Stuff We Like: the New Back to School Supplies

Gone are the days of marble notebooks and pencils topping families’ back-to-school shopping lists. Presenting our choices for the coolest new and necessary items to stuff your kids’ lunchboxes, cubbies, and lockers!

SoCal Hair Curling Tie

Step away from the damaging curling iron and use the SoCal Hair Curling Tie ($18.99) to achieve curls, instead. The accessory takes only a few minutes to heat, tie, and wrap, and looks oh-so-cute while your daughter waits for her curls to set! Check out a video of how easy the product is to use!

Yoobi Mini Highlighters

Yoobi Mini Highlighters ($4.99) are easy to stash in a backpack and have enough bright hues to color-code all of your kid’s school notes.

Cuddly Bandages

Fuzzy Cuddly Bandages ($9.90 for two boxes of 6 bandages each), sweet and functional, are the next best thing to a mother’s kiss for fixing a boo-boo.

Lakeshore Learning reading pillow

Make the reading nook the most comfortable place in the house with this kid-sized Lakeshore Learning reading pillow ($59.99) that stores your child’s favorite books within arms’ reach.

Poppin Small Fry Scissors

A cut above: Even tiny hands can handle these oh-so-modern looking Poppin Small Fry Scissors (ages 5 and older; $7). Snip away!

Slap Bracelet Rulers

A stylish school tool—who’d have thought it? Why Slap Bracelet Rulers ($1.99), of course. If your child’s school has banned slap bracelets (please ask!), use the fun and convenient measuring tool at home during homework sessions.

GoPak Lunch Set

Say hello to convenient food storage with this GoPak Lunch Set (which includes Bento boxes and snack containers as shown, plus folds flat for storage) (ages 3 and older; $21.97), available in Hello Kitty and additional themes.

Post-it Reminder Tags

Put reminders in sight with these Post-it Reminder Tags ($3.99), which can be looped around things your children can’t ignore, such as backpack straps and lunch bag handles.

Pin Pals

Pin Pals (ages 6 and older; $5), imaginatively illustrated enamel alphabet pins, come with silly personality profiles for each character.

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