Back to School With Boden & A Chance to Win A $250 Gift Card

August 18, 2014

I really enjoy shopping for clothes for my girls. My favorite clothes to shop for: back to school. I wore a school uniform from kindergarten until I got to college, and always envied the kids who picked out a full wardrobe of fun fall clothes, while I was stuck in a plaid jumper and white shirt. In high school I even had uniform shoes. Now that both Maggie and Alex are both preparing for a year of preschool, it’s time to shop for some great back to school clothes!

We’ve gotten catalogs galore the past few weeks, and none of the styles have been nearly as fun as those we saw in our Boden catalog. I always love shopping the Mini Boden line for my kids because I know they are high quality clothes that will hold up to lots of playing outdoors, washing and even passing on to younger siblings. Maggie and Alex enjoyed the catalog because: “look mom these dresses and skirts have animals on them”!

This is the 2nd year we are doing majority of our back to school clothes shopping from Boden and here are my top recommendations for girls:

The tights: The Boden tights are made to last! There are adorable designs with animals on the knees this season. The cable tights are the warmest tights i’ve found for kids. They are thicker than leggings and if you have a little girl that refuses pants (even when it’s below freezing) these are the perfect compromise.

Tea Dress: The Mini Boden Tea Dresses were our favorite dress style last fall. They are so pretty and as my girls say “are great for twirling”. Maggie was not too happy that she grew out of last year’s bird tea dress and had to pass it along to her little sister, but was thrilled when she saw her new tea dress that was bright pink!

Corduroy Skirts and Jumpers: Corduroy always reminds me of back to school and Boden has plenty of it for kids. Their corduroy jumpers and skirts come in bright colors, many with animals on them.

Sweaters: The Mini Boden sweaters for girls are sweet, feminine and come in great colors, but they are also very warm. We love the cable sweaters this fall!

Boots: The boots from Mini Boden are the best girls’ boots we’ve gotten. The side zipper makes them easy to get on and the sherpa lining makes them very warm.

Mary Janes: Mary Janes are adorable for school and Boden’s are comfy and come in great colors.

Last but not least, our favorite thing about heading back to school in Boden clothes this fall: the animals! Maggie and Alex are animal lovers. If it were up to them, they’s wear animal costumes to school (you’ve probably seen some of our animal costumes on Instagram). While they won’t be dressed AS animals every school day, they are pretty excited to have a number of animals on their clothes this fall. We’ve found bird leggings, fox tights and hats, bunny jumpers and even a pink dress with dogs all over it. The girls are excited about the animals and I am too. The fun prints remind me of how much my kids love the outdoors, running around and just “being little kids”.

We hope you take some time to browse the awesome Back to School collection from Boden. For our readers, we are excited to share an awesome coupon code: CHRP that will give you 15% off & FREE SHIPPING. Plus, we are super excited to kick off an awesome giveaway from Boden where one lucky winner will receive a $250 gift card! All you have to do is enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of the post! We’re excited to host this giveaway with 9 other awesome blogs! Be sure to visit their sites to see the great Mini Boden Back to School outfits they put together for their children. By visiting all of the blogs, you’ll have a chance to see over 25 ways to style the adorable clothes Boden has this season.