Did you like the PB Kids small backpack for preK/K?

By PinkElephant Jul 12, 2017

If you had a Pottery Barn kids backpack for your LO in either preschool or kindergarten, did you end up liking it in terms of size? I bought a small MacKenzie Backpack for DD1 (Kindergarten) because she needed something that fits a regular folder....but honestly the fit of the folder seems a little tight. I'm wondering if I should buy DD2 (who needs a similar bag that fits a folder for pre-K at the same school, bc her current Skip Hop bag absolutely doesn't meet that requirement) a different bag. But they're tiny girls, so I'm trying not to end up with something ginormous. Thanks!

ETA: Folder, not golfer. we will not be packing golfers in our school bags. Thanks, autocorrect. 🙃

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808love
pomelo / 5866 posts

Jul 12, 2017

LO is very petite and the small worked out best for her. She grew a bunch this year and now is the size of an average kindergartener but now entering first grade. She is using the same small backpack. The PB quality is great and I got a dark color so it still is good to go. A few months into kinder I gave in and bought the matching lunchbox.
PinkElephant
grapefruit / 4584 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@808love: thanks! Was the bag large enough to hold what she needed to carry?
808love
pomelo / 5866 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@PinkElephant: Yes. Folder. snacks. random letters. water bottle on outside. I could stuff the retro lunchbag in if I wanted but that was tight.Also I showed LO how to put the folder on the flatter side of the backpack closer to the back so it fits better.
charlotte
kiwi / 706 posts

Jul 12, 2017

I'll mention for anyone thinking about going smaller - wth the preK size - that it is SO SMALL! I ordered it for my son for preK 3 and when it came he said "is this my lunch bag?" We ended up still using it for bringing epi pen to activities and a few papers home from school but it is so little. Love the quality and design though so will follow this thread and do a bigger one (likely size small) this year.
travellingbee
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts

Jul 12, 2017

We have the small for Pre/k on recommendation of friends who had it for preK as well.
Littlebit7
nectarine / 2243 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@charlotte: ah I wish I had seen this earlier. Def bought (and monogrammed) the prek one for my toddler. Yep it's small. I guess it is proportional to her size right now but yeah it doesn't fit much. Thankfully she should get two years out of it...this year she leaves before lunch and next year (fingers crossed) public prek will provide lunch so I hopefully can make it work. Ugh. It's SO cute though. But I got it on major clearance so can't shed too many tears.
charlotte
kiwi / 706 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@Littlebit7: aw! we were sort of shocked and laughing when it came and as you know a folder won't work ... but we also tried to get as much use as we could and it was fine. Snack, water, and a few little things he worked on at school worked just fine. And they can easily carry it themselves!
MamaG
pomelo / 5298 posts

Jul 12, 2017

We use the large because ours needs to hold a binder starting in PreK. It's big on her, but the right size for her things.
NorthStar
pear / 1881 posts

Jul 12, 2017

I am just going to throw this out there, but consider looking at Lands End too. Their quality is really good and my preschooler used the smaller bag last year. It was perfect and holds a lot. It's still in good condition, so she will be using it in Kindergarten as well. I've also heard that LL Bean is great because of their warranty (lifetime).
Mamaof2
squash / 13208 posts

Jul 12, 2017

I bought DS a large when he started K and it was HUGE!!!! It fits him now at almost 9

For DD I went with small and it was perfect! Held her one folder and lunch bag she took everyday - side pockets held water and snack
PinkElephant
grapefruit / 4584 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@NorthStar: Thanks, I will look! I had LL Bean growing up, but I didn't like any of their junior backpack prints/colors for DD2 this year.

@Mamaof2: Thanks! Yes, my kids are small and I feel like by the time the large would fit them, they'll want to choose a different color/print bag, and I'll be more than fine with that. I'm not trying to buy something for them to "grow into", just something to last through maybe 1st grade.

@Littlebit7: @charlotte: Once I saw a pre-k bag in person, I was so glad I'd paid attention to what they were able to fit in the bag in the photos on the site - those things are TINY! They seriously look like our skip-hop lunch bags.

Can I add that it's also really annoying that the skip hop bags that are so popular really won't fit a folder (or if someone wants to prove me wrong and say theirs loosened up to fit a folder, please chime in!!)

@MamaG: I'm so glad we don't need to fit binders in prek/k, but I'm afraid we might in first grade!
Mamaof2
squash / 13208 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@PinkElephant: she will be able to use it again for 1st grade as well - when DS was in 1st grade he only had a folder and a notebook - so I know it will fit =)
NorthStar
pear / 1881 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@PinkElephant: and for the smaller Lands End bag, like I said, it's good sized. My daughter is only 34 lbs and not very tall, so it was actually pretty big on her. It's definitely not small!
mediagirl
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts

Jul 12, 2017

We ended up going with the large PBK backpack for K (LO is 44", 45lbs). It's HUGE and I'm still kind of debating taking it back.

@NorthStar: I just got the Lands End lunchbag I ordered for her and it is perfect! It's roomy enough for the bento box, plus more and has a side pocket for a drink.
NorthStar
pear / 1881 posts

Jul 12, 2017

@mediagirl: Yes, we have the lunchbag too! She loves that it matches her backpack and easily fits her bento box as well
MissKriss19
olive / 55 posts

Jul 13, 2017

Small was perfect for us for JK & SK!

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