SavvyMom Goes Back to School

Back to School is in full swing and there is much to read, do, buy, hem and organize. We’ve pulled all our savvy stuff together for you on one page so you can quickly find important topics from school essentials, to breakfast guides and organizing tips so you’ll be on top of your to do list this month. Good luck!

9 Lunchtime Recipes for Success
For a little more variety in your life (and theirs), we think you’re ready to kick the lunch menu up a notch with these 9 recipes. Read more.

10 Back-to-School Breakfast Recipes
If you’re looking for some suggestions that will inspire your kids to eat a healthy meal beyond the cereal box—food that will stay with them and provide some good learning energy—look no further than here. Read more.

Solid Starts
How kids develop language skills, hear sounds and see the world around them can have a profound impact on the way they learn in school and experience life. Some simple checks to ensure they are putting their best foot forward. Read more.

Back-to-School Backpacks and Lunch Bags Guide
See our picks for the best backpacks and lunch bags for fall 2011 and get them ready to go back with some of our savvy tips and suggestions. Read more.

20 Essential Back-to-School Items
They’re all set to go, but a few extra items might get them psyched about returning to their old routine. Read more.

The List: 25 Items to Help Get Them Out the Door
Looking for some inspiration to get them out the door effortlessly this year? We can’t promise it will be as easy as that, but our editor’s picks should help. Read more.

Lunch Bag Essentials
See our top 18 fun accessories to fill your kids’ lunch bag and keep their food fresh. Read more.

Back-to-School Breakfast Guide
Get ready to think outside the (cereal) box with our Top 10 Breakfast Recipes to keep it simple and healthy each morning. Read more.

Think Outside the Lunch Box
Ideas to help you create a nutritious, nut-free, low-salt, homemade, and lower-cost lunch that the kids will like too—because after all, the healthiest lunch isn’t that healthy if they don’t eat it. Read more.

Lunch Commandments
Packing lunch five days a week every week for the next 9 or 10 months is a task of biblical proportions. Have faith and obey a few of our lunch commandments and you’ll be saved from the sin of lunch frustration. Read more.

Check It
Our back-to-school checklist helps you count down to the big day. Read more.

Back-to-School Accessories
While the lunch bag and backpack are back-to-school must-haves, we have chosen 14 fun accessories to bring the cool back to school. Read more.

More Backpacks and Lunch Bags
More of our top bag picks for kids from preschool to grade one and up. You’ll sure to find the perfect one for you. Read more.

Organizing for Fall
To help you get organized this fall we’re sharing finds we think are going to be just the trick (or inspiration) to get the job done. Read more.