Learning: Preschooler, LL Bean

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Luggage for 4 Year Old

So now that we are a family of four, we just can't fit the kids clothes in with our luggage any more. I am thinking of getting my 4 year old his own suitcase. I've seen the ones at Pottery Barn Kids and wondered how they hold up. I was also looking at a rolling duffel at Lands End and wondered if that would be a better option, but it's not as structured as a suitcase. Any experience with either of these? Update: It needs to be big enough for him to put his luggage in. Some of the suggestions I think are cute but not big enough,...

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Ve Geat Backpacks

Hi Moms. So I'm thinking about getting an LL Bean Rolling original ...

Activities

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Questions Regarding Daughter Starting Kindergarten

My daughter is starting kindergarten this fall and I have a few questions for moms of 1st or 2nd grade girls. This may seem strange but what kind of backpacks and lunch kits did most of the girls carry? I know she would probably like another "princess" or character backpack, but I'm wondering at what age is that not "cool" anymore. I certainly don't want her to feel left out and I already know that if everyone else has something different, she is going to want me to buy something different (and since hubby lost his job, that's not an...

School

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Preparing for First Grade

Hi Moms, My son will be starting first grade in September and I'm trying to prepare for it. We home schooled for Grade K because we didn't have public K in our town last year - we live in NH. So this is all new to us. What will my son need to go to school - a backpack, lunch box, pencils, rulers, pens, notebooks? I don't know where to begin. Do 6 year olds need a backpack? What's a good one - something from LL Bean? What kind of lunch boxes work best? Do I supply him with pencils and erasers? Do first graders use pens? What about markers...