The backpacks the boys use for school have now become a bit of a style accessory, gone are the character bags they used to love. Instead they want something more grownup with lots of space for their water bottle, fruit and P.E kits. Eldest has a girlfriend now (I know he’s growing up fast now, sob cry!) so he is thinking carefully about what he picks out and with secondary school starting in September no doubt he will become even more discerning. You can’t add much of your personality to your school uniform, but bags let children express themselves in some small way!

Skatehut has plenty of choice if your unsure where to start. Here are some of the boy’s favourites:

Van Doren Original Backpack £39.99

Mononchrome is a popular choice in mens fashion so children can stay on trend with this eye-catching vans bag. Black always looks great on everyone but the white also works here in perfect balance. the checkerboard pattern is signature vans and this years runaway trend, you can’t really go wrong with this bag, whether your into skateboard culture or not.

Hype Cosmic Ray Backpack £25.00

This bag is a bit smaller (18 litre) compared to the 30 litre one above but the theme will be a firm favourite with kids. Cosmic rays are high energy radiation moving fast to strike earth, but it really works as a design on a bag. It grabs your attention and is quite bold. If your children have inquisitive minds they will love hearing more about cosmic rays and wearing the bag to school. They can impress their science teacher, looking cool and knowledgeable!

Spiral Og Backpack – Galaxy Neptune Reduced to £19.99

Keeping with the space theme for backpacks you also have this bag which I think is a bit bolder. But its important to get a bag that makes you feel confident, be noticed and not get lost in the crowd!!!

Eastpak Out of Office Backpack – Brize Leaf £55.00

Nature is always popular in fashion, so the leaf design works well. Only five left in stock so if you like this design don’t hang about before buying it! Bit more pricey but Eastpak has a great reputation as a urban lifestyle brand.

Mi-Pac Pixel Check Backpack – Blue Reduced to £25.99

This one will appeal to the gamers, pixels feature on so much these days. Video games and fashion seem to be finally finding a way to work successfully together!

Trends come and go, so the main thing is to find backpacks your child loves! Although I remember buying a bag as a kid based on how it looked being completely unaware it was a gunners bag (arsenal football team) so everyone thought i was a fan! oops. When in reality I didn’t have a clue about football.