Fun Backpacks for Kids

Carrying books is a chore, but fun backpacks for kids make it more bearable.

Animal prints are fun.

What Makes a Backpack Fun

Fun, like cool, is purely subjective, so the definition of a fun backpack will vary depending on your kids' personalities, likes, and hobbies. The fun factor might lie in a backpack's unusual shape, bright colors, unique features, or something else entirely. Any backpack that features personalized components instantly scores points for creativity and uniqueness.

Buying Fun Backpacks for Kids

When you set out to buy fun, cool backpacks, make sure you evaluate your child's needs. If the backpack is purely a fashion statement and will not need to be functional, style will be the primary consideration. If, on the other hand, your child will be toting the backpack from class to class, you'll need to make sure it's functional as well as fun. Some considerations:

• Size: The backpack must be large enough to fit your child's biggest binder without bending.
• Safety: Kids can injure themselves with poorly constructed backpacks. For optimal safety, backpacks should feature padded straps. Also look for bags that evenly distribute weight.
• Practicality: Don't buy a heavy, wheeled backpack if your child's school doesn't allow them.

Where to Shop

Your local drugstore or grocery store is fine if you're looking for a Dora the Explorer or SpongeBob backpack, but you probably won't find anything truly unique on the drugstore rack. For really fun backpacks, you'll need to try a little harder.

Blooming Babies

If your toddler dreams of being a big kid, she'll love the fun backpacks for kids from Blooming Babies. The backpacks are made in the same style as typical backpacks, but in a smaller size. Fun color combinations, polka dots, and quirky motifs guarantee these bags will be a hit with the preschool set. Standout designs include bags decorated with monkeys, palm trees, sharks, and a motorcycle.

Peanut Gallery Gifts

Peanut Gallery Gifts sells cuddly plush toys, cute bedroom decor, unique board games, and fun outdoor furniture. In addition, they have a great collection of fun backpacks and bags for kids. With their bright colors and distinct animal shapes, the backpacks here are geared towards toddlers, preschoolers, and young kids. These bags are more appropriate for carrying goodies to a playdate than lugging books to and from school.

The Crazy Dazy

The Crazy Dazy offers backpacks for kids aged toddler to tween. All backpacks may be personalized. Duffel bags, lunch bags, and drawstring bags are also available. Although this site does sell a couple of backpacks appropriate for boys, there is a definite girly slant here. Bags in pink and decorated with ballet shoes, flowers, and shoes dominate. If your daughter has sophisticated tastes, there are also classy black and white designs.

Make Any Backpack Fun

Haven't found the perfect backpack? Don't worry; you can up any backpack's fun factor. To start, find a functional backpack in a bright, solid color. You (or your child) can decorate it in any number of ways:

• Use fabric paint to draw faces, animals, shapes, or any other design.
• Have your child's friends sign the backpack with permanent marker or fabric paint.
• Write your child's first name in large, decorative letters.
• Show school spirit by decorating in your school colors. Add your mascot.
• Sew on rhinestones, crystals, or decorative beads. You could create tassels by stringing beads on cord or leather, and attach this to your backpack.
• Sew colorful fabric swatches or patches all over the bag.
• Use glitter glue as an accent.
• Pick a word or phrase, such as "school," "cool," "smart," "learning," or even "backpack" and write it all over the bag in a variety of languages.
• If the backpack is canvas or fabric, you can thread ribbon around the edges. Just be sure not to sew the bag shut!
• Decorate your backpack with amusing pins, buttons, and badges.
• Perk up your fabric or canvas bag with iron-on decals in cool designs.
• Cut up handkerchiefs in a wide array of colors and sew them on your backpack.

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