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Whether or not to give a child back to school gifts is a hot parenting topic. Some parents think back to school gifts encourage self-esteem and academic performance. Others feel gifts essentially bribe children into learning, when learning should just be expected from them.<\/p>\n

A third, and somewhat sneaky, option exists. Choose school supplies the child needs, but seem like gifts to the child. With that in mind, here are some of our favorite back to school gift ideas.<\/p>\n

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Themed Backpacks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chances are good that the backpack you bought your junior scholar for last year looks like it\u2019s been dragged through the mud (it has), ripped on something sharp (it has), and set on fire (let\u2019s hope not). Kids are hard on backpacks, is what we\u2019re suggesting here.<\/p>\n

Kids also switch interests quickly\u2014what was hot at the beginning of the last school year is old news now. Choose a themed backpack that matches your child\u2019s latest obsession, and stock it with school supplies and other back to school gift ideas.<\/p>\n

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Novelty Pencils, Erasers, and Notebooks<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a given you\u2019ll need to buy pencils, erasers, notebooks, crayons, and other essentials at the start of the school year. It doesn\u2019t follow that they have to be boring. Decorative pencils and stationary are fully functional, but more likely to bring a smile to your child\u2019s face than plain, ordinary supplies. As for notebooks, teachers often have children personalize them with doodles and drawings, so why not add some personalized stickers<\/a> to really make your child\u2019s school supplies stand out?<\/p>\n

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Personalized Lunch Boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Personalized lunch boxes<\/a> are popular back to school gift ideas. Food-safe, beautifully illustrated, and emblazoned with your child\u2019s name, our lunch boxes really stand out in the cafeteria. The inside lids are chalkboards, so you can leave special messages with every meal.<\/p>\n

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Books and Little Extras<\/strong><\/p>\n

While most of our back to school gift ideas are practical, you can jazz up school supplies with a few little extras. If you\u2019re proving coloring crayons anyway, why not add a personalized coloring book<\/a>? Coloring improves fine motor skills, so it technically counts as school supplies\u2026.<\/p>\n

Books are a vital part of the learning process, and encouraging your child to read is never a waste. I See Me\u2019s personalized books<\/a> delight children by making them part of the story, and help develop a love of reading that serves kids well throughout school and all the way into college. Whether your child dreams of being a doctor, a firefighter, an actor, or a dinosaur rancher, the education they need to make those dreams reality grows out of early learning.<\/p>\n

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Well okay, we haven\u2019t found any postsecondary degrees for dinosaur ranching. Yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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