Best Lunch Boxes and Backpacks for the New School Year

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Ready or not, back-to-school season is upon us. Summer slips away far too quickly every year. With the start of the new school year right around the corner, you may be looking for the perfect backpack and lunch box for your kids. These items can help spark excitement about heading back to the classroom, but where to begin?

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Picking out a backpack and lunch box used to be simple. Now, long gone are the days of having only a few Jansport backpacks and tin lunch boxes to choose from. These days the options (and price points) seem to be truly limitless. The good news is that at least lunch boxes have gotten a major upgrade in recent years — they can actually keep a student’s food fresh and delicious all day.

To make finding the right backpack and lunch box a little easier for you and your child, we picked out some super fun options that can work for kids of all ages. Take a look.

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