License Granted - We've been collecting all our own and our friends' old bicycle licenses. When we get enough of them, we slide them onto an old belt by means of the slots in the sides of the plates. It's an eye-catching belt for pants, shorts and high waisted skirts.
Craft Kits and Supplies: Check out Jo-Anne Fabrics, Hobby Lobby, Target and Wal-Mart for inexpensive craft kits and craft supplies. I hit a 50% off sale. For under $15 I got about six craft sets and craft supply items: enough to fill a little girl's stocking to overflowing. Snoop out those reduced price and clearance aisles. Look for specialty crayon products from Cran and Crayola. I've found metallic crayons, neon colored crayons, fluorescent crayons, gel pens, stamps and stamp pad, decorative edged scissors, decorative paper punches, erasable colored pencils and more.
If you are looking for a real budget friendly bag then this is it. You can buy it for less then $10 but it is smaller then most some it may not work for some middle or high school backpack essentials students. It's available in 12 different colors and has 2 zippered pockets, one for books and one for accessories.
Fun socks and gloves: Look for cute colorful socks for a dollar a pair at Family Dollar and Dollar General. A growing girl can never have too many pairs of socks.
Obviously starting a new year at school means new books and new materials. This would increase the weight of the backpack and thus the stress on the child's shoulders so while choosing a backpack make sure that the backpack has two straps rather than one as two will help reduce the weight on either shoulder by distributing it. Well chosen back to school backpack can reduce the pressure off students on the first day of school.
If you have a lot of bulky items to carry like a pot or pan, be sure to pad them well. You can wrap them in your clothes so they don't stick out and irritate your back while carrying them.
What originally attracted me to the Eastsport backpack was the price. It is a very affordable backpack for everything it offers. I was in the market for a basic backpack. I was not planning on mountain climbing. I just wanted a backpack to carry items to and from work. I have a basic, yet durable, backpack in my Eastsport backpack.
The missing zippers can be an advantage as already said, but also a disadvantage: There is always the danger of things falling out, because you cannot close the bag completely but just the clips.