We’ve all been there, that heart-breaking moment when your child’s bottom lip starts wobbling at drop-off. Desperately searching for anything that might make separation feel less overwhelming for our little ones. When Warmies sent us their new Turtle Keyring to test as a potential gift for kids’ school bags (in return for our honest review), we were curious to see how something so simple could make a real difference. Sometimes though, it’s exactly these straightforward solutions that end up working the best.

If you’ve got a left-handed little one heading back to school, you’ll know the struggle is real when it comes to finding supplies that actually work for them. We’ve been there, done that, and got the smudged worksheets to prove it! After plenty of trial and error (and a few tears), we’ve found some brilliant left-handed school supplies on Amazon that genuinely make a difference.

With not long left of school holidays you might be starting to stress about if you have everything for your little one, to help we have put together a Handy Back To School Checklist

If you’re a parent of a child that is starting primary or secondary school in Carmarthenshire this September, you might be entitled to apply for free school transport and we have all the info about how you do that.