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The new bag collection from JuJuBe x Harry Potter is magical

by Kate Etue | Baby, Fashion, Kid Fashion, School Gear

If you’d rather be heading back to Hogwarts than your actual school this fall, then you’ll want to see these magical new bags, totes diaper bags, and accessories from JuJuBe + Harry Potter. We’re excited to be one of the first to give you a look at...

25+ cool backpacks for teenagers in 2019 | Back to School Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Next up in our 2019 Back to School Shopping Guide, we’re sharing more than 2 dozen of our favorite cool backpack for teenagers in 2019. As kids head to middle school or high school, they need bigger, sturdier backpacks, better shoulder straps, laptop protection,...

27 very cool backpacks for grade school this year | Back to School Guide 2019

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

We’ve already shared our favorite backpacks for preschool and kindergarten, so next up in our 2019 Back to School Shopping Guide, we’re moving onto cool backpack for grade school! There are so many…honestly we had to stop ourselves from picking even...

20+ of the coolest backpacks for preschool and kindergarten this year | Back to School Guide 2019

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

It feels like our annual Back to School Shopping Guide gets earlier every year and well, schools are sending kids back earlier every year! Yikes! We’ll be presenting all our favorite 2019 back to school gear, but since some of us need to get shopping sooner than...

May the Fourth is definitely with you, with the cutest Star Wars baby and kids gifts on sale

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, Baby, Kids, Kids' Furniture

The Pottery Barn Kids collabs have been so fantastic lately, but their ongoing Star Wars collection for kids is now a classic. And just in time for your May the Fourth celebration (in my home, that means buying Star Wars stuff), they’re offering 25% off nearly...

Why Pharrell Williams would like it if you bought one of our favorite kids’ backpack brands

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion, School Gear

We’re big fans of Parkland Bags, the label making the affordable, great-looking, eco-friendly backpacks that you might have noticed all over our back-to-school shopping guide this year. They’re all made from recycled water bottles, which already puts them...

The stores with the best discounts on back-to-school supplies right this second | Back to School Guide 2018

by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Whether your kids still have a month left before school starts or head go back to school in a hot second, buying those back-to-school supplies now is a pretty great idea when you see the big discounts on school supplies that we’ve tracked down from top...

30+ cool backpacks for tweens, teens and older kids from minimalist to outrageous | Back to School Guide 2018

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Our back to school 2018 shopping guide continues, with our picks for super cool backpacks for tweens, teens and older kids. Whether they want to make a style statement or stand out with a backpack that’s minimally chic, we’ve got an incredible assortment...

25 way cool backpacks for preschool, kindergarten, or any young kid who wants to stand out | Back to School Guide 2018

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

We can’t believe it’s already back-to-school shopping time, but indeed it is! And since cool preschool backpacks for back-to-school are one of the top priorities of parents with kids heading off to school for the first time (sniff), we thought that would...

5 fabulous fall handbags on sale at Nordstrom right now, if you hurry

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

First it was the stylish fall shoes on sale at Nordstrom that we shared (and you bought! Because, SHOES! ON SALE!), and then we hit up the collection of summer handbags on sale. Now we’re turning attention to the amazing collection of fall handbags on sale that...