Back-to-School Affordable Friday

Believe it or not, Miley and Riley go back to school in less than two weeks! How crazy is that?! I know they tend to go back a little earlier than most, but I was thinking that a blog about back-to-school clothes could be helpful for a lot of parents because I know back-to-school is gonna sneak up on so many of us so fast. It definitely did for me. I’m sharing some back-to-school looks and backpack options! Including backpacks that are only $5 and are incredible quality! So let’s get into it!

1. MOLLYS TOP | 2. MOLLY’S SKIRT | 3. $5 BACKPACK | 4. RILEY’S POLO | 5. MINECRAFT BACKPACK (WITH HEADPHONES & LUNCHBOX) | 6. RILEY’S SHORTS | 7. RILEY’S SNEAKERS | 8. COWGIRL BOOTS

Back-to-School!

$5 Backpacks

First, how cute are my kiddos! I love these pictures of them so much! Everything they’re wearing in these pics is from Walmart and affordable! A lot of the stuff is under $10. I wanna share is this $5 backpack. Actually, correction. It’s $4.98! I was curious about the quality, but Walmart has rarely let me down so I got this one for Molly. Oh my gosh, it’s so cute and really well-made, especially for the price. I actually went ahead and bought a bunch of these that I plan to donate to charity and wanted to pass that along to anyone reading this that might want to do the same.

Check out the reviews cause there’s over 400 reviews of this backpack and so many other people are just as I am about the quality for the price! Honestly it is also really big in size. I thought it was gonna be small for this price, but there’s tons of room in it for all the fun stuff that the kiddos need to bring to school. Check out Walmart’s site because they have different prints both for boys and girls! But I’ll link a few below. I actually love the all black version for an adult.

 1. MOLLYS TOP | 2. MOLLY’S SKIRT | 3. $5 BACKPACK | 4. COWGIRL BOOTS

Riley’s Minecraft Backpack

Then there’s Riley’s backpack. It’s a little bit more at just under $25, but Riley had to have it because he is obsessed with Minecraft. Also, you don’t just get the backpack. You get a lunchbox and a pair of headphones included! I don’t know about your kiddos school, but at our school the kids have to bring headphones the first day to use throughout the year. So I love that this backpack came with them. It really is an incredible deal for everything you get.

 1. RILEY’S POLO | 2. MINECRAFT BACKPACK (WITH HEADPHONES & LUNCHBOX) | 3. RILEY’S SHORTS | 4. RILEY’S SNEAKERS

Standard School Attire Outfits

Molly’s Outfit

Now onto their outfits. These are great options if your kid goes to a school where they need standard school attire – at least that’s what it’s called around here. It basically means kind of like a uniform, but without the logo of the school. So they need to wear shirts and a certain type of bottom. Molly’s cute little top has a ruffle detail on the front which I love because it makes it a little bit special and it’s only $6.98. Her skirt is an absolute favorite of ours that we keep buying the next size up every time she grows out of it because it’s her favorite skirt to wear. Right now it’s on sale for only $7.48. She has the size 6 and I was gonna get her the next size for this year, but I went ahead and got the size 8 because she’s 8 now and it’s slightly big. I’ll probably order a 7 as well for when she starts school, so she has ones that fit for the beginning of the year and for later in the year. I mean for less than $8, worth it to have both!!

 1. MOLLYS TOP | 2. MOLLY’S SKIRT | 3. $5 BACKPACK | 4. RILEY’S POLO | 5. MINECRAFT BACKPACK (WITH HEADPHONES & LUNCHBOX) | 6. RILEY’S SHORTS | 7. RILEY’S SNEAKERS | 8. COWGIRL BOOTS

Then oh my gosh, how stinking cute are her little cowgirl boots! She loves wearing cowgirl boots pretty much every day to school, so I knew I had to get her a new pair since she’s growing out of her ones from last year. The number one thing I look for in a cowgirl boot is a zipper on the side, so they’re easy to get on and off. These ones have a zipper and a little bling on the side – she loves them!

Riley’s Outfit

For Riley’s outfit, I think I might’ve accidentally put him in one of Molly’s collared shirts, ha! But I’m gonna link the boy version for you guys because that’s what I meant to put him in. It’s $6.98. Seriously the quality is just as good as the more expensive websites and you pay a fraction of the cost.

For his shorts, I actually got a little 3-pack from the Children’s Place because I know what amazing high-quality their clothes are. Now, I am realizing how incredible of a deal it is if you actually get the 2-pack instead! You get 2 pairs of the shorts for $14 making them about $7 apiece, and the 3-pack is about $13  apiece. I’ll link both below for you, but the 2-pack really is an incredible deal! I’ll also link Riley’s blue sneakers as well.

2-PACK | 3-PACK | SNEAKERS

BTS Look #2

More super cute looks for back-to-school! If you don’t have a dress code at your school like Molly, here’s a look that she loves! Because the backpack was so inexpensive, I agreed to get her a second one and she is obsessed with this one! It’s on sale for $21 right now and has fun little things about it. First, it has a really cute keychain on the front. But it also zips open on the front revealing all these pockets and places to hold items. Molly loves organizing all of her pens in her backpack, so she loves loves loves that this backpack did that and that’s why she chose it.

 1. BACKPACK | 2. TANK TOP | 3. SHORTS

How cute! I got her the size up in the top and it’s a little bit big, definitely get your child’s normal size or slightly sized down. For example, I normally would’ve gotten her the size 7–8. But because she’s 8, I think I thought I should size up so she can wear it longer. But truly, I should’ve just gotten her the 7/8. The tank is only $5.98, I love the ice cream on it! We paired it with these athletic shorts, where you get a two pack of them for $13. They had built in support underneath and they’re just really cute colors! Molly wanted this teal but there’s a bunch of other colors as well that you can check out. The quality is really great.

1. BACKPACK | 2. TANK TOP | 3. SHORTS | 4. SOCKS | 5. NIKE’S

How fun are her socks! You get three pairs for $4.98. I got her the large, but the medium probably would’ve been better. I just couldn’t find any sizing details. But hopefully that gives you guys some reference. They’re so cute and she loves wearing high socks to school. Especially with her Nikes, which I will link too. They’re so cute!

I have another little school standard attire outfit for Riley but something more casual. The Wonder Nation polo shirt that he’s wearing is a really great material. If you go to the website and zoom in, you’ll see that it’s got like a textured look to it almost. I love it! Then he’s wearing Children’s Place khaki shorts that I spoke about before, which come to $7 a pair.

 1. MOLLY’S BACKPACK | 2. TANK TOP | 3. SHORTS | 4. SOCKS | 5. MOLLY’S NIKES | 6. RILEY’S POLO | 7. RILEY’S SHORTS | 8. RILEY’S SNEAKERS | 9. MINECRAFT BACKPACK SET

Must Get $10 Dress

A couple more outfits before I go. How beautiful is the dress on Molly?! I love it and I’m blown away by the quality because it was only $9.99. So cute with the cowboy boots are such a fun look.

 1. $10 DRESS | 2. COWGIRL BOOTS | 3. $5 BACKPACK

Here she is with the $5 backpack in this look too!

 1. $10 DRESS | 2. COWGIRL BOOTS | 3. $5 BACKPACK

Super Mario Jacket

Riley had to have this Super Mario bomber jacket. I got him as size 7 because he’s probably going to wear this for a few more months so I wanted to make sure there’s plenty of room for him when the colder months come around.

 1. SUPER MARIO BACKPACK | 2. SHORTS | 3. POLO

I’ll also link some other random things we got them like this 10-pack of boxer brief underwear for Riley that is on sale for $15.98 and then I’ll link a few other really affordable kids clothes that I bought and just didn’t photograph below.

Get Your Kids Involved for Back-to-School

Anyway, the point of this is to give you some ideas, but also if you haven’t done your back-to-school clothes shopping yet for your kids, grab your kiddos and show them these! See if they like any of clothes that we chose. It really helps Molly to love and feel confident in what she’s wearing. So before I buy anything, I’ll show her pictures. Hope this is helpful! Have a great day!

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