Hot trend: 15 hipster cat accessories and school supplies

Aren't cats the original hipsters? They sleep late, live on their own terms, and only pretend that you don't care what you think about them. But unlike real cats (and some real hipsters), they're a lot lower maintenance when they come into your home in the form of cool socks, phone cases, accessories, and other school supplies. While by now we hope you've all perused our back to school shopping guide and gotten the necessities nailed down. but if you're looking for small ways to amp up the kids' school wardrobe, I'm sharing a few fun affordable options featuring the coolest hipster cats that get my own kids' seal of approval. And that includes my youngest who wears a sparkle cat ear headband everywhere. CMP is an rstyle and Amazon affiliate Personalized Cat Journal ($15, Paper Source) Smarty Cat Socks ($9.50, Sock it to Me) Cat Pencil Organizer ($5.99, Yoobi) For every one you purchase, an item will be donated to a US classroom in need Keyboard Cat Enamel Pin ($10, Boy Girl Party) Japanese Kokka Fabric Small Cat Backpack ($27.50, Yozo Craft)  NASA Cat T-shirt ($8.99, Target) Art and Meow iPhone and Galaxy Case ($23.20 on sale, Threadless) Lots of sizes available

Cat Ear Headbands ($18/ea, Adelaide, NYC)

Miss Kitty Neoprene Little Kid’s Pack ($42, Dabbawalla) Related; 34 of the coolest lunch boxes and bags for back to school

Smart Tabby Cat Temp Tattoo (Part of the Animal Society Set, $15/8, Tattly)

  Bowtie Cat Enamel Backpack Pin ($10, Boy Girl Party on Etsy) Cat Backpack ($30.99 on sale, Pottery Barn Kids, optional personalization) Hipster Cat Personalized Post-it Note Pad ($8.70 on sale, 15% Off with code ZAZZLEMAIL50, Zazzle)

Soft Rubber Black Kitty Keychain ($12, These are Things)

Purmaid Socks ($9, Sock it to Me)Related: Awesome socks paying homage (or toe-mage) to pioneers of STEM and art  Cats are From Mars Bandana ($50, Centinelle)Because they are.