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    Get Ready for Back to School with These Kid’s Essentials

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    By Tessa Smith on August 9, 2017 Kids
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    I teamed up with The Hopping Bloggers for this Back to School Guide! All opinions are my own.

    2017 Back to School Guide

    Welcome to the 2017 Back to School Essentials List! Mama’s Geeky is bringing you everything that you need for a successful year at school! Back to school can be stressful for parents as well as kids – so I have put together some items that will make getting ready easier and quicker! Each item on this guide was personally tested and/or approved by Mama’s Geeky and/or her children. This guide may contain affiliate links. 


    teach myTeach My Yoga Mat

    The Teach My Yoga Mat Set™ – Fish & Learn is designed to encourage active learning. Research has shown that children who move while learning may absorb more. Plus, physical activity is important for a healthy mind and body. Your child can master the alphabet, numbers, shapes and colors, while on the move! With a coordinated yoga mat, magnetic fishing rods, magnetic fish and inflatable dice, your child will have so much fun that they won’t even realize they are learning. We LOVE Teach My learning kits in our house! I have been shocked at how much my girls have learned with them. These Yoga Mats seem like great new products to add to the line! What better way to prepare them for a new school year than with something like this?
    Purchase at TeachMy.com

    Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr. Succeeding in School Hot Dots Jr. Succeeding in School

    With the Hot Dots Jr. Succeeding in School with Highlights Set from Educational Insights, children can practice the skills they need to succeed in kindergarten and first grade! This interactive and multi-subject set reinforces the fundamentals and prepare kids for success. Set includes skill specific lessons, a parent guide, and Ollie—the Talking, Teaching Owl™ pen that provides silly sounds, lights, and encouraging feedback little ones love. For ages 5-6 years. MSRP: $39.99.
    Purchase at Amazon.com

    Magnetic Game Box ABC & 123Magnetic Game Box ABC & 123

    With the new Magnetic Game Box ABC Expedition and Magnetic Game Box 1,2 Numbers and You from HABA USA, children are introduced to the worlds of letters and writing or numbers and mathematics through these cheerful arranging games. Plus, the handy cardboard carrying case and magnetic pieces make these sets ideal for learning on the go! For ages 3 years+. MSRP: $19.99/ each.
    Purchase at Amazon.com

    Alphabet Acornsalphabet acorns

    Preparing for school doesn’t have to be a chore with the All Ready for Kindergarten set from Learning Resources. This kit includes kindergarten essentials conveniently bundled in a sturdy carrying case for learning at home or on the go. The Parent Guide is easy-to-follow to help parents ease children into grade-appropriate subjects through engaging activities and games that progressively get more difficult. For ages 4 years+. MSRP: $29.99.
    Purchase at Amazon.com

    Dr. BeakerDr. Beaker

    Stir up excitement in Dr. Beaker’s Laboratory! Flip a challenge card and race your opponents to match the formula. Using logic and your stirring rod, move the 6 molecules into the right spots. Think ahead – the special rotating platform at the bottom of your beaker only allows the molecules to move one-by-one. Unique game pieces add to the fun in this brainteasing logic race!
    Purchase at Amazon.com

    Slammers Superfood Snacksorganic slammers

    After a long day at school, kids need to refuel with the right nutrition to power through their homework and after-school sports, and I have a little known A+ After school snack to share, a snack is so good it should be considered cheating. It’s juicy. It’s fruity. And it’s packed with superfoods and 500mg of omega-3s. Bonus points: it’s crumb-less. Perfect for after-school lunches and sports, Slammers Super Food Snacks by Go Gourmet just released a new Slammers Snack flavor for 2017: Amped. Created to be delicious, easily digestible, and instant fuel for active kids, Amped, in addition to their full-line of flavors, is packed with protein and nutrients to keep kids energized, fueled, and focused.

    Purchase at Amazon.com or a store near you!

    bits box 3Bitsbox – Coding for Kids

    Learning shouldn’t end at school. Fill up your weekends, school nights, and holiday breaks with a fun educational subscription box for kids – Bitsbox. This monthly subscription box will teach children to code in an easy and fun way! Maybe you’ll also learn a thing or two. Designed for children ages 6-14, Bitsbox is made to appeal to boys and girls – no coding experience needed. Your children will learn to make their very own apps that they can play on the computer, tablet, or phone! Every month will feature a new project for children to indulge in.

    Subscribe right now at bitsbox.com
    Coupon Code: Use code BACK2SCHOOL for 20% off first subscription. Exp. 10/1

    clakitClakIt Backpack Clips

    A new backpack is a back-to-school essential that parents purchase for their child every year because of the convenience it provides of keeping your child’s hands free and their belongings in one place. This year make their bag more convenient with ClakIt accessories. The clip-on accessories attach to the front straps of a backpack and securely hold items that you would like your child to have access to without them having to remove their backpack every time they need the item. The interchangeable pouches can hold items such as: water bottle, writing utensils, pocket tissues or any other compact school supply your child needs to have readily available.

    Purchase here.

    creation crateCreation Crate

    The Creation Crate curriculum focuses on introducing new concepts every month that build on the concepts learned from the months before. The projects you receive will increase in difficulty each month. By the end of our 24 month curriculum, you’ll be fluent in the language of technology! This is a great subscription for kids that are interested in technology.

    Subscribe at CreationCrate.com.

    LEGO DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman DormLEGO DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman Dorm

    Your little builder will enjoy building and playing with this detailed dorm room for Wonder Woman, as they help protect Wonder Woman’s Golden Lasso from the Kryptomite! This set is a stand-alone model but can also connect with 41232 Super Hero High School to expand the action-packed play of the LEGO DC Super Hero Girls.

    Purchase on Amazon.

    all ready for kindergartenAll Ready For Kindergarten

    Preparing for school doesn’t have to be a chore with the All Ready for Kindergarten set from Learning Resources. This kit includes kindergarten essentials conveniently bundled in a sturdy carrying case for learning at home or on the go. The Parent Guide is easy-to-follow to help parents ease children into grade-appropriate subjects through engaging activities and games that progressively get more difficult.

    Purchase on Amazon.

    hubxtra mychargeHubXtra myCharge

    August is Family Fun Month and the perfect time to do outdoor activities and go on adventures with your family before the chillier weather puts a damper on your plans soon. Using your smartphone to take family pictures, the GPS or letting your kids borrow it to play a game or read can end up draining your battery quickly. The HubXtra from myCharge features built-in Apple Lightning and Micro-USB cables and has prongs on the back of the unit to directly charge it from a wall outlet, meaning it’s one less thing parents have to remember to bring along.

    Purchase on Amazon.

    fraggle keychain 3Fraggle Rock Backpack Clips

    Super Impulse and The Jim Henson Company have partnered to bring your favorite Fraggle characters out of their caves and to life. Fraggle Rock is based on the iconic HBO show from the mid-Eighties, with the quirky Muppet-like characters that people know and love: Gobo, Red, Mokey, Wembley and Boober. Whether outdoors or indoors, you can now take Red and Gobo with you wherever you go with the 4″ Plush Backpack Clips.

    Purchase on Amazon.

    Bugs for WEBStemBox – STEM learning kits

    Each month StemBox delivers hands-on STEM learning to girls 8-13. Girls also receive exposure to some of today’s most inspiring women in STEM through educational videos and interviews. At StemBox, they believe in breaking down stereotypical ideas about gender and toys. They love it when we see boys asking for their own StemBoxes and becoming young STEMinists. Science is for everyone! However, due to the lack of girls in STEM it is clear that action needs to be taken to reach out to girls who may not think science is for them by meeting them where their interests currently lie. And sometimes that means adding a bit of pink!

    Subscribe right now at MyStemBox.com

    Enter to win a 3-Month Subscription to StemBox 8/11 – 8/25

     

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    Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. On Camera personality and TV / Film Critic with 10+ years of experience in video editing, writing, editing, moderating, and hosting.

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