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You’ve bought the backpack, picked out the perfect lunch box and water bottle combo, and your kid’s pristine new shoes are waiting patiently to be unveiled on the first day of school. Now that you’ve got the basic school supplies handled, it’s time to shop for the fun stuff — school accessories that bring all the bling. I’ve picked out 10 that will help make the school year a success for your young scholar.
Build your own backpack buddy
Because kids can never have too many clip-ons on their backpacks, you should add this one to the list. Kids build them using a kit, and each makes a special sound, activated by touch. Choose from red panda, panda, peach blossom or rainbow.
Cost: $13
Bentgo 4-compartment bento box
You don’t have to worry about packing a heavy, loose ice pack that can smoosh fruit and break fragile items like crackers in your kid’s lunch box. This bento box comes with its own removable ice pack tray that fits snugly on the bottom of the box and keeps food cool through lunch time.
Cost: $32.99
Straw toppers
Don’t let all those water bottle straws go to school naked! Cover them with cute silicone toppers that fit most 0.04-inch straws. They come in packs of eight, and there are five themes to choose from: animal, fruit, cute, marine or mixed.
Cost: $7.99
Soft backpack charms
I’ve noticed more and more backpack charms on more and more backpacks over the past few years. Their popularity doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Whether your kid wants to clip on a cute Jellycat creature or wants to stick with the ever-popular Squishmallows, there are lots of options to choose from.
Cost: $14.99 and up
Insulated food container
Whether you send hot soup on a cold day or a chilled dish on a hot one, packing an adorable animal food container in your little one’s lunch box will go a long way. Double-wall insulated with a stainless steel interior. Choose from dinosaur, cow, penguin or unicorn.
Cost: $35
Glow-in-the-dark duck zipper pulls
Add one of these cute ducks that glows in the dark to your little learner’s backpack or lunch box zipper, or clip one onto their shoelaces for a little extra character. They can help make pulling on those tricky zippers a little bit easier, especially for small hands, and help kids identify their new school supplies in a crowd.
Cost: $7.99
Bentgo kids utensil set with case
Help kids dig into the healthy lunch you’ve packed when you stick this reusable fork and spoon set into their lunch box. The case helps keep things organized. Eleven different themes to choose from. BPA-free and PFAS-free.
Cost: $12.99
Vinyl decal stickers
Whether they stick them on their prized water bottle, school laptop or homework folder, these punny stickers are the go-get-’em cheerleader kids need at school. Comes in a pack of 50 so they’ll last well into the year, and can even be traded with friends.
Cost: $7.99
Reusable lunch box ice packs
Bring a smile to your kid’s face when you include one of these ice packs in their lunch box to help keep food cool until the bell rings. Comes in packs of four. Eight designs to choose from.
Cost: $8.99 and up
Hand sanitizer silicone clip on
With a new school year, comes new germs. Keep them at bay when you load your own hand sanitizer bottle into these silicone holders that clip onto backpacks or soft lunch boxes. While clipping one on doesn’t guarantee your kid will use it, at least it increases the chances they will.
Cost: $7.59
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