Preschool backpack recs

Maebb

I am thinking about getting DS a backpack instead of his diaper bag. He's only 21 months, but we will reuse the diaper bag for baby #2 in January, and I think DS will like having a backpack.

I like this one from PBK, but it's $35, plus $9 for personalization, and I wanted to try to stay closer to $25. Plus they only allow for 9 characters for personalization, and I'd like 10. FWP.
https://www.potterybarnkids.com/m/products/fairfax-backpacks-navy-green/?pkey=cshop-all-backpacks

I would get the "small" size for that one, so I want something kind of small but big enough for a change of clothes, diapers and wipes, two sippy cups, snacks, and a few toys and books.

The Skiphop ones like this are too small and kind of tacky IMO: https://www.skiphop.com/product/zoopacks.html

Other ideas? I may look at Lands End or something like that. TIA.

insertclevername

Everyone in my newsfeed seems to love the kids L.L. Bean backpacks. 

Maebb

Sterling13 said:

Just make sure whatever you pick gets blessed.

I haven't been around as much, and I'm not getting this reference.

tattooedtragedy

We used the kids LL Bean bag for DD1 for pre-k and it was great. It grew with her until she started K and LL Bean does a lifetime guarantee on everything they sell so if you were to have problems it would be easy to exchange/return.

Also, I agree that I wouldn't do a full first name for personalization. Hell, I even had a hard time agreeing to let DD1 get her monogram this year...

Maebb

Follow-up question - I do want to have some kind of identifying label on the outside of the backpack because otherwise they put a name tag sticker on the outside of the backpack every day, and I don't want to be wasteful. What's appropriate? Initials? I get that I wouldn't want a stranger going up to DS and calling him by name, so maybe that's why the first name idea is bad.

This is for all-day daycare.

I don't mean to offend anyone about the SkipHop one - it's just NMS.

Salsera29

pobrecita said:

I wouldn't do a full first name on a backpack.

Otherwise, I don't think it needs to be anything fancy. It's preschool. Buy whatever you think is cute.

I wouldn't do a full first name either. I don't know if this is for the same reason, but I would worry about security. Creepy stranger sees child's name and uses it to act like he's a family friend... nope.

jorkz821

If this is for full day daycare, don't they keep most of that stuff there? (Diapers, wipes, clothes?)

I'd just take him to target and let him pick whatever $10 character one he wants. If it's mainly for carrying sippies and snacks for the day, it doesn't need to be a heavy duty last forever one.

But then dd has an adorable skip hop ladybug back back so what do I know

angelashly

We got a $10 Frozen bag. No shame

NNGnome

We got a Disney cars toddler backpack. Not sure if it will be big enough (he starts next week), but it is just holding food and a change of clothes so I'm not too worried. Not sure whether to put his name on it. I will be asking at orientation, but if they want it, I will be doing monogram or surname only. I, like pp's will get him a LL bean when he is older, but it would be too big for now.

dancingmatilda

DD has a Stephen Joseph backpack with first her name on it. I drop her off and pick her up at daycare so I'm not worried about people knowing her name. I like the Stephen Joseph one because there's plenty of room for her folders, but it's not so big she can't carry it.

HerHighness

I'm a big fan of the L.L. Bean backpacks. They last forever and will take quite a beating.

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