It’s back-to-school time! What? I know! Where did the summer go? Today is our second day of school, and it’s been a crazy ride this week! Parents, you know how it goes! Clothes shopping, school supplies, meet the teacher, and then the big day finally arrives! So, to make things easier on you, I’m sharing The 2017 Ultimate Back to School Gift Guide From Preschool To College that will help them learning all year long!
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The 2017 Ultimate Back to School Gift Guide From Preschool To College
Teach My Yoga Mat
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Bitsbox – Coding for Kids
StemBox – STEM Learning Kits
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Speck Presidio Clear iPhone Case
I’ve been looking for a phone case for my iPhone 7 plus that will show off the amazing Rose Gold colors and the Speck Presidio Clear Case allows me to do exactly this. My phone is not only the way that we communicate in my home, but it’s my second camera for work and I want to protect it as much as I can. That’s why I use the Speck phone covers, plus it comes with a Lifetime Warranty and Free shipping. Perfect for back-to-school kiddos!
Purchase at Speck
The Ruck Backpack by Speck
Alphabet Acorns Activity Set 
Purchase the Acorns Set
Counting Dino-Sorters Math Activity Set 
Use these interactive dino eggs to help kids as young as 3 learn counting, colors and lay hide-and-seek by putting the little dinos into the eggs. Your kiddos can also build fine motor skills and encourage imaginative play.
Smart Market
Help children learn counting, money concepts, and the alphabet while encouraging imaginative and cooperative play. Includes grocery boxes and cans, play money, coupons, a grocery list, and shopping basket. My girls always loved playing pretend with their Smart Market and kitchen Purchase the Smart Market
Pretend and Play Calculator Cash Register
This was one of my favorite educational toys growing up and my preschoolers used to love it when I taught as well. It’s a solar activated calculator and cash register with an LCD screen. Includes 73-piece set encouraging children to learn basic math and money skills with this real-working cash register and 30 pretend US bills, 40 plastic coins, pretend credit card, and activity guide. Cash drawer makes a “cha-ching” sound when it opens, just like a real register
Purchase the Pretend and Play Calculator Cash Register
Code and Go Robot Mouse Activity Set 
Introduce children to the fun of coding and puzzle solving with this colorful, programmable mouse with the maze! A great way to introduce young children to science, technology, engineering, and math. Program the mouse with easy push-button controls to follow your created maze and find the cheese. Mouse lights up and sounds and also features two speeds are perfect for tabletop or floor play. Part of the stem line of activity sets that help students experience stem through hands-on activities and experiments while challenging them to think critically, solve problems effectively, and acquire the skills needed to enter stem-related fields.
Gears! Gears! Gears! Cycle Gears 
My girls absolutely love building, so they love the Cycle Gears to create and use their imagination. Cycle gears building kit to create cycles that actually roll! Open-ended play allows for almost endless creative possibilities. Includes 30 building pieces, with an activity guide with suggested build States. An engaging way to build STEM and critical thinking skills. Works with all gears! sets.
Thanks for this but honestly speaking there is a thing you should remove from the list – the iPhone Case – do you really think kids need smartphones at this age? We are having hard time to teach our kids not to use smartphones till they reach 12y at least because we do believe it’s better for them to learn to communicate with real persons instead of chatting all day long, what do you think?
Hi, thank you for the comment 🙂 The list is a collection of back-to-school items from ages Preschool to College, so I think that the Speck case although not suitable for preschoolers, is perfect for protecting college students phones. Especially if parents are the ones purchasing them. I for sure would like to make sure that my daughters phones are protected and I had a way to communicate with them if they were not close by 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!