☆ School essentials

School Essentials Every Kid (and Every Mom) Needs

Back-to-school season hits hard. One minute you’re trying to survive the summer holidays, the next you’re knee-deep in labels, packed lunches, and the realisation that your kid’s shoes have magically shrunk two sizes overnight.

Here are the school essentials I swear by — and yes, they’re the ones that keep me from losing my mind at 7:00am.

"By Friday, a school bag smells like secrets, sweat, and forgotten sandwiches."

The School Bag

The school bag has to do it all — carry books, lunch, and about 47 random sticks and stones they pick up on the way home. It needs to survive being thrown across the playground, squashed under a pile of coats, and dumped on the kitchen floor like it’s done something wrong.

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Stationery (That Doesn’t Vanish in a Week)
Why is it that no matter how many pens, pencils, or rulers you buy, by week two they’ve all disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle of school supplies? I bulk-buy stationery now, because I know it’s only a matter of time before someone comes home saying, “Mooom, I need a new glue stick.”

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School Shoes
Nothing tests my patience like school shoes. They need to be comfy, durable, and most importantly not ninety pounds a pair when I know they’ll be outgrown by Christmas. I look for shoes that can handle football at lunchtime and still look half-decent by the end of the week.

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Back-to-school shopping doesn’t have to be stressful (well, less stressful anyway). With the right bag, a stash of stationery, and shoes that can survive more than a fortnight, you’re already winning.