Everything You Need For Day One of Preschool Can we get an AMEN.
By Danielle Halibey | Photo courtesy of @thedearestgrey
If you’re dropping your peanut preschoolers for the first time or transitioning your itty bitties into daycare, you’ll want to check out our Babe back-to-school list to ensure they understand the assignment. Whether it’s putting together a big-shot backpack that’ll hold all of their stuff or showing off with a serious step up in the diaper department (our friends at Coterie just came out with The Pant), we’ve got the goods you need for an A+ experience.
Toss the old school black Sharpie. All of Minted’s adorable labels are peel-and-stick and can easily be attached to clothing, food containers, toys, water bottles, school supplies and more. Sort through over 300 unique, independently designed themes on the site and personalize. Voila. Photo courtesy of Minted
STATE recently unveiled new bags for even littler littles. 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
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 pint-sized Picasso’s name, along with a space to write in their age and the date. Photo courtesy of The Homebody Society
With a range of six sizes available for ages 4+ to adults (XXS-XL), Enro’s triple-layer, reusable face masks have adjustable ear loops and nose bridges to ensure a secure fit. Their custom fabrication is 40% more breathable than cotton and they can withstand up to 100x machine washes without losing their efficacy. Photo courtesy of Enro
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
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. (See also: cute lunches we’ll never make but look damn cute.) Photo courtesy of The Dearest Grey
And where should you slip those precious bento boxes? Into an equally twee character lunch bag. The retro design is super fun, as are the coordinating cloth napkins and placemats that you can add into their picnic-lunch-style setup. Throw in a nutritious pouch and some petite protein options and your eager eater is ready to start munching! Photo courtesy of Funkins
Lately, we’ve been double tapping ALL the school/daycare Insta content about germsthat inevitably come with a new year IYKYK. So, keeping antibacterial accoutrements on hand is imperative. Yipes! Hand and Face Cleaning Wipes are 94% biodegradable and made with 99% plant-derived ingredients, excluding parabens, phthalates and petrolatum. Photo courtesy of Yipes!
Getting new shoes at summer’s end is a rite of passage for every back-to-schooler, and babies going into daycare are no exception — even if they’re not quite walking yet! These adorbs shoes were designed to be an infant’s first pair of slide-ons, and not only are they super cute, they’re also the world’s first 100% biodegradable baby shoe. (see also: the essential low-waste registry!) Photo courtesy of Woolybubs
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. Made with ultra-soft and breathable muslin fabric, it features satin trim that babies love, and it’s just the right size to grab and go. 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
