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• The School Items That Actually Survived the Year — and What I’d Buy Again

  

  Before buying all new school supplies for September, I cleaned out what survived the year. Here are the backpacks, labels, lunch containers, folders, coats, and rainy-day bag systems I would actually buy again.

  Kathleen D

  June 17, 2026

  Parenting & Kids

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• A Simple Pre-K Moving Up Party With Snacks, Cake, and No Catering

  

  I wanted my daughter to feel celebrated without turning her Pre-K Moving Up Ceremony into a catered event. So I made one fun dessert, put out easy food, used a few cheap decorations, and called it enough.

  Kathleen D

  June 10, 2026

  Celebrations & Gift Guides

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