School is right around the corner, and back to school shopping can be hectic to say the least. Are you sure you have everything your kids need to start school? Here is checklist of the top ten items that your child can’t live without for a seamless back to school transition.
- 1. Backpacks and laptop cases. Some backpacks now are being made with special lined pockets to store you laptop, tablet, and IPod.
- 2. Lunch Boxes, and freezer packs to keep them cold. Reusable food containers are also nice to have and reduce waste.
- 3. Notebooks, composition notebooks, and homework notebooks. You can never have too many notebooks!
- 4. Writing Instruments like pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, crayons, highlighters, and lots of extras so they don’t run out during the year.
- 5. Erasers, whiteout, and corrective tape for that last minute quick fix.
- 6. Three ring binders, pocket folders, hole punches, and self-adhesive hole reinforcement stickers for those special documents.
- 7. Glue, tape, staplers, and extra stapes to keep things put together.
- 8. Locks for lockers. Don’t forget to keep a copy of your combination in a safe place!
- 9. Flash Drives, for research papers and presentations to easily transfer data from home to school or school to home. Calculators, protractors and any other Geometry can help make Math a breeze.
- 10. If you have any money left over after all this, don’t forget to take your child to pick out a special “first day of school” outfit so they will feel confident and ready to take on school year!