Make the journey of heading back to school fun with some of these trending back to school products from some of my favourite online sites. From practical products such as lunch boxes and school bags, to fun educations supplies to help your child learn phonics, times tables and more.
YOU CAN VIEW ALL MY 2018 BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS & ORGANISING IDEAS HERE, WHICH WILL BE UPDATED EACH DAY WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS YOU CAN IMPLEMENT IN YOUR HOME TO HELP WITH THE CHAOS OF KIDS RETURNING BACK TO SCHOOL. From clever storage solutions, delicious lunchbox recipes, to how to get to school on time without continually nagging the kids with my kid’s routine strategies.
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I’ll be updating my guide to choosing the best lunchbox for your kids soon, you can read last years guide here. However, in the meantime I have mentioned below which lunchboxes my kids use and the bags that best fit the lunchbox.
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COMPARTMENT/BENTO STYLE LUNCHBOXES
Bento and compartment style lunchboxes are a great way to create a waste free lunches with a variety of options in the different sections.
EASY LUNCHBOXES
EASY LUNCHBOXESThese are the lunchboxes my kids use! They come in a set of 4 with 4 different coloured lids. Very generously sized compartments, large section is big enough for a sandwich, smaller section will fit several biscuits and the smallest is great for snacks.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
YUMBOX PANINO – 4 COMPARTMENTS
My kids use these on the. days they don’t feel like sandwiches. This leakproof bento lunchbox has 4 compartments, one 2 cup sandwich/salad-friendly section, two 1/2 cup servings plus a dip/treat well.
YUMBOX MINISNACK
I use these to make my kids before or after school snacks. This leakproof pre-portioned container is a great container for morning tea or after school snacks. Read my full review here.
GO GREEN LUNCHBOX SET
Each Go Green Lunch Box set comes with an insulated fabric carrier, a generously sized five-compartment food container, and a drink bottle that will hold your child’s favourite drink.
Also available in Pink and Medium.
FUEL – BENTO LUNCH BOX
The Fuel Bento Lunch Box is great for children and adults. The box has two removable inner containers that can be used separately. One is plain and the other divided into 3 different compartments, with different sizes. This will allow you to pack a diverse lunch, and the flavors won’t mix. You can pack it for yourself or for your children and pack a school lunch, a work lunch.
Shikiri Bento Lunchbox
The Shikiri Bento Lunch Box has an easy and simple concept to offer, and that is: compartments. It’s convenient and versatile, so easy to fill up for school lunches.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Bentogo Kids Lunch Box
Bentgo Kids is an innovative bento-style lunch box designed exclusively for active kids on the go. BPA , Vinyl , Lead and PVC free and a fantastic way to encourage your children to eat an assortment of food at lunch time. Perfect for kindy or school.
Planetbox
Segmented lunchbox so you can pack a waste free lunch on the go. Best for portion control and healthy meals.
YUMBOX ORIGINAL – 6 COMPARTMENTS
YUMBOX ORIGINAL – 6 COMPARTMENTSGet ready to revolutionise lunch! Yumbox, a leakproof bento lunch box that makes it possible for anyone to pack a nutritionally balanced meal in minutes! It’s perfect for a packed school lunch, toddler meals, snacks and small adult meals.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
BENTO THREE & FIVE
The individually sealed compartments allow you to pack a sandwich or wrap next to wet foods such as yoghurt, dips or fruit without the risk of spoiling.
Various colours and styles available, in 3 or 5 compartments.
LUNCHBOX PLANNER
LUNCHBOX PLANNERPlanning food for lunch boxes is essential. Kids need to have a healthy nutritious lunch. Using this planner will ensure we have those types of food in the fridge and pantry. At the beginning of each week, plan what food you need to add to your grocery list to fill their lunch boxes for the week. Instant download from my shop.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Lunchbox Solutions Recipe Book
This gorgeous all-colour kids cookbook by Collette of Cut out the Crap will make packing lunchboxes fun and healthy for busy mums. Lunchbox Solutions has 30 recipes that are quick and easy to prepare, freezer friendly and loved by children of all ages!
LUNCHBOX BAGS
All the lunch bags shown below are insulated and come in various designs and colours.
INSULATED LUNCH BAG
These are the lunch bags my girls use! Great size, big enough to fit 2 easylunchboxes. Not bulky, so if you only have a few items in it, it won’t take up too much room in school bags.
Also fits tupperware sandwich keeper lunchboxes.
INSULATED LUNCH BAG – APP
My kids use these lunchbags with their yumbox panino lunch boxes. The perfect solution, featuring the patented icy cold freezable cooling panel, that keeps your contents cooler for longer – up to eight hours!
Made of a water-resistant easy clean double-coated linen exterior, store your favourite food, drinks and healthy snacks whilst on the go.
INSULATED LUNCH BAG – BOBBLEART RANGE
High quality, easy to clean and fits easily into children’s or toddler’s backpacks. Made of PVC to protect its contents from the wear-and-tear of daily use. lunch bag is fully insulated to keep food cool.
FRIDGE TO GO
These slim line designed lunch boxes for kids and adults, may look sleek and small but they are far from that! Perfect for your little one returning to school, or even for yourself to pack healthy lunches for going out and about. With 8 hours of portable coolness it is the perfect lunchbox for children and grown ups, for everyday use.
PENNY SCANLAN – LUNCH BAGS
With a BPA-free, 100% cotton canvas outer that has a scratch resistant coating and a thermal lined inside, this is one lunch box that’s roomy enough for a healthy lunch and fun and easy to carry as well.
LUNCHBOX CONTAINERS
These are great for extra snacks that don’t fit into the kids lunchbox, or to pack for morning and after school snacks.
FREEZABLE LUNCH BOX RANGE
FREEZABLE LUNCH BOX RANGEThis is the perfect range for Crunch & Sip (fruit time) at school! The great “technology” behind this lunchbox life saver in warm weather is the gel ice pack built right into the top lid of this container.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Apple and Dip on the Go Set
Slice up some delicious apples and add your favorite dip for a healthy snack on-the-go. There are a variety of options you could have such as apples & yogurt, apples & nutella, apples & peanut butter or apples & caramel.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Large Insulated Thermos
These fantastically crafted Insulated Food Jar range are great for school lunches – soup, noodles, leftover dinner, stirfries, pasta salad, green salad, rice salads, desserts.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Cute Insulated Food Jars
The insulated food jar featuring the lovable Zoo characters will be perfect for keeping lunch nice and fresh for hours.
DRINK BOTTLES
To help your little one stay hydrated throughout the day.
Personalised Drink Bottle Holders
Personalised drink bottle holders will ensure your child’s standard sized water bottle remains cold for as long as possible. Keeping them hydrated will be a cinch with these colourful lunchtime accessories.
CamelBak Drink Bottle
The CamelBak Eddy drink bottles for kids are reusable water bottles with a straw, a no-spill system and are made of stain-resistant and taste-resistant BPA-Free Eastman Tritan™ Copolyester.
LUNCHBOX ACCESSORIES & HELPERS
To help make the boring school lunches that little bit more exciting. Along with the necessities of labels, utensils etc.
POCKET SANDWICH CUTTER
The Pocket Sandwich Cutter range is a two-part sandwich maker/cutter. Fill with Tuna Mayo, Coronation Chicken, Baked Beans (drain juice), Egg Mayo etc as the sandwich is “sealed” you will have no leakage.Choose from four different designs
EASY SUSHI MAKER
EASY SUSHI MAKERCreate sushi like a pro – even if you have never made it before! Impress your family with beautifully rolled sushi for lunch, dinner and parties! Perfect addition to the lunchbox!
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
AVERY SELF LAMINATING LABELS
These labels come in a variety of sizes,styles and colours. They are waterproof, dishwasher and microwave safe. Read my full review here.
Panda Rice Mold with Nori Cutter
Make the most cutest Panda Rice balls with your very own Panda face Nori Cutter. Perfect alternative to sandwiches to pop into the lunchbox!
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Triple Sandwich Cutter and Stamp Set
Triple Sandwich Cutter and Stamp SetSet of 3 sandwich cutter and stamps. Cut out the sandwich/cookie dough then stamp on the face of a bunny, bear or frog. Simply adorable!
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Square Sandwich Cutter and Stamp Set
The Square Sandwich and Cookie Cutter allows you to not only cut a sandwich into 4 separate sections and remove the crust with ease it and stamp 4 cute animal faces onto each sandwich quarter
Wrap Bands Set – Silicone
Wrap Bands Set – SiliconeThese multi-purpose Silicone Wrap Bands are perfect for keeping yummy wraps held together or for holding bundles of carrots sticks and other yummy snacks together in the lunchbox.
You can use them to keep a lunchbox tightly closed while it’s in the lunch bag, so all the food gets intact to lunch time. The Silicone Wrap Bands are absolutely adorable!
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Reusable Food Pouch
Reusable food pouches that are built tough and on trend, something to suit all ages making food fun for everyone!
Bamboo Utensil
Is a compact reusable bamboo duo (one side is a fork and one side is a spoon) is more functional than a traditional spork because the fork has full-size tongs. Perfect for your lunch bag, picnics and travel. The utensil is lightweight, durable and hand-finished with a food-safe oil.
Cute Cutlery
Bright and cheery colours make this range of baby cutlery smartly stylish yet cute.
Rainbow Forks
My kids use these forks in their lunchboxes. These are a great size, 15cm long and perfect for eating fruits and salads. Spoons are also available.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Stainless steel vegetable cutters
Create some great vegetable salads with these Stainless Steel Vegetable Cutters. Just like those in a Japanese restaurant.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Fruit Food Picks – Forks
The fun Fruit Food Picks / Forks will bring your bento lunch box to life!
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
SCHOOL BAGS
Designed for children to withstand the constraints of the school day.
Back Packs
Cute, colourful and a complete delight for both mums and kids, our range of children’s school bags will make preschool, kindy, daycare and “big” school so much fun!
Lots of designs to choose from.
Personalised Backpacks
Add your child’s name for easy identification. Lots of designs to choose from.
Library/Swimming Bags
Library or swimming bags from Penny Scallan make carrying books and swim gear easy and stylish!! This lovely cotton canvas drawstring bag, many designs available.
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
A great variety of learning resources and educational toys for kids of all ages. Have fun while your child develops their motor and social skills while learning at the same time.
123 FLASHCARDS
A set of 30 cute and colourful flashcards perfect for helping children learn basic number skills.
Includes number cards 0-20, 30,40,50,100 and mathematical symbol cards as well as suggestions for how to use the cards.
TIME FLIP CHART
Learning Can Be Fun-Time Flip Chart is a fun, freestanding flip chart, ideal for teaching how to tell the time.
Easy to store flat and pop up when needed, the Time Flip Chart has moveable colour coded hands on the clock face, including matching digital and analogue times.
EASYREAD WATCH
Help your child master telling-the-time using the EasyRead Watch. With a large, clear, detailed dial, colour coded numbers and using the unique EasyRead 3-Step Teaching System, it makes it easier to learn minutes, quarters, half, o’clock, past and to – as simple as 1-2-3!
ROUTINE CHART
I have been using these since my kids started kindy. If you find your constantly repeating yourself asking or yelling to the kids if they are dressed for school, have they brushed their teeth? Eliminate the nagging these charts which lists the expectations of the kids each morning. Available in a range of different colours and options for morning, afternoon, evening and personalised.
AVAILABLE ONLINE IN MY SHOP HERE
EQUATE TELLO GAME
A super mathematical-play puzzle game that makes learning fun!
The objective of the game is to group tree fruit pins, dots, and number cards by the same value. Includes 5 game boards, 20 number and pie chart cards, 55 chips in 5 colours and 55 tree “fruit” pins in 5 colours, 135 pieces in total. Designed to enhance visual perception, symbol formation and number comprehension skills.
PHONICS FLIPPERS
The 3 visually engaging phonics flippers will help children with letter recognition, blends, digraphs and more. By sounding out words, then finding correct letters to complete the sound and match to the corresponding picture card, children will develop basic reading and spelling skills.
Colour and Shape Clock
Put the fun into learning with the classic educational toy designed to help children learn time skills and to distinguish and sort shapes, colours and numbers through play. The portable clock has an easy to identify large minute hand, and a smaller hour hand, also with removable solid number and shape blocks to match the positions on the clock face.
Magnetic Times Tables Age 6-9
Learning for your child will be made more fun with this interactive magnetic times tables set.
STORAGE AND DESKS
To help you create organised and tidy spaces in your home.
Craft Turntable
Kids love craft but they don’t always keep their stationary and craft tools tidy! Here is the solution! Store crayons, pencils, textas, and so much more!
3 drawer unit
This Three Drawer Unit is a practical and stylish set of drawers for any bathroom, bedroom or living room.
MORE ITEMS YOU MAKE LIKE
THE ORGANISED HOUSEWIFE 2018 CALENDAR
THE ORGANISED HOUSEWIFE 2018 CALENDARMy 2017 Calendar is the perfect way to stay organised, inspired and motivated. This calendar is inspiring and vibrant, because being organised shouldn’t be boring! Filled with bright and colourful designs to inspire and motivate you. I want you to look at the calendar and feel encouraged to achieve new things! Each month has a unique feel and features fun and quirky graphics.
AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
ESSENTIAL OILS
The Introduction Kit is a perfect kit if you’re new to essential oils, it includes 3 of doTERRA’s popular essential oils, Lavender, Peppermint and Lemon. Lavendar in particular is great for children feeling anxious about school it will give a calming and relaxing effect and promotes restful night’s sleep.
AVAILABLE FROM MY SHOP HERE
Kindy Sheet Sets
Absolutely gorgeous to look at, this Floor Mat sheet set is styled especially for preschool, kindy, daycare and child care cots, mattresses and floor mats.
