It's back to school! Tips on shopping for backpacks for school kids
By now, parents and kids are gearing up for the beginning of the new school year. Now is the best time to get school supplies on sale. This includes backpacks for school kids, to lug around all the necessary books, paper, notebooks, pencils, erasers ... you know the drill. Take a look at your kid's backpacks and see if they're still serviceable they do get a lot of wear! How about the type of backpack? Maybe the conventional backpack your second-grader used for school last year needs to be replaced with one of the easier rolling back packs, due to additional books and materials required for this year's classes. While the regular backpacks for school are OK for light loads, when the teacher starts handing out more homework and your child is carrying a mess of books to and from school every day, it's probably time to take a look at the rolling back packs for school kids. That smaller nylon back pack may have been fine last year, but you don't want your kids developing back and posture problems!
Most schools send out a list of school supplies and required textbooks about this time of year. As the kid's educational breadth increases, so does the weight of materials he or she must carry. Carefully look over the list you've received and make a guesstimate on how difficult this will be for your child to carry.
Remember, too, that backpacks for school kids are fashion accessories, so you won't have much trouble talking them into a new one one that takes a load off of them and can be freshly customized with decals, logos and stitchery which proclaims their current interests. Just decorating the backpacks can entail an entire afternoon's work (but it's a work of love).
Kids tend to focus on color and overall coolness of design when they make their choices. As the parent, let them choose color and styling details. Your job is to steer them towards one that meets their criteria and yours backpacks should be well-constructed, of heavy nylon, designed with solid zippers (flimsy won't do) and a sufficient number of compartments to hold all of their school supplies without breakage. For example, backpacks for school supplies that provide just one major pocket can result in broken pencils or cell phones, and may be difficult to dig around in to find what they need. Miss Jones, the whole class is waiting for you to find your pens! Kids find these moments embarrassing and irritating.
Rolling backpacks for school kids are cooler than cool as fashion accessories. More importantly, your kids won't suffer from neck and backaches! This translates to happier kids and possibly, better grades. For young kids, a regular backpack will usually fill the bill. Buy quality in any case!
Happy back-to-school days!