With Mia entering her last year of preschool and Maxi entering his first year of daycare, I thought I would share my top 5 essential back to school products if you have kids going to school or daycare this year. I am a huge fan of personalised school items because it makes life easier when it comes to collecting your child’s things or ensuring your child’s items don’t get lost.
I have also found that my kids love seeing their names on their school items! They feel very responsible and “big” when they see their name on something that is theirs. I see my daughter looking after her school items much more carefully when she sees her name on it. You could also win a $250 voucher to spend on any item on the Identity Direct website! Head to the end of the post to enter.
1. Backpack
Backpacks are an essential item for carrying your childs’ school items and belongings. Depending on whether your child is going to daycare, primary school or high school will determine what size bag they will need. The younger they are, the smaller the bag can be, but as they progress over the years, they will need a larger bag.
We use the backpacks from Identity Direct because not only are they personalised, but you can choose various sizes (mini, medium and large) and they have various designs to choose from – including licensed characters like Paw Patrol, Frozen and Cars.
It’s also important that you get a backpack that you can easily clean – because throughout the year it will get dirty. The Identity Direct backpack can be cleaned with a damp cloth, which makes cleaning those unsightly stains easy.
Since Mia is still in preschool, I got her a medium sized bag, which I think is the perfect size for primary school as well. For Maxi’s daycare needs, I got him the mini sized bag which is the right size for his belongings during the day. Personalised backpacks start from $32.99.
2. Hat
Hats is an item that is required at school or daycare. Your kids won’t be allowed outdoors to play without wearing a hat and they also don’t allow caps as a hat. They require bucket hats or those with a flap at the back of the hat, to better protect the kids from the sun.
We have personalised bucket hats with the kids names clearly marked on the front. I also love these hats because they are adjustable! Meaning they will fit as your child gets older. There is a drawstring which will tighten or loosen the fit of the hat. Prices for a personalised bucket hat start at $19.99 at Identity Direct.
3. Pencil case and pencils
So this one is a no-brainer right?! Your kids will need a pencil case and pencils for school. It’s easy for kids to lose their pencils – so how about personalising them? Yep, you can get a personalised pencil case and pencils from Identity Direct.
We have our hands on one for Mia and love that the pencil case is sturdy versus the standard type of pencil cases. The stationary set includes a personalised pencil case, 12 personalised coloured pencils and 4 personalised HB lead pencils. It also includes an eraser and sharpener that are not personalised. A personalised stationary set starts at $15.99.
4. Water bottle
After going through various water bottles over the years, I always prefer a stainless steel water bottle for its durability, ability to keep water cooler and being more eco-friendly versus plastic water bottles.
Identity Direct can personalise stainless steel water bottles (which I haven’t come across before because I have found that personalised water bottles are usually made from plastic) and can match your existing designs that you may have picked for the backpack. We found personalised water bottles starting at just $19.99.
5. Wet/Swim bag
Having a wet bag or swim bag is essential from day care right through to high school. In daycare, your kids are bound to have accidents. You can get the teachers to place any wet/dirty clothes in the wet bag to avoid getting the rest of the backpack wet and getting it personalised ensures that you don’t lose any dirty or wet clothes.
The wet bag I have found also doubles up as a swim bag, and we have used ours not only for daycare but also for my child’s swimming classes to place any wet items in there. We also used the wet bag for when we went to the beach! So this wet bag can be used for various occasions and having it personalised means that your kids won’t lose their wet items at school or daycare. You can grab a personalised wet bag from $29.99.
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Wow! Simply an awesome prize for the start of the new school year. Would definitely come in handy.
Definitely personalised water bottles. With a large family hearing no more “she drank from miiinnnnnnne!” Would be a godsend.
We are definitely in need of lunch boxes and drink bottles with 3 kids this would be amazing!!
Would love to be super organized this year for my three kids, I’d go crazy with back to school labels !
We’d love to win thank you!
With a first grader and a preschooler this year, this voucher would be very helpful!
I would spend it on everything that my boys need to start school and daycare for the year. Labels,new bags, hats,Drink bottles.
Woweeeee! What a FABULOUS competition that will definitely make a difference financially and give my little girl some extra special things to sparkle up her learningb journey ♥️
I would get my daughter a personalised hat for preschool, my son a personalised library bag (as he lost his last year!) And personalised stationery sets each. This voucher would be extremely helpful for getting the kids ready for school this year!
Everything is so super duper cool!!! And with names like Kalani and Dayyan (pronounced Day-yarn nobody can say it .. what have we done lol 😂) we can never find their names pre-printed on anything!!! Miss Kalani is going into prep this year and it’s a BIG DEAL!! I asked if she was going to miss mummy and she said “no, but I’ll know you’ll miss me mummy!” I’m so proud of her but sad to lose my little wingman!! Would adore this to send her off in style!!!
Any help with Back to School gear would be phenomenal in our house, what with fees and books required for the year.
Would be great to have a head start on the Back to School gear this year!
Personalised Balls, AFL & Soccer. No more confusion as to who the item belongs too.
I would like to buy some label packs for my kids, so hopefully we won’t be losing drink bottles, lunch boxes, bags, pencils and pencil cases in 2019. I would also gift some labels to my son’s teacher, as I know she buys many things for the classroom herself, maybe she would like some labels!
This would be perfect for starting out at daycare mid year.
My little neice starts pre school this year this prize would mean the world to her, her name is Temperance.
Would be awesome!
Would be awesome!
This would be a nice fresh start for the school year , so many great products😍
With 4 kiddies and 3 of them in school this year we need nearly one of everything a backpack each would be a great start
Omgoodness personalised stationery
How much fun buy this will it be
Bags, lunchbox, library bag and a hat
Ready for prep we’re so excited for that
Pre primary this year what an amazing prize!!!
Thank you for the opportunity to win such an awesome prize!
I would spend the money on Stationery and backpacks.
Clothing labels, name labels for books and a backpack.
My son constantly loses his school stuff. This would make it so much easier to find when misplaced.
Thank’s for the chance to win such a useful giveaway
I would spend it on water bottles and swim bags
I\’d get personalised backpacks, lunch boxes and stationary for my kids so there\’s no fighting over who owns each item.
Good shoes always cost a lot of money but the kids are worth it
So hard to choose! I love the Minnie Mouse Peeking Pillowcase for our little Miss. Mermaid Wet bag would be super useful also. Love the Lunch Box – Flamingo and Nrl Brisbane Broncos Lunch Box for our little Broncos fan. Stainless Steel Drink Bottle – Unicorn Dream for our little Nunicorn fan 🤣 Personalised Bath Towels for the family might help me work out who the Mr Nobody is that keeps throwing all the towels on the floor! Star Wars I’M Your Father Mug for our Star Wars fan Dad. Personalised Beach Towels so they actually might make it home! Grey Marl Socks- Video Game for our gaming mad boys! Something for everyone!
Id go for the personalised backpack as my child is forever never finding hers in the playground
What pretty motivation for my 4 year old who is starting kindy this year!
What an amazing prize to make back to school easier
This would be awesome so that my daughter won’t lose anything at school
personalised Towels for my 3 girls to have as swimming towels , and personalized tea towels so that no excuse to help with the washing up lol
I’d get my son a backpack, library bag and hat!
With 2 kids going back to school, I need all the help that I can get! My son also looses his lunchboxes and drink bottles so personalised ones would be perfect!
Great competition and like the personalised items.
I love these bags! Identity Direct has some of the most amazing products 😍
I would get the kids personalised bath towels, school memories books, labels packs and stationery sets. They would be thrilled.
Labels, labels and more labels. And I absolutely love the Teacher Gifts, they are unique and everytime i order them I get asked where did they come from.
I’d get 5 library bags 2 back packs and the rest on iron on labels. That’s the family sorted
I get all the things that have ever gone missing… wash bags, towels, balls and the socks totally rock!!
What an amazing prize! So many great products!
With one little boy starting kindergarten and the other grade 1, I’d love to get them each some personalised lunch bags and name lables (so we don’t lose anything, we always seem to!).
Lastly, I’d love to get them each a school memories book. It would be such a wonderful keepsake of their school years holding precious memories for us all to look back on in years to come.
How many lunch boxes can one kid loose? And where do they go? I wonder if someone is stealing them to use as bricks to build a house. They might just about have enough by now.
Iron clothing labels, as the children are always losing jumpers and socks as replacing these for three children constantly can get quite dear .Also a My School years book each to capture those special moments throughout the year.
, would give to my newphews, neice and my two rugrats who all need a personalised name backpack and water bottle and I love labels, will stick it on the kids foreheads everyday 😂. What an awesome giveaway to enter 🙂
Backpack, lunch pack and lots of bright name labels…..what a helping hand 🙂
I would be giving this voucher to Aussie Helpers, and they would know the perfect families to share the voucher with, helping them to be prepared for the new school year.
Playmatch soccer balls, European league soccer balls, Vintage sports range and Personalised wines.
My niece has had a hard year and these fun, colourful, personalised designs will make her feel special.
not skool again
What a great Giveaway, Everthing we need to start off school year. Our 8yr old be stoked if we lucky .
I would absolutely be THRILLED to win this. I’d go to town on some iron on labels (yes I’d be happy to pick up the iron for once) – saves buying 3 school hats per kid a year!
How cool 2 kids in school this is the best prize ever. My kids have unique names so everything needs to be personalized
Great prize!
With 3 children of to school this year, it would be very handy, and cool to send them with some awesome gear!
OMG this would be fantastic for my Granddaughter who is going off to BIG school as a preppy. We now how things can get lost so easily so. labels and personalized items are the only way to go.
Scool backpacks, lunchbags & library bags for all 4 of my grandbabies
Great products!
The backpack
Drink bottle and lunch pack.
Back to school ready and cool!!
What amazing products – this would be so useful with 3 kids heading off to school this year.
Love, love, love the wet bags. Ten years ago when I was childless and able to swim before work in the mornings I had such trouble trying to find something similar to keep my wet togs in until I got home at night. I would have killed for one – especially with my name on it 😀
Now, with two littlies at day care, it’s the “accidents” that these bags would be so handy for. Day care used to be a great way to recycle our plastic bags, but with the new ban there are no plastic bags to share (which is a good thing). Some flashy wet bags for the kids would be just the ticket – environmentally, cost-effectively and aesthetically!
With three kids back to school is always a hit to our budget. Would love to surprise my three with this!
Hats and bags for both my kids,
labelled hats means no more nits!!
top 5 would be a calculator, pens, pencils, books and a ruler
but with four kids its endless and kids love new school supplies
My grandkids love the personalised school gear
Wow! Cute Baby kids.
A back pack, lunchbox and hat too,
What design will my kids choose!
Some pencils, pens and a notebook,
The kids will want to share saying “friends, come and look”.
And if Im allowed to be sneaky,
I’ll get some whisky glasses for me.
I’ll raise my glass to the sky now that I’m free😉
Wow I cannot believe how extensive the range is.
I would buy a complete kit from the “my little budding artist”
It’s the perfect preparation to build skills for life
I’d get labels, lunchbox and drink bottle
Wonderful prize – perfect for back to school!
Aw they have some gorgeous stuff. Both my kids would love personalised school gear. 🙂
Wow I cannot believe how extensive the range is!!! Every need in every category is thought of!
I have my heart set on purchasing a complete kit from the budding little artist personalised art supplies, it is the foundation for supporting creative hopes and dreams!
I would get my girls back to school ready with lunch boxes, stationary and labels.
My girls would love this for school.
Back to school is a costly time of the year, this voucher would save me greatly having 3 girls at school. I’d spend it on must haves such as labels, lunch boxes & bags.
This amazing giveaway would ease the transition from long summer holidays into the new school year for my 7 and 10 year old boys.
They’d love to choose a design that suits their interests right now and label their possessions themselves instead of leaving it to me.
This would make my sons day. From personalised lunchboxes to bags there is so much to love on identity directs website. We\’ll be happy to share in all that Identity Direct back to school shopping frenzy.
Identity Direct’s personalised lunch boxes and matching bags would have the kids skipping to school
Love all of these top 5,
Bath towels and school backpacks.
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A wonderful $250 from Identity Direct
Will enlighten a beautiful, personalised effect
Lunchbox, drink bottle and a backpack for school
Hat, library & swimming bag would be cool
Stationary that’s creative and one of a kind
To warm hearts, inspire little minds
A towel to keep dry as we learn to splish & splash
Socks so fascinating be easy to learn – put on in a flash
Thank you for an amazing opportunity to win
Good luck to all, a prize to make you smile & grin!
Swim bags and towels would set them up for the swim season
I’ve been avoiding the lunch box and drink bottle upgrade thus far this season for Annie, Paddy and Jimmy. I’d love to upgrade with these beautiful options. So pretty!
I’d love to update the lunch and drink bottles this year. Annie, Paddy and Jimmy would also be pretty happy with these beautiful new options and not last years….again.
Great prize for kindy kids
What a fantastic prize for any little person starting school this year. Thank you #ChildBlogger . You offer such wonderful prizes to help out many struggling parents.
My girl starts Kindy this year, I’m so excited for her but also very nervous that I’ve got it all covered!
My little girl starts kindy this year and I’m so excited for her.
What a perfect start a child would have to the new school year with all these cool personalised products and labels. It would make them feel super special. #Childblogger you rock
This would be an amazing prize to win. I have heard the company name before but didn’t know you had such a big range.
My youngest is starting ‘big’ school (prep) would love to have all her items labelled and easily identifiable for her. My eldest is starting grade 5 and would love her to put her personal touch with picking her own labels.
First thing in my basket would be a personalised apron for my aspiring pastry chef!
I would buy Art supplies, Stationery, Day care essentials, my school years book, Towels and some Mickey mouse items.
Wow!! Really a fabulous present for my little learner. He would really ADORE these goodies . Such a generous TREAT to put a smile + make him more excited . Thanku heaps for the great opportunity 🙏
Wow!! Such a generous present for my little learner. He would really ADORE all these goodies. It is more than enough to put a smile on his face + to get more excited .
Thanku heaps for this opportunity 🙏
Lunchboxes and hats, the items that always seem to get lost 🙂
Would LOVE to win!!!
Labels, lunchboxes and bags
this would come in so handy!
Excellent blog. Your article was so nice and very useful. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wow would be nice to win but good luck too all
Identity Direct is best for great labels – because you KNOW it’s going to get lost! 😝
I would love to get my 2 school girls personalised library bags and labels.
I would love to buy personalised pencils and lunchboxes for each of my kids, no labels calling off! Thankyou!
A combination of personalised Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig and school labels. With 5 kids, it’s hard to find something to suit all ages and genders but identitydirect seems to have it covered! Win Win Win!!!!
Personalised Water Bottles for the family,
Many designs as cool as can be,
Stationery, pencil cases, labels too,
Won’t misplace all the stuff that’s new!
This would be wonderful for the kids starting back at school, such a wonderful giveaway that would be very much appreciated
A new lunchbox with a unicorn of course! And a matching drink bottle.
It would definitely help with the kids fighting over which lunchbox is theirs!
this prize is a great help for families
With my little brood starting school at the end of the month, now is the perfect time to get organised with Identity Direct! Lovely Peppa Pig labels for my little girl and Paw Patrol for the boys! No losing their belongings with these labels!
Iron-on Clothing Labels are a must,
On their durablity I trust.
Monogram Pillow Set- Adult for Valentines Day,
Would also say Love in a different way!
Personalised towels, so cute
The pencil case and pencils are a great idea
lunch boxes and drink bottles
I’d go to town on labels for my kids! I have four so need lots! I’d also get each of them a personalised swimming bag!
most things “back to school” related….more hats, packs, lunchboxes, etc etc….labels for sure…..and if a little left over maybe something NRL related for my bar
Backpack, lunch boxes sorted I would target “home” personalised towels and pillow cases would keep my sanity in check.;)
my kids are constantly loosing their school supplies and with three of them it gets quite costly! at least with identity direct I might have a chance of some of them coming home.
Love the colourful designs – personalised backpacks are ideal
Awesome for the young’uns to have personalised gear. Stand out!
Personalised water bottles & swimming bags. A great way to keep kids belongings under check!
What an amazing and generous prize to offer during a time people are strapped for cash with Christmas and back to school. Thankyou for the opportunity.
Such a generous and thoughtful prize at a time that can be difficult financially. I know this would be so helpful right now, I have 4 little ones, one at daycare, one at kindy and 2 at big school, this would be an incredible prize to win
Thi would trump our old tattered KMART bag!
So cutie baby’s.
Snap on tags are even easier, but I still prefer iron on clothing labels for my kids.