Back to school essentials guide 2021

Back to school

Nilaqua – 10 years of specialist technology protecting your children’s hands

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Nilaqua has up’d the sanitising game as we know it & has been used daily in the NHS for years!

As schools prepare to go back, it is important to choose the best protection for you and your little ones.

You don’t need to use gloppy, harsh alcohol gels to be protected. Our Nilaqua Alcohol-Free Little Hands has long-lasting protection, tested kind to skin, fully virucidal and vegan friendly!

Alcohol evaporates, so if you touch something with germs on after you have sanitised such as your phone or an item in a shop, just 10 seconds later you have instantly re-contaminated yourself!

Nilaqua works by adding a protective invisible layer to your hands which continues protecting you for up to 6 hours – tested IN REAL LIFE.

Try now with 20% off using Code: TRY20

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Back to School with Revive Active

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Support your children’s immune system this back-to-school season with Revive Active’s award-winning products specially designed to support your children’s and teenager’s nutritional needs – Junior Revive and Teen Revive. Uniquely formulated to support the heart, brain, bones, and the immune system. Junior Revive is created specifically for children aged 4 to 12 years old and Teen Revive is for those aged 13 to 18 years old.

Back to school season is upon us and with the return to school we want to make sure our kids are best prepared with our Junior & Teen products, our ingredients contribute to the normal function of their immune system, including vitamins B12, B6, C and D, cooper, zinc, folic acid and selenium. Provided in handy powdered sachets, it is an easy way to incorporate into your child’s routine whilst supporting their immune system and putting back what life takes out.

Did you know? Junior Revive has won the Rude Health Award for Best Kid Product in 2021 and all of Revive Active products are manufactured in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland.

Discount code: ‘Revive15’

*Food Supplements should not be used as a substituted for a varied diet and a healthy lifestyle. *

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Making sure nothing gets lost at school!

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Got a huge pile of new school uniform and equipment to label? Easy2name has labels for EVERYTHING (and we promise they only take seconds to apply)! We’ve got waterproof, full colour stickers for labelling bottles, shoes and school equipment, plus you can say goodbye to your iron or needle & thread with our Stick-on Clothing Labels and Clothing Stamps. Our Bright & Brilliant range is perfect for school kids, with lots of stylish designs, making belongings unique and easy to identify – especially for little ones who can’t read their name yet. The range includes Bag Tags; Large, Mini, Shoe and Clothing Stickers; and even personalised Bento Boxes! You name it – we label it!

Our school best-sellers:

School Value Pack – includes our original Clothing Stickers, Equipment Labels and Shoe Label Covers (to turn your Equipment Labels into Shoe Labels)
School Starter Pack – includes our Bright & Brilliant designs, with Large, Mini, Shoe and Clothing Stickers plus 2 Bag Tags.
Bento-style Lunch Boxes – personalised in style AND water-resistant, dishwasher and microwave safe.
To get 15% off everything just enter code KENSINGTONMUMS at checkout to redeem your discount.

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Stop all the Lunchbox snacks being eaten in one go!

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Do you feel like you’re constantly at the supermarket? We know the feeling, you’ve meal planned, done the weekly shop and got all the children’s Lunchboxes ready. BUT come Tuesday the snacks have all disappeared and you’re back off to the shops, quicker than they can say ‘Mummy I’m hungry’. If this situation sounds familiar, then we can help! Our Lockabox One is a three-digit lockable storage box, food-safe and suitable for storage in the fridge or freezer. The lock acts as a deterrent to little ones and allows you to portion control throughout the week, keeping snacks locked away securely until your children are allowed them. No more late night rushes to the shops!

Our Lockabox One is multipurpose and can also be used to store distractions away from children, allowing them to concentrate on their homework. Whether this is devices, the tv remote or their favourite toys, we all know that getting little ones to focus can be difficult! The psychology of locking distractions away allows little ones to form boundaries and understand that once the Lockabox One is in use, they can no longer access their distractions. Shop now using code kensington10 for 10% off code.

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Nanny Payroll – One month free for new clients in August

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For £36 per month Family Payroll will run the payroll for you when you employ a nanny or another domestic employee in the UK.

You will have already been through a process to find the right person to work with your family; we want to ensure that our payroll service gives you a positive and stress-free experience.

• We will register you as an employer and act as your agent with HMRC.
• We will register you with a pension provider and monitor your employee’s eligibility making your first and any ongoing declarations to the Pensions Regulator.
• We supply a Contract of Employment for your employee.
• Through our sister company, we can set up your Nanny to accept their wages through Tax Free Childcare or an employer voucher scheme.
• We have teamed up with Nanny insurance experts to provide families and nannies with a discount.
• We can provide access to an online portal, which manages your nanny’s annual leave calendar and store any HR-related documentation.

We are a friendly and approachable team who listen to understand your needs. We are passionate about supporting families aiming to make payroll stress-free, allowing you precious time to spend with your family.

Call us on 0330 133 4017 to find out more.

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The Serenely Sorted System: Realistic Home Organisation starts here

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With the kids back to school soon, it’s the perfect time to think about getting sorted at home. And not just for a few weeks. How about a system that will have you tidy, sorted, for good? The unique Serenely Sorted System is both realistic and achievable for anyone (including the kids!), and is sustainable for the long term. Serenely Sorted allows you to ditch the drudgery, reduce your mess stress and save time every week.

This is not about the matchy matchy perfect pantries of Instagram. This is an effective and realistic system that gets you organised for good, having a home tidier than ever before. No more piles. Get the ‘aaahhh’ back into your daily life as you relax without staring at the daily debris that has built up from life, home working and kids.

Install the system into your home under the 1-2-1 guidance of its creator, Diana Spellman, and live it for the long term with a mindset and set of behaviours that keep you sorted, for good.

Get in touch with Diana for a discovery call to find out if the realistic Serenely Sorted System is for you. Go to our website and click on ‘Discovery call’ via the home page.

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The Little Lunchbox – Pack Lunches and Snacks for School

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If you’re bending over backwards to find healthy packed lunch and snack ideas – The Little Lunchbox is here to help!

We deliver healthy and exciting meals crafted especially for children by chefs and nutritionists. Our packed lunches are ideal for schools and playgroups and can be delivered directly to homes, schools, or businesses.

If lunch isn’t for you, then our range of snacks might just be! Our weekly snack boxes include the most nutritious products from the best independent brands and some that we make in our own kitchen. We cater to all dietary requirements, allergies, and the taste buds of even the fussiest eaters!

We’re committed to helping children make healthier choices, so we never include any highly processed, sugar-sweetened, or deep-fried foods – just fresh, functional ingredients that are guaranteed to delight.

Packed lunches start at £3.90 with delivery in Central London included. See our 2021 Summer Menu here.

Head over to our website to ORDER or find out more.

Alternatively, you can reach us by email at support@littlelunchbox.co.uk if you have any questions or would like to get in touch.

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Fun workbooks in the run-up to 11+ exams

Have you got the essential extras your child needs as they prepare for 11+ exams?

These two workbooks cover maths, English, reasoning and general knowledge in a fun way that will keep your child focused while letting them have a break from more formal revision.

Maths Fun for Cool Kids and Revision Fun for Clever Kids have been put together by Westminster Under School Maths Teacher Edward Mathews and Educational Consultant and parent Katie Knapman. The books both complement the school syllabus with exam related content while being the perfect antidote to relentless revision.

Maths Fun for Cool Kids covers a range of topics including shape, fractions, operations, algebra and problem-solving, and the puzzles are arranged randomly so that your child can dip in and out whenever he/she needs a break from more formal study.

Revision Fun for Clever Kids is a challenging collection of Maths, English and General Knowledge tests cunningly disguised as fun puzzles and tempting brain teasers.

Put the fun back into your child’s learning with these stealth revision books: take the pressure off while keeping the brain very much switched on.

Buy both books from Amazon or at www.jumpingyak.com

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Staying connected

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When it comes to back-to-school essentials communication is key. The IMO Q2 Plus is a great first phone for children. Stylish yet affordable at just £29.99. This sleek device boasts facial unlocking technology, 2MP rear and 0.3MP front cameras. and Android Go allowing them to stay up to date with the latest games and apps. Whether your child is venturing to school on their own for the first time or simply needs the comfort of knowing that they can reach you throughout the day, the IMO Q2 Plus is a cool, money-savvy option. Smartphones don’t need to cost a fortune. IMO’s budget-friendly smartphones are a hit with both children and parents. You can purchase the IMO Q2 Plus at all leading Vodafone, EE and Argos stores.

For more information, you can head to the IMO Website.

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Contigo 100% leak-proof Food Containers

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Contigo Food Jar water bottle, £21.99 and Contigo Easy Clean water bottle, £19.99. Available on Amazon.

Extending from its usual drinkware range, the new line of Food Jars utilises Contigo’s same unique technologies to ensure they’re 100% leak-proof whilst keeping food cold for up to seven hours or hot for up to six. Perfect to keep food warm or cold all day at school! The Food Jar makes lunchtime fun, simple and stress-free with its two pretty finishes in Sharks and Eggplant Mermaid. For those looking for matching bottles, Contigo’s latest Gizmo Sip and Easy Clean children’s bottles both offer the Mermaid and Shark graphics.

Innovatively designed, the Easy Clean makes a marvellous partner for children’s on-the-go adventures and is a saviour for parents thanks to, as the name suggests, its ability to be cleaned quickly and easily. Boasting Contigo’s unique spill-proof valve, even when the bottle’s handy drinking spout is out, children are safe from spills. And that is not all, the Contigo Easy Clean bottle also features a convenient button, for kids to enjoy an easy one-handed drinking experience. Simply press the button and out pops the drinking AUTOSPOUT. Available in Mermaid, Dino, Sharks and Unicorns, there’s a design for every child’s taste!

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Boost your brain and fight off illness with Dr Sunni’s healthy lunch box ideas

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Dr Sunni Patel is a gut health influencer and scientist – clinician. His healthy lunch box ideas are full of nutritious brain busting and immune boosting foods. His recipes are fibre-rich and packed with antioxidants. They provide all the vitamins to keep young bodies and minds healthy. Visit our website for Dr Sunni’s healthy lunchbox recipes.

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Hunter x Peppa Pig Limited-Edition Collaboration

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Hunter and Peppa Pig release their second collaboration, launching just in time for the start of a new school year on 2nd August 2021.

After the sell-out success of the first collection, Hunter and Peppa Pig continue to celebrate a shared loved of nature, adventures, and of course, jumping in muddy puddles with the 2021 collaboration.

The Hunter X Peppa Pig collection consists of the Kids First Muddy Puddles Wellington boot, Backpack, Umbrella and Kids Boot Socks. Each product features an exclusive camouflage pattern of the much-loved character splashing in puddles. The print incorporates rain droplets and Peppa Pig herself wearing boots, a rain jacket and holding a Hunter umbrella.

Ranging from £25 to £50 the collection will be available online, Hunter retail stores and selected retailers from 2nd August 2021.

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Beat Back-To-School Bugs

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Leapfrog IMMUNE is the first immune support supplement of its kind in the UK – an award-winning chewable tablet with lactoferrin, zinc and vitamin C. Lactoferrin is an anti-viral and anti-bacterial protein that your body synthesises daily, working in your eyes, nose, mouth & white blood cells to protect you against germs. Sometimes the body needs a little help though, particularly as we slide into cold and flu season and the kids mingle again at school. Over 12s and adults can take Leapfrog at the first sign of scratchy throat or sniffle to nip it in the bud. A must-have in the medicine cabinet!

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A small educational charity – making a big difference

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School in a Bag is a UK-based educational charity, sending SchoolBags filled with stationery and eating utensils to disadvantaged children around the world. A SchoolBag costs £20 to fund (including all the contents and shipping), plus they are individually numbered so the donor gets to find out exactly where in the world their bag has gone – more often than not, donors are able to learn details and see an image of the beneficiary of their SchoolBag.

A SchoolBag is a simple solution, each filled with essential resources that will enable a child to write, draw, colour, calculate, express themselves, eat, drink and above all, learn. A typical SchoolBag contains: pencils, biros, colouring pencils, a maths set, ruler, pencil case, 6 exercise books, a water bottle, a LunchBox with Spork and a hygiene kit which includes a flannel, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste and a face mask.

To date over 122,000 SchoolBags have been distributed to children in 47 countries. Every SchoolBag is new, individually numbered and trackable via the School in a Bag website.

Alongside the £20 donation, we also have a ‘Buy One, Fund One’ option – a perfect ‘Back to School’ idea. For just £40 you get a black Endeavour Backpack from Quadra Bags PLUS a SchoolBag will be funded in your name.

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Supercharge your health with FIREBIRD®

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FIREBIRD® harnesses the potency of natural ingredients to support your best health, highest vitality and greatest strength, so that you can look and feel your best every day. Each product is a scientifically-calibrated powerhouse, containing only active ingredients, that work in harmony with the body to achieve optimum health.

Personalise your nutrition to tailor your regime to your specific needs:

MAGNESSENCE® contains all the vitamins and minerals you need on a daily basis as well as numerous antioxidant-rich herbals in its 39-nutrient formula that provides a solid foundation to cover all bases.

BODYBLISS®’s 16-nutrient formula helps you address all the obstacles to easy weight management. It stabilises blood sugar levels, supports a strong, healthy metabolism, rebalances your cravings and paves the way for complete body confidence.
After the summer break, LASER FOCUS helps shake off any brain fog so you feel sharp and on the ball again. This is also the perfect time to start building a strong immune system for winter. IMMUNE SHIELD contains the 19 most immune-supportive nutrients, including Vitamins A to E, Zinc, Selenium and potent phyto-nutrients, such as Quercetin, Propolis, Astaxanthin and Astragalus.

FIREBIRD® products are made and tested in the UK in a GMP-certified facility, powered by renewable energy.

Get 15% off all our products by quoting KENMUMS at checkout.

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