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Back to School Prep

I love the excitement of back to school almost, if not more, than my girls do! There is just something about buying new school supplies and getting organized for the school year that puts a pep in my step. I know that in a few short weeks I will be drowning in to-dos, lunches, and dragging kids out of bed, but for now I can’t help but think we will live in a permanent state of back to school efficiency. I’ve got the family calendar ready, the backpacks purchased and am waiting on go for our school supply lists.

Speaking of supply lists, scroll to the bottom of this post to randomly help a few teachers out if you are able! I would be so grateful if we could help bless some of these teachers as they start a new year!

Purple Tie-Dye Backpack // Lunchbox // Pencil Case
Pastel Tie-Dye Backpack // Lunchbox // Pencil Case

If you are looking for bookbags, you need to check out Pottery Barn Teen. I don’t know why I assumed that the only backpacks for kids were at Pottery Barn Kids, but the Teen selection is so great!! My friend mentioned it’s where she got her girls from and how there were so many more to chose from and she was so right! Scottie was especially excited that her lunchbox has a strap. Apparently crossbody lunchboxes are all the rage these days.

First Day Teacher Gift Ideas

If you want to take your teacher a little something on the first day of school here are a few cute ideas. I usually sent a card and an Amazon gift card for supplies she might need but I think it would be fun to let the girls pick some things out and put together a little gift basket!

School Supplies Round-Up

I LOVE going school supply shopping with the girls. We usually make a trip and then just order everything we couldn’t find. It would be easy to order everything at once but I still love watching them get excited as they shop! Here are a few of the backpacks that we loved and a few supplies your kiddos might need.

Teacher Amazon Wish Lists

A few weeks ago we asked for the teacher lists of first-year or Title I teachers that could use some help finishing their teacher lists. We had so many and included all we could! I thought it would be fun to do a little giveaway with the lists so if you buy something leave us a comment on this post and we will send out some random Beauty Boxes when we send out June winners boxes mailed! (If your comment doesn’t go through right away just wait because we have to approve first-time comments).

Tracy Young // Kennesaw, GA // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Ashley Brumbeloe // Loachapoka, AL // Pre- K // Amazon Wish List

Brooke Burton // Mt. Holly, NC // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Kortney Bryant // Mabelton, GA // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Lauren Montgomery // Lebanon, TN // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Claire Charles // Stanton, KY // Grades 8-12 // Amazon Wish List

Alexis Saunders // Spencer, WV // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Emily Stiller // Dumfries, VA // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Natalie Jenkins // Riceville, TN // Grades 5-8 // Amazon Wish List

Clair Forsberg // North Charleston, SC // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Heather Wray // Hamlin, WV // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Marie South // Glen St. Mary, FL // Amazon Wish List

Brittany Potts // Jefferson, GA // Early Intervention + ESOL Teacher // Amazon Wish List

Laura Maguire // Carlisle, PA // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Brittany Brooks // Concord, NC // ESOL Teacher // Amazon Wish List

Anne Perry // Cumming, GA // 9th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Julia Trombetta // Jacksonville, FL // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Megan Hall // Lexington, KY // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Lesa Thomas // Stokes County, NC // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Payton Williams // Friendswood, TX // Reading Intervention Teacher // Amazon Wish List

Morgan Allinder // Bay Minette, AL // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Holly McMurray // Hendersonville, NC // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Emma Simmons // Greenville, SC // // Amazon Wish List

Olivia Taylor // Crestview, FL // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Courtnie Wyant // Viola, IL // Grades K-4 // Amazon Wish List

Valerie Effland // Springfield, MO // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Kaitlyn Johnson // Chandler, TX // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Brittney Alexander // Robeson County, NC // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Sara Horner // Rochester Hills, MI // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Kat Crupper // Florence, KY // K-5 // Amazon Wish List

Rebecca Young // Kingsland, GA // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Amy Hayden // Logansport, IN // 6th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Leigh McDaniel // Thomaston, GA // 7th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Elizabeth Poché // Westwego, LA // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Judie Eggl // Frisco, TX // School Nurse // Amazon Wish List

Ashley Bercaw // Columbus, OH // 7th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Julie Webb // Kennedale, TX // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Laura Mounger // Plaquemine, LA // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Ashley Decker // Pevely, MO // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Sarah Turner // Acworth, GA // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Terence Legette // Gray Court, SC // Grades 6-8 // Amazon Wish List

Meg Hodges // Concord, CA // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Lauren Cherney // Nashville, TN // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Brittney Atkins // Taylors, SC // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Ginny Shipp // Lebanon, TN // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Anna Morison // Cary, NC // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Kelly Walker // South Shore, KY // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Maggie Baker // Fayetteville, NC // 5th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Rachel Bagwell // Garner, NC // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Samantha Henderson // Burkesville, KY // 5th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Natalie Fife // New Albany, OH // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Liza Meaux // Gilbert, AZ // Preschool // Amazon Wish List

Lauren Higgins // Honea Path, SC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Haley Knapp // Howell, MI // Pre-K // Amazon Wish List

Lauren Buckels // League City, TX // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Ashley Lawson // West Columbia, SC // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Amanda Bosico // Souderton, PA // 8th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Carmen Lawrence // Cooleemee, NC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Olivia Sanchez // Phoenix, AZ // K/1 Teacher // Amazon Wish List

Amanda Pearson // Greenville, SC // K5 // Amazon Wish List

Emily Nolen // Springfield, IL // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Rachel Giesey // Plano, TX // 8th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Mollie Gaddis // Ila, GA // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Phoebe Alewine // Statesboro, GA // K/1 Teacher // Amazon Wish List

Elizabeth Gunnels // Liberty, SC // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Carlie O’Neal // Belleville, IL // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Katie Cansler // Macon, GA // 6th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Emily Tuttle // Houma, LA // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Amy Neal // Greensboro, NC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Kerri Dilworth // Columbia, SC // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

King Randall // Albany, GA // The Life Preparatory School for Boys // Amazon Wish List

Lisa Lee // El Paso, TX // School Counselor // Amazon Wish List

Katelyn Johnson // Belleville, IL // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Meredith Evans // Tuscaloosa, AL // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Maura Gallen // New York City, NY // Grades 3-5 // Amazon Wish List

Kim Hutchins // Viola, IL // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Kristin Meece // Ceres, CA // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Mary Lawler // Carroll, IA // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Amanda Pershke // Fort Mill, SC // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Ashlee Swanner // Creedmoor, NC // Exceptional Children (EC) Class // Amazon Wish List

Kacie Vargas // Conroe, TX // 7th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Hannah Atwood // Cooleemee, NC // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Crystal Sullivan // West Palm Beach, FL // Grades 9-10 // Amazon Wish List

Sarah Bradley Hyneman // Greenville, SC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Erin Lozowski // State Road, NC // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Katherine Wates // Birmingham, AL // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Ansley Ellis // Georgetown, SC // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Jessica Green // Orlando, FL // 5th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Erika Musgrove // Baton Rouge, LA // Grades 3-5 // Amazon Wish List

Amanda Jackson // Loxahatchee, FL // High School Math // Amazon Wish List

Sydney Mawyer // Garner, NC // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Mary Frances Daly // Alexandria, VA // School Librarian // Amazon Wish List

Lindsi Rhodes // Edgefield, SC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Caitlin Soto // Kirkland, AZ // Grades 5-8 // Amazon Wish List

Stephanie Parnell // Newberry, SC // 5th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Jamie Morris // Aiken, SC // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Ashley Bercaw // Columbus, OH // 7th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Erin Anderson // Edgefield, SC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

McKenzie Tyler // Oxford, MS // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Jordan Toscano // Webb City, MO // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Regan Gray // Celebration, FL // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Lisa Walker // Missouri City, TX // 5th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Elizabeth Middaugh // Yukon, OK // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Blakeley Hansen // Fort Mill, SC // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Deidre Arundel // Sandy Springs, GA // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Jordyn Neil // Bakersfield, CA // 6th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Ashley Moore // Sanford, NC // School Counselor // Amazon Wish List

Julia McWey // Vista, CA // Transitional Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Molly Gough // Baltimore, MD // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Anndy Cosby // Frankfort, KY // 7th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Carolyn Inzirillo // Ocoee, FL // 3rd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Nicole White // Jacksonville, FL // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Chloe Webb // Warner Robins, GA // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Kari Malone // Destin, FL // K4/5 // Amazon Wish List

Peyton Arnett // Anderson, SC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Brandi Kyzer // Mabelton, GA // 5th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Lauren Anliker // Gardner, KS // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Courtenay McClain // Montgomery, TX // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Kim Carper // Paducah, KY // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Diane LeBeau // Winter Springs, FL // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Amy Marosz // Pittsburgh, PA // 4th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Makenzie Evans // Mankato, MN // Kindergarten // Amazon Wish List

Mary Elhazin // Beaumont, CA // 6th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Lauren Mesimer // Spartanburg, SC // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Kelly Weaver // Greenville, SC // 1st Grade // Amazon Wish List

Olivia Constantine // Warren, MI // Grades K-2 // Amazon Wish List

Jamie Teson // St. Louis, MO // Grades K-5 // Amazon Wish List

Kelly Courkamp // Eads, CO // Grades 6-8 // Amazon Wish List

Emily Cisco // Jackson, TN // 2nd Grade // Amazon Wish List

Paige Hawthorne // Philadelphia, PA // 11th Grade // Amazon Wish List

Arlington Elementary School // Lexington, KY // Grades K-5 // Amazon Wish List

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  1. Carmen Spencer says:

    Gifted something to our favorite first year teacher, Sydney!

  2. Crysty Garrett says:

    Just bought something from a teacher wishlist!

  3. Ally k says:

    Hello! First grade teacher in KC here sharing my list as well! Nothing expected, but all appreciated, especially snacks for my kiddos that cannot afford to bring their own.

    Thank you in advance!
    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/TW6AGY7BESCT?ref_=wl_share

  4. Amy Neal says:

    I gifted a teacher something from her wish list.. From one teacher to another! Thank you Cristin for sharing our lists.

  5. Ciara says:

    Love this idea, it can be so hard to catch them on insta stories! Thanks for including someone from my home city for me to donate to.

  6. Carli says:

    So thankful for this opportunity to bless our community! Bought some fun things for a preschool teacher 🙂

  7. Katie humphrey says:

    Love this idea of teachers registries. Sent a little something to the teacher in Taylors near us.

    • HoLlY m. says:

      Bought some fun things for a special education teacher in my home state of Louisiana! Happy to help out and thank you for organizing these donations.

  8. Kristin says:

    This is so amazing! I love this page and all that you share with us! I bought a couple of items from one teacher to another! Thank you!❤️

  9. Kelly walker says:

    Thank you SO MUCH for including me! My kindergarteners are so grateful! ❤️

  10. Melissa says:

    Thank you for doing this! I’m a teacher myself and just bought from someone’s wishlist in the Title 1 area where I got my start! ❤️

  11. Brittany brooks says:

    Thank you so much for including me! ❤️

  12. Karen Woomer says:

    Just gifted a teacher in a neighboring town. Thank you for organizing this important opportunity!

  13. Amanda says:

    I love this – thank you so much for posting these lists. I am very thankful I was able to help out a few teachers here in NC!

  14. Emily G says:

    Just sent a few items to a teacher on the other side of the US! Thanks for helping connect us with teachers who could use a little extra help to set their students up for success.

  15. Found a sweet teacher from Oxford, MS on the list – Hotty Toddy – and since MS is my home state, I loved shopping for her off of her list. Love helping the teachers out!

  16. blakely says:

    Loved gifting some items my fellow teachers ♥️!! Wishing you all an awesome back to school start!!

  17. DanieLe says:

    Thank you for helping to share some L❤️VE and support to amazing educators. From one teacher to another, I am so glad to have had the opportunity to make a purchase from the list you organized.

  18. Mandy Merritt says:

    Done! Teachers are the best ❤️❤️

  19. SARA TURLEY says:

    Gifted two teacher wishlists. Hope everyone has a great school year!

  20. Jordan hendrIx says:

    Gifted two of the teachers, Carmen and Hannah!

  21. Anna Hart says:

    I just gifted two teachers. I’m so happy to be able to help.

  22. Kim says:

    Oh fun I can’t wait to look through these and shop for them!

  23. Jackie SHINN says:

    So happy you shared as an incentive to pitch in for such an important cause. I didn’t see one in your list from my home state of Montana so I went ahead and inquired with my granddaughter’s school and am going to help a little locally. So grateful for this gentle reminder and appreciate all the wonderful teachers out there that we are blessed to have helping our littles on their journey to become young adults!

  24. mary kruft says:

    Thanks for doing the teacher wishlists! Just sent some goodies to the teacher closest tk where I live & gonna jump back on & send some love to a teacher from my home town. God bless all of these teacher angels!!

  25. Whittaker-Anne Johnston//Gilbert, SC// 3rd grade

    This is my 3rd year teaching. I teach 3rd grade at a rural title 1 school in SC. Our mission is to develop a caring community where ALL students succeed. My wish list will help me meet the needs of all my students and help provide the best resources in all subject areas. Thank you so much for supporting me and my 3rd graders in the exciting years to come!
    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/118GAHWSMXKDY?ref_=wl_share

  26. Crysty Garrett says:

    Purchased from wishlist, again!

  27. Dana Jackson says:

    Thank you for doing this for the teachers!! My daughter is also a teacher so I know how much any help is appreciated! Wish we could all clear every single list! It was hard to choose so I decided to go with Kaitlyn from Texas, my home state!! May God bless the students, teachers and faculty as they return to school!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

  28. Lauren d says:

    Hi, I’m Lauren. I missed the send in of the teachers wish list. I’m a kinder teacher at a title 1 school in Richardson, TX. I’m in a new city, new district, and new grade. Many of my students and their parents will not be able to bring supplies or help out in any way in the classroom. Not expected , but any help is appreciated! Thank you!

  29. Jen Clause says:

    Gift a teacher some things from her wishlist. Love that you do this each year.

  30. Kate Rodgers says:

    Hey there! I’m an enrichment /STEM teacher in NH. You are amazing for doing this! ❤️

    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YU70FO6JLXYM?ref_=wl_share

  31. Marisa hayes says:

    Sent some items to Barclays Ables in Laurel, MS!

  32. Marisa Hayes says:

    Sent some items to Barclay Ables in Laurel, MS!

  33. Maureen EnriGht says:

    Gifted to a teacher in my home state- MI! Good luck to the teachers

  34. Amanda says:

    Hi!
    I am a CD teacher this year in a Title 1 School in Charleston County, SC. My students come from a low income area and j would love to give all my students everything they need in order to be successful in CD!

    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2HJYGC22K4XX9?ref_=wl_share

  35. Catherine says:

    Hi! I know the giveaway is over but I wanted to let you know I sent items to the four teachers on the list from my state. I’m not telling you so I can get a box, I just wanted you to know more teachers are receiving items for their classrooms. We live in Alabama and a lot of our schools are failing. 29 of the 75 failing schools for the 2020/21 school year in our state were from my city alone. We are enormously blessed to be able to send our children to an incredible private school but the majority of the families in this city aren’t able to afford it. All of that to say thank you for what you are doing for the teachers in this country. It is, without a doubt a blessing.

  36. Clair Jenkins says:

    Donated some supplies to a teacher in SC! Thank you to all the teachers!