Only us parents are celebrating the end of the school year and no more school runs for a while. To looking at being ready for back to school. With the list of uniform and lunch bags on our shopping list. I am making it a little easier with going back to school with Start-Rite.
Once the Summer holidays started, I was already thinking of the back to school uniform. Not wanting to leave everything to the last minute. I would start buying to make sure we had everything we needed. With C excited to pick her new lunch bag and drinks bottle.
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School Shoes
One of the biggest expenses to buying school uniform is the school shoes. You want to buy shoes that are practical and that will last longer than the first term. One thing we never cut corners on was footwear for the kids.
Start-Rite shoes, are a brand that is well known through generations. I always bought Start-Rite for C and was always happy with the quality and how well they lasted.
Which was why, when I was recently contacted and asked if I would like to work with Start-Rite on their back to school campaign, I said yes.
I was sent a foot guide to measure my grandaughters feet, which measures the length and the width. As I forgot to take this with me, I had to send to my daughter in law to do the measuring.
Once we had the size, we headed to their school shoes range, and chose the Poppy design. Which has a shiny t-bar with pretty punch detailing, with padding in the ankle and insoles to guarantee long-lasting comfort.
The shoes have a lovely velcro fastener which makes putting the shoes on and taking them off easier.
Sadly, I have not had a chance to catch up with my little shoe model. But am having her to stay in a couple of weeks. When she is here I will add more pictures to the post and on my social media channels so you can see them in action. This of course will be after I have had tons of Nanny cuddles.
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Start-Rite are giving one of my readers the chance to win a pair of back to school shoes of your choice. To enter see below. Please remember to read the terms and conditions and complete ALL the mandatory sections in order for your entry to be valid.
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I used to love the all new and pristine stationary at the beginning of the new school year.
My favourite back to school item was always getting a new pencil case.
I always loved new stationary and pencil cases….the smell of them new was amazing.
I liked the stationary, especially highlighters and colourful pens.
I loved browsing for new stationery, particularly sets of colouring pencils which would definitely make me a genius artist!
I always loved getting new stationery, especially new writing pads.
I used to like all the new uniforms and shoes.
I used to love getting a new pencil case or tin
a new pencil case,I had an orange fluffy one
New white socks for my uniform. I was at a boarding school and had to hand wash clothes. Socks went grey and manky very quickly!!
My backpack! I was always looking forward to have a new one
When I was at school I always liked a new pencil case.
I always loved the new stationary sets. especially pens.
Always loved my new English reading books
I always loved choosing a new backpack for all of my bits and piece
has to be a new school bag
I always loved getting a new pencil case with scented rubbers.
my favourite back to school item was always getting a new pencil case, pens and novelty rubbers
Loved getting my new pencil case and filling it up with all the brand new stationary!!
i had a lovely pencil case as a birthday present once and i still remember it – it was brown plastic and two tiers!!! it swiveled at one end so you could put pencils on the top and bottom – i loved it!
the pens and notebooks!
Was so excited about new pencil case every single year
Definitely getting a brand new pencil case with all the equipment. Bliss!
Stationery! And I still love it now
A new lunchbox! I loved picking out what character was going to be on it each time and then putting stickers on it just incase anyone had the same one!
the shoes. i always liked shiney shoes
Posh Clarke’s shoes that had a magic key! #80schildhood
i always enjoyed choosing new stationery
I always loved the feel of new stationary, pens, and pencils, I always loved picking it all out with my Mum!!
I always loved getting new stationary, especially snazzy notebooks.
I used to love getting new stationary before going back to school. Especially new pens, colouring pens and marker pens 🙂
I always loved getting a new pencil case with new stationery
Picking out my bag for school was my favourite thing!
It had to be the new lunchbox and matching flask! I remember My little pony, Fraggle Rock, all the classics!
It must have been new backpack. Something to show my friends.
would be a big help to win new school shoes
New stationary. I loved a nice new pencil case and fresh pens (still do).
I love my coloured pencils all neatly stacked in my pencil case!
I loved having a new school bag!
always loved getting new shoes so I could pick what I wanted in the shop
My pencil case was always a big decision, I loved filling it with new crayons too!
I always loved the years when I had a new backpack – with lots of pockets to store not so necessary items 🙂
They are fabulous shoes very good quality and we definitely need that with kids
I loved having a new backpack, it was such a joy to pick out a new one.
got to be a new tie as people always pull them and damage them but it always nice to have a new one.
I think my favourite back to school item was a new backpack
I always loved getting a new pencil case – especially the fluffy ones 🙂
My favourite thing to buy was pencil cases, I loved the fluffy ones!
a new pencil case or backpack!
Start Rite shoes are great
i loved getting my new folders, and stationary. everything new and clean
For me it was always a new backpack or bookbag I’d always re-arrange my stuff multiple times before school started x
Probably stationary, used to love the the fizzy drinks can pencil cases
I used to love getting a new lunch box
Backpack or record bag as I got older! The pencil cases were fun too!x
Choosing a new pencil case was one of the most exciting parts of the school holiday
It’s got to be all the stationery – love notebooks and pens
Definitely the stationary from Woolworths!!
Omg I used to be in there hours choosing haha!!
I absolutely loved getting a new pencil case, and all the stationery that went in it!
It was always the stationary, the new pencils, gummies and sharpeners.
My favourite back to school item was picking a new school bag!
Shoes can be so expensive so its always good to get a helping hand
The new pencil case and pens
My Winnie the Pooh metal pencil case, I loved it
My helix geometry set was my favourite item
stationary….i remember going to partners and choosing all my new bts or school
I used to have a pencil and rubber which were very special to me.
Oh it was definitely a shiny new pencil case! I loved all of the novelty pencil cases we had when I was younger – I think I had a Fruit Pastilles one once which was my fave 🙂
Probably my new bag, pencil case and stationery items.
Always loved my new school bag and stationery too
It’s got to be getting a new bag
A new pencil case.
I used to get super excited for all my new pens and pencils
I absolutely loved getting new pencils and pens every year for back to school.
I always loved getting new stationary and my head bag!
I always used to love my new pencil case with all of my new pens.
New pencils.
My favourite back to school items were the new bag and pencil case.
A new pencil case with some of my favourite things safe inside!
I used to love getting new stationery and a school bag.
I loved getting everything new for school and spending ages looking for the right stationery and pencil case.
Stationary and bag
Loved a new pencil case / P.E kit
Has to be the new pencil case that we’d go shopping for at the start of September for the new school year!
My favourite back to school item was my new coat
A new pencil case was always exciting, and I always looked forward to seeing what ones my friends had picked too
All the new stationary and the school bag .
I had to have the best lunchbox and matching coloured bottle
I love a new backpack and there’s so much choice now too! Our daughter starts school in September and we are all so excited!
Shiny shoes were my fave despite the inevitable blisters!
I used to love the new hair clips and pencil case (if I was lucky!)
A new lunch bag and drinks bottle are a must. They get so grubby no matter how well you clean them.
I loved getting a new pencil case especially one with little compartments and built in sharpener and rubber x
I always loved a new pencil case and stationery! Still love a good bit of stationery now mind you!
I was a bit of a stationary nerd so I lived going back to school so I could get a new pencil case and pretty new pens! Loved purple ink in my fountain pens and pens that were smelly!
i remember i always wanted to get the best pencil case
Pencil case with all the extras! Loved going to Smiths with my dad to pick out a set.
A new pencil case! I spent hours in WHSmith finding the. perfect one.
New felt tip pens are a must!
i always bought a new pencil case for the new school year – its the little things!
always had a new pair of shoes to start the term off I do the same with my kids now
I used to love buying a new pencil case with all my new pens and a new eraser was a must
Got to be a fully loaded pencil case but who likes going back to school!
As lots of others have suggested, it has to be a new pencil case.
It was always getting new stationary, something that I really miss now that I’m no longer in education.
i really loved going to wilkinsons or woolworths and buying stationary items from their pick and mix selecion
I loved a new backpack for school , always wanted something cute and pink
I always used to love a new pencil case! I had all different designs and colours!
The jelly bean school bags and shoes lol
I was never interested in shoes as a child, whereas my sister would look for hours in shoe shop windows. I much preferred all the back to school stationery. I’ve just had a llok at the Startrite website. I love the “Giggle” school shoes. Great name too!
I always loved going back to school with a new pencil case.
I love the shoes in the poppy design they would be lovely for my granddaughter
So long ago I don’t remember! However, I loved receiving new books and paper whenever they were issued.
I love new school rucksacks, with their favourite characters on them.
I think my favourite item was a new pencil with new equipment inside
l used to love my new pencil case with all its new pens and pencils
I always loved getting my new shoes, and a pencil case!
I love the children having new shoes for the return to school, I always buy startrite as I find you get the quality and fit required in a good school shoe
My favourite back to school item had to be my backpack, I guess it was the only item I can get creative with and not have to follow any rules. I used to get so excited when mum bought me a new backpack so I can show it to my friends when I go back to school. Of course, all the new stationary as well from Paperchase or WHSmith,
Pens pencils paper and new shoes – our essentials for the new school term – love start rite
Stationery, I loved all the funky pens, rubbers and pencil cases.
I always loved getting a new pencil case and pens for school. My children are exactly the same now!
All the stationary! The pens, pencils, rubbers, pencil case, etc
great shoes for the kids
I used to love getting all new stationary when preparing to go back to school!
I loved getting new shoes as we used to go to clarks and I was lucky enough to get the shoes with the magic key in the sole! I loved them!
These look fantastic shoes! I’m on the look out for a couple of pairs for my girls for back to school.
They are great shoes, I just need my little model to come and model them on.
Well being the 1970s me and my friends had free school blazers as we all came from the poor part of town.
I am from that era as well, although never knew about the free blazers