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The Chirping Moms

Back to School Favorites {& Giant Giveaway}

August 7, 2015

We’ve had a fun week on the blog preparing for Back to School! Be sure to browse around for great ways to prepare your little ones for the school year; from tips on staying organized to preparing for the first day of preschool. We have a bunch of great free printables, like a First Day of School Interview and cute signs for that special First Day of School Picture. You can find all of these posts and more on our “Seasonal” tab above or by following our Back to School board on Pinterest. Today we are sharing some of our Back to School favorites for this year. Plus, one lucky winner is going to win a ton of the favorites listed! You can get giveaway details and enter at the bottom of the post.
2015 Back to School Favorites:
 
Backpack and Lunch Box: Beatrix 
Beatrix is a New York City based company devoted to creating cool, contemporary stuff for kids. The characters on their bags are fun and make us smile. We had a Beatrix backpack and lunch box last year and after months of use and love, they are both still in great condition. For school, they make Big Kid Packs, Little Kid Packs and lunch boxes. The Little Kid Packs are perfect for preschool and the Big Kid Packs are larger and can fit a full size folder.
 
 
School Shoes: Babychelle 
We have featured Babychelle many times before and this site has become a go-to for kids shoes. They have an awesome selection for Back to School this year. Babychelle sells top quality shoes for kids, including the brands: L’Amour, Angel Baby, and Pluie Pluie.  
 
 
 
School Water Bottles: Eco Vessel
Eco Vessel makes high quality water bottles that will last the school year. They have 2 great options for school: Frost Triple Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle With Flip Spout 13 Fl. Oz. and the Scout Kids Stainless Steel Water Bottle With Flip Straw 13 Fl. Oz. They have a variety of cute colors and patterns too!
 
 
School Reusable Snack Bags: At Mat Splat Mat
We have tried a lot of reusable snack bags and love the ones we found at At Mat Splat Mat! They are well made and have awesome patterns that kids love (like Ninja Turtles, Legos, Minions & more!). They are dryer safe, water resistant splat mats, snack bags, stickers, and other messiness-managing and fun-making products. Through the end of September, our readers can use code B2S15 to receive 15% off their total purchase!
 
 
 
 
Back to School Accessories: Juniorbeads
Juniorbeads are perfect for girls that like to accessorize for back to school. They are
100% silicone children’s jewelry. They are all colorful, chic, and free of unwanted chemicals. Many of them come in glow in the dark beads.
 
 
 
Personalized Back to School Items: I See Me
I See Me is always our go-to for personalized gifts. It’s also a great site for personalized items for school. Their personalized books are a sweet gift for kids starting school and they have cool personalized school supplies like lunch boxes and stickers for labeling.
School Clothes: 
Hanna Andersson – check out this post for some of our favorite styles + a great coupon
Gymboree – check out this post for some of our favorite styles + a gift card giveaway
Matilda Jane – check out this post for some of our favorite styles + backpack giveaway
FabKids – We’ve been wearing FabKids for a few years now. They are the perfect play clothes and school favorites in our house. We love that all the dresses have comfy leggings to wear underneath and their new shoe line is adorable. There are clothes and shoes for boys too. You can shop the site on your own or get a VIP membership where your child will get a personalized “FabShop” (outfit) on the 1st of every month. You save a lot of money with the subscription and there is no minimum amount of months/ you can cancel at any time. Right now, there are major VIP discounts for back to school – tons of items under $20.
Favorite Back to School Books:
25 Back to School Books for Children || The Chirping Moms

First Grade Jitters:  Robert Quackenbush

First Grade, Here I Come!:  Nancy Carlson

First Grade Stinks!:  Mary Rodman

The Night Before Kindergarten:  Natasha Wing
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten:  Joseph Slate
Kindergarten Here I Come!:  D. J. Steinberg
Planet Kindergarten:  Sue Ganz Schmitt

Llama Llama Misses Mama:  Anna Dewdney

I Love You All Day Long:  Francesca Rusackas

The Kissing Hand:  Audrey Penn

Chrysanthemun:  Kevin Henkes

First Day Jitters:  Julie Danneberg

Pete the Cat: Rocking In My School Shoes:  Eric Litwin
Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School: Herman Parish
The Berenstain Bears Go To School: Stan & Jan Berenstain
My Teacher is A Monster! (No, I Am Not.):  Peter Brown
Monsters Love School:  Mike Austin
School Bus:  Donald Crews
The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School:  Deborah Diesen
Little Lola:  Julie Saab
Follow the Line to School:  Laura Ljungkvist
David Goes to School:  David Shannon
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?:  Jane Yolen
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon:  Patty Lovell
A Fine, Fine School:  Sharon Creech
Now for the giveaway: It’s time for our annual BIG Back to School Giveaway. You can enter using the Rafflecopter below.

One lucky winner will receive ALL of the following “Back to School Favorites”:

– Beatrix New York backpack AND lunch box of their choice (can choose a big kid backpack or a little kid backpack).
– $50 shop credit to At Mat Splat Mat! This even can be used on personalized items.
– Two Eco Vessel Frost Triple Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle With Flip Spout 13 Fl. Oz. (butterfly design & stainless steel design)
– One pair of shoes of choice from Babychelle 
– Personalized Back to School items from I See Me: winner’s choice of one book, one lunchbox, one sticker sheet and one coloring book
– A Juniorbeads Broadway Necklace in color of winner’s choice
– 1 book from our list of Top 25 Back to School Books

 

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Comments

  1. Heidi Robbins says

    August 7, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    I'm loving the water bottle!

    Reply
  2. Diana Cote says

    August 8, 2015 at 1:20 am

    I would love the Beatrix New York backpack and lunch box.

    Reply
  3. ericka coello says

    August 8, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    I like the backpack, shoes and the water bottle the most

    Reply
  4. Sarah Hayes says

    August 9, 2015 at 4:21 am

    how could I choose! lol I really love eco vessel. We use ours every day

    Reply
  5. Alison Eison says

    August 9, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    I love the wate rbottle and the tiny backpack, so cute

    Reply
  6. Tina says

    August 10, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    i like the backpack!

    Reply
  7. Ashley says

    August 10, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    My daughter would love the Junior Beads. She has been wanting to wear necklaces like mine, but she is 3 so these would be perfect!

    Reply
  8. Michelle J. says

    August 11, 2015 at 1:18 am

    The Beatrix stuff is so cute!

    Reply
  9. Lexie Loo, Lily, Liam, and Dylan Too! says

    August 11, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    I love love LOVE I See Me!

    Reply
  10. Manda says

    August 12, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    The shoes.

    Reply
  11. Breenah A says

    August 12, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    I love the ice cream lunchbox 🙂

    Reply
  12. Tara Whitaker says

    August 13, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    I love the lunchboxes.

    Reply
  13. Erin McQuillan says

    August 14, 2015 at 8:21 pm

    I See Me!!!!

    Reply

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