This time of year can easily start to feel a little stressful for parents. Not only are you probably knackered from the school holidays, but you've got to start thinking about getting them ready to go back to school. Do they need a new pair of shoes? Will their blazer still fit for the oncoming year? Oh, and a pen leaked in their pencil case so they need a new pen AND a new pencil case. Well, whilst we can't help with all of it, we can certainly help with stationery. And not just for the younger ones, either. We've got a great selection for the older students who might be heading off to college or starting university. So get ready to banish the back-to-school-scaries with some shiny new stationery that you'll get full marks for.

For the kids - Legami stationery

Many parents will be well aware of Legami pens thanks to the fact that they've been so popular in little ones' pencil cases. Their cute characters make them great fun to collect, but they're actually pretty handy too as they're erasable. So if mistakes get made, that's fine! It's pens like these, as well as the fabulous pencil cases and other fun stationery supplies that make writing and school work a little fun sometimes. Maybe it'll be the encouragement your child needs to get their homework done...

For the soon-to-be uni students

Now, whilst we do believe that Legami can be used by all ages that want to use it, we appreciate that some older students like to upgrade their stationery to something a little more sophisticated when it comes to uni. If this is the case with your child, then we've got that covered too. Smart Japanese stationery brand Penco make the handiest clips for keeping flyaway notes or leaflets together, as well as practical storage caddies, or we've just had a delivery of fab chunky pens that are a delight to write with, aptly named the uni-ball pen. And to write on? We've got plenty of robust notebooks for taking notes in lectures. Sorted!

The perfect bag

Speaking of uni students, if they're also in need of a good quality backpack for lugging their books and laptop around then a Roka backpack could be a great option. They're great quality, have many compartments including one for laptops/tablets, bottles etc, and are even partly weather-proof.

Send them off with a card full of love and luck

Some of us need a little bit of extra encouragement when it comes to starting school, college or uni. It can be scary! So if you want to write them a card then we've got a lovely selection of good luck cards fit for the occasion, perfect for sending them off with a message of love to help them along the way.

Whether they're just back for another year at school, or heading off to start a new chapter at university, we hope it all goes well for everyone (including you parents!).