Everything You Need For Day One of Preschool Can we get an AMEN.
By Danielle Halibey | Photo courtesy of @thedearestgrey
Let’s make your babe’s transition from home to daycare or preschool the easiest it can be. Whether it’s storage for all the artwork they bring home, snacktime essentials, or precautionary measures against spills, germs, and the like, here’s everything your little one needs for their first day away from you. For their peace of mind, and for yours.
These mini-sized Kane backpacks with soft padded, easily adjustable straps feature a front storage pocket and a zippered main compartment that can hold colored pencils, crayons and small toys to books, lunch, a water bottle and an extra change of clothes. Photo courtesy of STATE
Snacktime is important too! Be sure to stock up on easy-to-open and energizing snacks, such as these healthy applesauce pouches by Zee Zees. Photo courtesy of Zee Zees.
That first week of school often coincides with the blazing sun… since your babe right be playing outside quite a bit, it’s good to send them off with a face of cute and easy to apply sunscreen. Plus, it’s not liquid (keep that mess away!). Photo courtesy of Supergoop
Toddlers can be icky! Make sure to always have a box of kid friendly wipes on hand—you never know what messes they’ve been getting into. Photo courtesy of Yipes!
Perfect for lunch or snack time, these reusable bento boxes are unbreakable and created with 100% food-grade silicone, which makes for easy cleaning once the babes are back home from school or daycare. Photo courtesy of The Dearest Grey
Toss the brown paper bag—all of Minted’s adorable lunchbags are reusable and easily cleaned. In addition to the super cutesy designs, the lunchbox stays insulated and comes with a wipeable lining (goodbye mess!). Photo courtesy of Minted
As soon as they’re capable, your babes will be busting out artwork in droves — and you’ll want to keep some of it. Having a stamp to add some context to each of their creations helps. These sweet personalized stamps can be customized with your Picasso’s name, along with a space to write in their age and the date. Photo courtesy of The Homebody Society
Who else has personally felt mom guilt after their child has been on the perpetrator side of a biting or pinching incident at school? #BeenThere. If you can get ahead of the issue before it happens, you’re in a much better position, believe us. This beautifully-illustrated rhyming story teaches tinies to keep their hands to themselves. Photo courtesy of A New Day For Cray
If you’ll need a comfort item to soothe your baby at naptime, something like this mini blankie is a best kept secret for daycare. Plus, the pack comes with two security blankets in sizes 15″ x 15″, so you’ll always have one when you need it. Photo courtesy of LouLou Lollipop
