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21 schoolbag essentials ..for pounds 10 or less; Worried by the cost of sending kids back to school? Here's what you need, at parent-friendly prices.


Byline: Tanith Carey

Add & Subtract Cube

The more you turn this cube inside out, the more answers and questions you get. pounds 6.50 www.zoobookoo.com

Little Princess Little Princess may refer to:
  • A Little Princess, a 1905 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The Little Princess, a religious tract published by Chick Publications
  • , a Japan-only RPG from the Marl Kingdom series
 lunch bag

This wipeclean bag is sure to keep every little princess happy at lunch time. pounds 5.99 amazon. co.uk

Crazy Crocs Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is an American company founded by Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, Scott Seamans, and George Boedecker[1] in July 2002. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the firm was created to market a lightweight plastic shoe first developed and manufactured by Foam  lunch box

Your kids will have a monster appetite with these two crazy creatures on the outside of their lunch box. pounds 5 www.paperchase.co.uk

Inflatable in·flat·a·ble  
adj.
Designed to be filled with air or gas before use: an inflatable mattress.

n.
An object or device that can be filled with air or gas, especially:
a.
 fruit carriers

Don't let your child be put off eating their fruit by the fact it's bashed about. Instead protect it with this inflatable fruit cover. pounds 4 www.gltc.co.uk

Magic placemats

Kids can complete sums on this mat with a dry-wipe pen while they are waiting for their meals. pounds 4.99 www.zoobookoo.com

Concentrate Lunch Box Cooler

The Lunch Box Cooler keeps lunch boxes cool until lunchtime and also helps protect any fruit inside. pounds 9.99 www.concentrate.org.uk

Homework Helpers: Spelling for School

This sweetly illustrated Ladybird book is perfect to help kids remember tricky spelling rules. pounds 1.99 amazon.co.uk

Time Teacher Watches

Time Teacher Watches help children learn to tell the time by showing them how to work out the minutes before and after the hour. From pounds 5.26 Amazon.co.uk

Skipmate skipping rope

Get youngsters skipping to a musical tune in the playground with this pink skipping rope. pounds 8 www.woolworths.co.uk

Fire engine lunch bag

Just the right size to hold enough 'fuel' to keep kids fired up all day. pounds 7.98 from www.lakeland.co.uk

Gymbag

Ideal for PE kits, this funky nylon pink gym bag is decorated with sheep and has a drawstring to keep everything is safe inside. pounds 1 Poundstretcher/ Instore

High School Musical pencil case

Kids can be accompanied all day long by their favourite HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape.  characters with this durable pencil case. pounds 5 www.woolworths.co.uk

Crayola twistable colours

Never have a blunt pencil again with this set of 10 Crayola Twistable colours pounds 3 www.woolworths.co.uk

Dictionary

This paperback format of the Webster's dictionary won't weigh kids down - but will give them all the word power they need. pounds 1 Poundstretcher/ Instore

Crazy croc sticky notes

Help kids keep a note of homework assignments and important pages of books with these crocodile crocodile, large, carnivorous reptile of the order Crocodilia, found in tropical and subtropical regions. Crocodiles live in swamps or on river banks and catch their prey in the water. They have flattened bodies and tails, short legs, and powerful jaws.  sticky notes. pounds 2.50 www.paperchase.co.uk

Demon Dice

Roll the three chunky dice and do your sums. Highest score wins the round and a monster. Three monsters win the game. pounds 6.50 www.zoobookoo.com

Maths Wrap

The Maths Wrap game promises to double the speed of learning times tables. Insert one of the times tables cards into the top slot, then wind the cord around to link the questions to the right answer. pounds 6.35 www.zoobookoo.com

Street skulls lockable journal

Kids will be able to scare away to drive away by frightening.

See also: Scare
 anyone tempted to read their diary - as well as lock them out with this lockable diary, covered in skulls. pounds 7.50 www.paperchase.co.uk

Handwriting practice books

Make sure your child is ready to write with these practice books which come with a template to follow. pounds 7.99 for a pack of 10 www.hamelinpaperbrands.co.uk

Pritt glue

This four-pack of glue comes in different colours so you can see where you are gluing. Clean and washable for art projects. pounds 5.99 www.prittworld.com

Hungry Jungle drinks bottle

With a parched parch  
v. parched, parch·ing, parch·es

v.tr.
1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth.
 crocodile on the front and a handy cover, this drink bottle will stop your little one working up a thirst. pounds 4.99 www.lakeland.co.uk
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Date:Aug 27, 2009
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