The Best Lunch Boxes for Kids at Any Age — Shopping

I'll admit: As a kid, I used to get way too excited to go back to school. Some of that may have had to do with the promise of all-new gear — some new clothes, a cool backpack, bright new folders, and a new lunch bag — to really make a style statement on that first day. And while my memories of it are all about how fun it was to get new stuff, now that I'm a mom I know the truth: Last year's stuff was always totally trashed.

My daughter's backpack literally has holes in it from being dragged across the playground, and her lunch bag is permanently filthy. Plus, my kids grow out of stuff. Quickly. Yes, even lunch boxes. Their appetites change, their backpack loads change, and so do their tastes. With that (and them!) in mind, here are some of the best lunch boxes for your kid this year — broken out by school level.

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