{"id":14859,"date":"2017-09-14T15:23:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T14:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14859"},"modified":"2017-09-14T15:23:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T14:23:04","slug":"guest-post-girl-house-getting-ready-back-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/guest-post-girl-house-getting-ready-back-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest post from The Only Girl In The House – Getting ready for back to school"},"content":{"rendered":"With 5 boys in our house finding a one-size-fits-all anything<\/em> is no mean feat \u2013 whether it\u2019s a meal they will all eat, an activity they all want to do or a film they\u2019ll sit down and watch; arguments ensue and my patience becomes frazzled. So, when it came to kitting them out for September, back to school, I didn\u2019t fancy traipsing around a concrete town centre on a summer\u2019s day to find that shops don\u2019t have the plethora of sizes our crew require or trawling the internet and waiting for 10 different parcels to arrive, only to discover someone\u2019s lunch box went missing courtesy of DPD. We needed a one-stop-shop, where everyone, including me was happy with their back to school kit; whether that\u2019s Casper\u2019s (2.5 yrs) brightly coloured backpack<\/a> for nursery, indestructible school shoes<\/a> for the U11s or the right cut school trousers<\/a> for the fussy teenagers. Which is why I bloomin\u2019 love the John Lewis \u201cBack to School\u201d shop.\r\n\r\nJohn Lewis have thought of every educational eventuality and even compiled a handy Back to School checklist, so the most sleep-deprived, under-caffeinated mangled-mess of a summer holidays parent among us can\u2019t forget the water bottle<\/a> this year! From lunch boxes<\/a> to school shoes<\/a>, stationery<\/a> to watches<\/a> to make sure they get there on time \u2013 I\u2019ve kitted our crew out in John Lewis in one fell swoop so we\u2019ve got more time to have fun this summer (or what\u2019s left of it!).\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nSchool shorts<\/a>; Stationary<\/a>; Mi-Pac Rucksack<\/a>; Tin Lunch Box<\/a>; Start-Rite Warrior School Shoes<\/a>; Sharpie Fabric Markers<\/a>; Polo Shirts<\/a>; Adidas Water Bottle.<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBabymel Zip & Zoe Rucksack<\/a>; Back to School Labels Pack<\/a>; Micro Scooter for 1-5 year olds<\/a>; Polarn O. Pyret Coat Green<\/a>; Dino Water Bottle<\/a>.\r\n\r\nSo now know about the John Lewis Back to School Shop, here\u2019s the 5 things that I was (pleasantly) surprised to find on John Lewis\u2019 website that I might\u2019ve otherwise, erm, not remembered for a little while longer \u2013 I\u2019m sure we would\u2019ve got there in the end!\r\n\r\nName Labels<\/a>\r\n\r\nSchool Coats<\/a>\r\n\r\nHigh-Vis Jackets for those pesky autumn nights drawing closer.<\/a>\r\n\r\nDraw-String PE Bag<\/a>\r\n\r\nLab Coats<\/a>\r\n\r\nThanks to\u00a0Jess<\/a>\u00a0for this amazing post!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With 5 boys in our house finding a one-size-fits-all anything is no mean feat \u2013 whether it\u2019s a meal they will all eat, an activity they all want to do or a film they\u2019ll sit down and watch; arguments ensue and my patience becomes frazzled. 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