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Add These Back-to-School Essentials to Your Cart

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Add These Back-to-School Essentials to Your Cart


Looking for inspiration for back-to-school shopping? These functional and fashionable products can help add character to the upcoming school year. From backpacks to stationery, here are some items to add to your shopping wish list.

Micro-fine plastic tip pens (Courtesy Penny Post)

A Color for Every Occasion

Channel your creativity with this set of six micro-fine plastic tip pens, ideal for journaling, note-taking, and drawing. LePen pastel set, $2.50 each at Penny Post, 1201 King St., Alexandria

Purple backpack (Courtesy Walmart)

Comfort Chic

For school or travel, this adorable backpack has ample storage space and comfortable padded shoulder straps. Derstuewe Kawaii backpack for girls in purple, $20.99 at Walmart, multiple locations

Girl’s backpack (Courtesy Pottery Barn Teen)

Form and Function

This customizable, water-resistant pack features numerous pockets, a laptop compartment, and a front key ring. Gear-up blue ditsy backpack, $69.50 at Pottery Barn Teen

JanSport backpackJanSport backpack
Water-resistant backpack (Courtesy JanSport)

Monochrome Mood

Sometimes solid colors win, and this backpack is functional and sleek. It features a padded laptop sleeve, ergonomic shoulder straps, and several zipped pockets. JanSport main campus FX backpack, $60 at DICK’s Sporting Goods, multiple locations

Add These Back-to-School Essentials to Your CartAdd These Back-to-School Essentials to Your Cart
Laptop desk (Courtesy Uncommon Goods)

Portable Work Space

With storage compartments and built-in USB-powered fans, this bamboo desk keeps both you and your laptop cool. Amp up your productivity in style. Stay cool adjustable laptop desk, $39 at Uncommon Goods

Journal (Courtesy The Nest Egg)

Write with Purpose

Motivate yourself with inspiring affirmations you write in this 256-page journal. Living my best life journal, $20 at The Nest Egg, 11940 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax

Feature image of laptop desk courtesy Uncommon Goods

This story originally ran in our August issue. For more stories like this, subscribe to Northern Virginia Magazine.

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