School

10 little extras for school

July 28, 2014

You bought all the paper, books, binders, bags and pens and you managed to save a few bucks? Here are ten little extras to make your child’s school year a little easier.

Labels

You will always have to write your child’s name on all of his belongings before school begins. At first, we think that writing down with a black marker will do but we soon realize that there are better solutions. There are so many things to identify that these iron-on labels are worth it. They will stay in place for a long time and even after you wash your child’s clothes. For other items, you can buy printable labels and print the amount you need at home.

Iron-on labels, Clément, $ 13 for 100 labels.

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