting wipes
Dry erase markers
Erasers
Pencil sharpener
Crayons
Markers
I need to figure out how to give some more variety to Sophia when she starts going full time in September and I think that thermos is going to be key! xo, Biana BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteThat is our problem too. But the thermos you can add mac n cheese, spaghetti, soup, etc. I hope it works for my girls too.
DeleteI would be curious how well the thermos works! We have been trying to find the right type to keep food warm!
ReplyDeleteWe are trying it out...well when my kids wants mac n cheese. My friend said her kids said it stays warm, but i want to try it out too.
DeleteI got my package in the mail! Thanks so much! Now I just need the temp. to drop about 25 degrees.
ReplyDeleteGoing to check out those bento boxes.
Yay. I am so glad! Haha. I have been wearing mine to relax in, but then we also have the AC on. Ha. I hope you enjoy.
DeleteThose little key chains are super fun. I am going to get Zoe a pottery barn backpack next year when she starts kindergarten. She has a pottery barn water bottle with her name on it that I got her for this year. Luckily her daycare provides lunches so I wont have to worry about that until next year. I am always daunted by mine and Chris's lunch so I cant imagine throwing hers in the mix as well!
ReplyDeleteRight. I think my kids will enjoy them. Hopefully. We had lunches that were provided last year, but this year you can either do hot lunch or bring your lunch. I make their lunches right when I get home, so I don't forget. Ugh.
DeleteOur kids love those popit toys. Jacob's teacher gave all of the students one of those keychain versions on meet the teacher day and he loves it. I meant to include those in my roundup because they really are great for fidgety kids!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea. We have a back to school night on the 24th. I didn't understand the love of them, but my kids love them too.
DeleteHow did I not know you could add a memory card to the kids kindle?! We're always dealing with storage issues with the games and books. Loving that backpack and lunchbox - too cute!
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I didn't know it until recently as well. We had the same problems and now we don't. Total game changer and they memory card was $15. The PB backpack and lunchboxes are sooo cute!
DeleteI see a couple of things that would make MY lunch boxes more enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteGood! I am glad I could help!
DeleteWe have a mask mandate for all schools in our state too and I bought a bunch of cloth masks for my son.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea. We have both cloth and disposable now.
DeleteThat sparkly backpack and the matching lunch bag is really pretty!
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My girls love them both!
DeleteI lvoe those little silverware sets - I need those myself.
ReplyDeleteAren't they so cute!?
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