Comments on: Top Backpacks for Daycare, Pre-K and Kindergarten

By: Renata

Renata — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:45:25 +0000

Hello Christie. Pottery Barn has a new line of cute adaptive backpacks, with a lot of different options! https://www.potterybarnkids.com/pages/accessible-collection/
Hope that helps!

By: Christie Mitstifer

Christie Mitstifer — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 22:52:45 +0000

It really saddens me that not one of these companies offer adaptive backpacks. The only company that is offering adaptive backpacks for kids in wheelchairs is Target. A typical backpack does not safely secure to a wheelchair, so can’t just “make it work”. My son with complex medical needs, but cognitively, is as smart as his peers would love to pick out a cool backpack for kindergarten. Sadly, his options are quite limited.

By: Hoang Nghiem

Hoang Nghiem — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:16:00 +0000

For kid’s backpacks, I can recommend one more brand, the Tinipak backpack, which I’ve just bought for my two sons. It’s super light and utilized for kids, both go out and to school as well. They need to be comfortable with the light and smart backpack, and Tinipak convinced me as it’s just around 700 grams with modular files for kids to organize their books. Besides their utilized functions of a backpack, the kid’s health angle should be considered. If choosing an unsuitable backpack, their back will be in pain. Tinipak is designed with thick pads and a back panel to make sure their safety. I expect they’ll continue to use it for backpacking for three or four years, at which point it will become a good daypack. If you’re interested, refer to their website: https://bit.ly/First-Modular-Ergonomic-School-Backpack

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 13:47:52 +0000

In reply to Kate. Hi Kate! Good question :) I would look for a backpack with a water bottle holder on the outside and check for material to ensure it's splash proof (which I would image most are). Lastly, many backpack brands offer different sizes. Check your laptop/tablet size and measure accordingly. Best of luck!

By: Charlene

Charlene — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:41:56 +0000

In reply to Cynthia. Cynthia, thank you so much for your comment and suggestion. It's very helpful. Yes, you are right, the things that children have to carry to school are not small. That's why we also included brands like Parkland and STATE, which have full-sized kids backpack options as well. We will definitely check out the Roots from Costco. Thanks!

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 13:42:32 +0000

Any ideas for kids who have to carry laptops now? Ones to protect against water bottles that aren’t closed!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 13:23:34 +0000

Another kindergarten teacher opinion here! These backpacks are adorable, but in Canada (kids age 4-6 in kindergarten for two years) I only ever recommend a full size backpack. I like the Roots one from Costco. Your kid may be little, but their “stuff” is not. My students need space for their BIG stuff; library book, their lunch box, and for most of the school year they need to be able to fit their snow pants, extra hats and mits in their bags. They’re big backpacks for their size (my 4 year old is TINY) but they have big “stuff”. I haaaaaaate seeing toddler backpacks in kindergarten because there is no way a kid is going to get all their items into their backpack independently and be able to zip it without adult help. A bigger pack pack allows them much more independence.

(Also! I agree. No names on the front of backpacks, and initials aren’t always helpful either. I’d skip the monogram!!)

By: Amy Dersh

Amy Dersh — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 08:13:35 +0000

I think that’s called, “better safe than sorry”. Kids should never have their names displayed openly like that, especially not for the preschool age which is what this article’s focus is on.

By: Meg Collins

Meg Collins — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 21:11:23 +0000

In reply to Heather. Depends on how much you worry about things like that. Personally, I think that's a page from the book of the "culture of fear" that we've been told to live in.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:27:51 +0000

I’m a teacher and love the ease of students having monogrammed items, but I’ve also heard the caution that having a student’s name embroidered on their backpack/lunchbox/whatever can make them a potential target for kidnappers – easier for the bad person to say, “Hey, Mackenzie, your mom’s sick and asked me to pick you up” etc. What do you think… legit concern?