Back to School Backpacks

Well, the school holidays are nearly over, only the August Bank Holiday to go and then the kids will be starting back to school.

Hopefully, by now you are nearly sorted with buying new school uniforms. However if you haven’t, check out our recent blog post on buying school uniforms this Summer. There are lots of great bargains to be had with many of the major supermarkets and retailers offering some very good discounts.

Don’t forget we have a priority website order for all your woven labels, name stickers and iron-on labels, we can turn them around in 3 days so you can still have them in time before term starts.

Once you have got the important items like school uniform ticked off the list you might be thinking about replacing school backpacks. We have had a quick scout around the web and here’s our quick run down of some of the school bags you can find in the High Street stores this year.

Ben 10 Backpack

Ben 10 School Bags

Boys just love the Ben 10 cartoon action series so why not treat them to a school bag of their favourite hero. This bag reflects the price tag and is certainly well designed and the quality of printing is very good. It perhaps isn’t the biggest of bags but will accommodate most kids and the bits they need to take to school.

Designed for small children from 6+.

Prices start around £15.00

For the girls High School Musical or Hannah Montana are still very popular with a great range of bags and matching accessories.

High School Musical Bag

High School Musical Backpack

The High School Musical 3 Despatch Bag in Red is a bag that will keep any young girl happy.Comes with a PVC front cover, zipped compartment and adjustable shoulder strap. It is fairly large being 350mm x 330mm x 60mm so you can get quite a lot of bits in this one.

Ideal as a school bag for any HSM fan and there are lots of matching products such as purses, handbags, umbrellas and school folders.

Prices start from £10.00.

Hannah Montana Lunch Bag

Hannah Montana Lunch Bag

Grab your lunch in this cool Hannah Montana lunch bag!

This fabulous lunch bag features pink carry handles and cool graphics! The bag is insulated to keep lunch fresh and has a wipe clean lining, enabling any mess made to be cleaned easily! Great for at school or on a picnic!

Might appear a bit on the small side to get much in, but the design is great and the girls will love the ipod holder.

Price starts from £8.00.

Peppa Pig Backpack

Peppa Pig School Bags

You can’t go wrong with this Peppa Pig & George ‘On Bikes’ Backpack.

Although it is fairly small you can easily get in the essenitials for a little one starting nursery and pre-school. Maybe too small in a year or so, but good as a starter bag.

Price around £10.00.

You can also purchase a matching 3 piece cutlery set which the younger ones will just love.

Thomas the Tank Engine Backpack

Thomas the Tank Engine Backpack

An Official Thomas the Tank Engine backpack. Ideal for any Thomas fan to use for school or to carry sports gear. Is also perfect for going on holiday or to a friends house. Features a main pocket with zip closing plus an adjustable straps on the back so this bag can be worn as a backpack or rucksack.

An image of Thomas the Tank Engine is on the front and comes complete with official Thomas tags.

Measures approximately 32 cms high by 26 cms wide (12.5 inches x 10 inches).

Prices start from around £8.00.

Little Miss Chatterbox Backpack

Mister Men School Backpacks

The Little Miss Chatterbox and Mr Happy Backpacks are two of our favourites. Perfect for a little one starting pre-school – but even the older one like the nostalgia of this bag. There is lots of space inside to fit bottles and a change of clothes.

The bright colours are very appealing and it isn’t the standard Thomas rucksack that nearly every little boy has at Nursery, so you can spot it very easily.

Prices start around £9.00

Surfwear Backpacks

For the fashion conscious teenagers that just love their surfwear the big names such as Animal, Billabong, Roxy and Quiksilver have a great range of trendy back to school bags.

Roxy School Backpack

Roxy Backpack

The Roxy Sugar Baby Rucksack Backpack in Black with Jade Flower is a really colourful bag that is very spaceous. measuring 31cm wide x 40cm high x 12cm deep this absolutely gorgeous funky bag is a perfect fit for A4 files and books galore.

Made from Polyester it has a main compartment and front zipped pocket for smaller items.

Prices start around £16.00.

Billabong School Backpack

Billabong Backpack

The name says it all – a great little backpack for everyday use. The Billabong Everyday BackPack is available in Black and has 2 zip compartments, padded back and ergonomic straps. Big enough to easily fit an A4 file, with room to spare for books etc.

It is 100% Polyester with a main zippered compartment and zip pocket to front. It is lined in funky fabric and has padded back and straps. A big Billabong printed logo appears on the front.

Prices start around £17.00.

Name Tags and Name Stickers

The Simply Stuck fun name tag its are a great way to personalise your lunch boxes, book bags & rucksacks. Choose from a range of designs and then add personalised stickers with your childs name and make sure their belongings are labelled.

Don’t forget our standard name stickers are also 100% water proof – so they will stay on in the microwave, dishwasher and steriliser.

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Loose Moose Bag Give-away

Our latest Loose Moose Give-away bags are proving to be a great success.

Check out the photos of one of our recent winners of a Loose-Moose bag who had his bag personalised and was the envy of his mates.

It sounds like one little chap was so happy with his bag that his Mum couldn’t prize it off him all day.

Our eldest son carried the bag for us most of the time with picnic stuff in it. It’s a good size for kids as well as adults.  It is a great bag and we could spot him where ever we were as we knew no one else has a bavtastic bag!

If you would like the opportunity of winning your very own Loose-as-a-Moose bag you can sign up via our Contact Form.

We have had some great feedback on the bags, but don’t forget the offer is only available to the First 200 bloggers signing up, so don’t leave it too long.

Loose as a Moose in London

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Buying School Uniforms

It’s one of those things that most parents put off for as long as possible – “oh, we’ll just give it another week”.

However, partly due to the poor weather and an afternoon at home with the kids we decided to start shopping for school uniforms early this week.

Many of the clothing retailers try and encourage parents to shop early by tempting us with special offers on school uniforms – and just looking around the stores and online, there are some great savings to be made. If you do decide to start early not only are the shops a little bit quieter, but you also have the pick of the bunch when it comes to sizes.

Here’s our quick run down of some of the school uniforms you can find in the High Street stores this year.

Happy shopping !!

British Homes Stores (BHS) School Uniforms

BHS School Uniforms

The BHS Back to School range offers a choice of traditional uniform items to the more fun and fashionable. Girls blouses start from just £3, skirts from £3.50 and the classic pinafore from £8. For teh boys there are individual shirts start at £3 or if you are looking for a junior uniform set (shirt and trousers) you can buy these from £16.

BHS school clothes are also sized with their new “Fit the Nation” scheme. From ages 4-16 they offer a range of Generous Fit schoolwear which has more room around the chest, waist, hips and thighs, and is approximately 30% bigger than their standard range.

A great choice if you want to get an extra couple of months wear out of your kids uniforms this year!

More info: BHS School Uniforms

Marks and Specncers School Uniforms

M & S School Uniforms

This year M&S have launched an even bigger range of school uniforms and back to school wear. Complete uniforms from £6.50 – that is a polo shirt, jumper and trousers (or a skirt) – bargain!!

There is also a range of plimsolls and shoes that means you can get your entire outfit from top to toe in just one store.

Don’t want to leave the house – M&S are offering free delivery on school items – so just enter the code “SCHOOL09″ at the checkout and grab your delivery discount!

More info: M&S School Uniforms

Sainsbury’s School Uniforms

Sainsbury's School Uniforms

Sainsbury’s have some great value schoolwear on offer this year. The new Tu clothing range includes a uniforms from just £2. White long-sleeved woven shirts from £4 for 3, Black front-pleat trousers from £5 for 2. All of the back to school trousers are stain repellant and hard wearing.

New this year is a great kids fleece. Ideal for school and also helping the environment – its is made from eight 1-litre plastic bottles. Prices start at £4.

Unfortunately, you can’t buy any of these items online – so you will have to pop into the store.

More info: Sainsbury’s School Uniforms

Asda School Uniforms

Asda School Uniforms

Asda have alsways been one of the leading Surpermarket when it comes to kids clothes and this year their school uniforms follow that trend. A fantastic range by George including shoes sportswear and coats. A particular favourite of our is the girls belted blouse from just £6.

Lots of great technology also included to help us parents such as teflon easy iron shirts and stain resistant trousers. There is also a good choice of styling including boot cut girls trousers for the more fashion conscious.

Prices start from £2 for shirts, £4 for jumpers, £3 for skirts and £3 for trousers. Oh, and there is also free delivery on school uniforms!

More info: Asda School Uniforms

Tesco School Uniforms

Tesco School Uniforms

Tesco have a grate range this year with lots of offers available in store. Unfortunatel, you can’t buy online so it does mean a trip to the shops.

Muddy knees will be a thing of the past now that selected Back to School products are treated with two new finishes – Dirt Defence and Stain Protector, which minimize the damage to clothing and make washing uniforms less of a chore!

One of our favourites is the Girls wool coat that looks great with its embrodiery details. Prices start from £18.

A Boys 3 pack of Easycare short sleeve shirts starts at £3.

More info: Tesco School Uniforms

Debenhams School Uniforms

Debenhams School Uniforms

This year Debenhams is launching an extensive range of top grade school uniforms. There are lots of great offers and they are currently running a 50% off promotion on selected items when you buy online.

If you happen to have older children that are now too big for many of the kids sizes, Debenhams are now offering school uniforms in small adult sizes.

Skirts and pinafores start at just £3.50 and boys trousers start from £3.60.

More info: Debenhams School Uniforms

Keeping your new uniforms in check

We have a full range of woven labels and iron on labels in stock now. Order early and make sure you have your lables back in timne for the start of term. Customise your school uniform labels with your own name and great range of designs using our online tool.

Don’t forget to recycle last year’s uniforms at your local clothing banks.

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