Before term starts

The end of August is mostly an exercise in list-reading, the list having been sent home in June and quietly ignored since. A bag that survives the year saves a mid-term panic; something built for the walk to school, like the 935879, carries books without the straps giving up by half-term. For shapes and sizes, backpack is the place to start.

Then the daily logistics, less exciting but relentless. A 1819858 with proper compartments keeps lunch from becoming one sad amalgam, and a solid 935771 that does not leak into the bag settles the other half of the argument. More of both sit under lunch box and water bottle.

That leaves the small things that vanish first: pens, a ruler, the 691566 to keep them in one place rather than loose at the bottom of the bag. The rest of the stationery run is under pencil case, and for first-day gift ideas discover does the sorting.