Buying school uniforms should be a straightforward process. Unfortunately, if you are new to buying them, it can be a confusing, and potentially very expensive, prospect.  Buying all of your child’s uniform clothing at retail from the mall or a department store is a good way to waste money. Buying from a uniform supplier will ensure your child has quality clothes that look good while not breaking the bank. Here are some tips on how to get the most out of school uniforms:

1. Be choosey about the brand names you pick. There are plenty of brand names, such as the ones sold here at S&D, that are high quality without the added cost of designer labels.
2. Review the different types of garments. Most kids school uniform companies, like French Toast, offer many different styles of pants and shirts. Be sure to get something that matches your school’s recommendations but also meshes with what your child likes to wear. Do not be afraid to mix and match styles and brands.
3. Take advantage of deals. If you happen to see girls’ skirts on sale, buy more than you need. You never know when she may rip the skirt by accident and you need a replacement, fast. Having extra uniform pieces is never a bad idea.

Our loyal customers may not realize it, but S&D offers more than just kids uniforms and backpacks. We stock a full range of kid-related products. Our stock ranges widely, from designer and name brand jackets and backpacks to economy kids school uniforms, hypoallergenic mattresses and multipurpose strollers. Strollers are one of the products we have featured the least on our blog, and it is time to showcase our extensive stroller selection.

Travel systems are by far some of the most practical and popular strollers available, and we offer several different varieties. A travel system will consist of a car seat and matching stroller. The stroller can be a larger, more durable bassinet style or it can be a lightweight folding stroller. Usually a travel system will have a convenient feature that allows you to attach a car seat directly into a stroller frame, meaning you do not need to move the child around, allowing for a more seamless car experience.

Travel stroller systems have two main features to look for. The first is the type of built-in car seat it comes with. Is the seat meant to face the driver or face the rear of the car? Make sure the stroller you buy offers a seating style that you prefer. The second is weight and folding style. If you have a small car or carry a lot of other stuff around, having a stroller that folds flat is important–not all models do.

JanSport backpacks have been around for a long time, and are among the most iconic pieces of American outdoor gear. The panel loading day pack, which is still sold, (varieties of it are available on sndkids) is one of JanSport’s enduring innovations. In fact, before JanSport came along the only style of backpack that was readily available was a top loading dray string style that had existed for ages.

The 70′s were JanSport’s period of greatest innovation as they pioneered the sort of technical backpacks that have become the norm for outdoor expeditions the world over. The company was borne out of a lightweight, tubular aluminum trekking backpack and flourished from there.  They were among the first manufacturers to use ballistic nylon in their manufacturing and the modern, sporty shapes and designs they created have come to represent what a backpack is, and are a far cry from the paramilitary backpacks of the past.

One of the best features of JanSport backpacks, one that they share with other premier book-bag makers is that JanSport offers a full lifetime warranty. That means that no matter what, JanSport will replace or repair a backpack if it fails in any way. That’s a pretty good deal, especially considering that most of JanSport’s bags retail for less than $50.

Just because it is getting colder outside does not mean recess is going anywhere. Kids will still be running around outside, getting into all types of mess and wildness. Except they will be doing it in weather that will leave them muddy and cold, that is unless they have the right clothing. While your little boy probably does not need the heaviest parka available, any kid that walks to school, plays outside and does so all year round needs a good jacket. We have a variety of North Face and Polo Ralph Lauren jackets that can grow with your kid, and will keep them warm through the chilly fall rains, icy winter and unpredictable early spring.

Hardshell jackets are great for places with variable weather and are good at taking a beating. The North Face Resolve jacket is a perfect hardshell for an active kid. It is waterproof, breathable and resists stains. A slightly loose fit allows layering under the jacket, making it a perfect choice for cool weather.

In colder climates, a simple shell is not going to do, but a dedicated parka can sometimes seem like a bit of overkill.  A down puffer jacket might be just the solution. the North Face Nuptse offers a real down liner with a water resistant outer. It will keep your little one warm without being too big and bulky to actually wear.

There are many occasions that call for a new mattress. If you’re having terrible sleep or have a back or neck injury or just think the dust mites living in your’s are making you sick, it could be time to switch things up. A hypoallergenic mattress can be just the thing for people that suffer from asthma or COPD. Allergies and asthma are notoriously fickle, that’s why we don’t have any known cures for either, only treatments. But for some people simply not being in close proximity to the trigger for their problems is enough to resolve the situation.

The reason a hypoallergenic mattress is easier on the lungs of asthmatics and people with sensitive allergies, is because most mattresses contain substantial or at least trace ammounts of wool and latex. While these are fine materials from which to build matresses, they are both known and common allergens. Naturepedic mattresses are the leading brand of hypoallergenic sleep goods, and are completely guaranteed not to contain either of these materials.

Naturepedic mattresses are not just for the wheezing masses. Their high tensile steel, coil spring construction combined with organic cotton covers and pesticides make for a comfortable sleep whatever model you choose.

In the past 10 years the North Face has gone from being a relatively obscure outdoor wear manufacturer to a staple of urban and rural life everywhere. North Face makes great products be they for going to school, battling the frozen winter city streets or trekking in the wilderness. In addition to their mega-down jackets and coats, North Face also offers useful, every day items that are perfect for kids rough-and-tumble lifestyle and ever changing tastes. Two stand out models include the North Face Vault, a book lugger extrordinaire and the North Face Jester. A bag that will grow with your child well through highschool.

The North Face Vault: Like most other North Face products, the Vault is available in a wide variety of colors. But we all know most kids will choose black, and then go crazy with the white out. The Vault offers a large, square book carrying compartment that will fit all of the folders, books and binders your kid can lug. The back is neoprene padded to take the edge off of all the book lugging.

The North Face Jester: The jester is the Vault’s versatile companion. If the vault is based around a cavernous main compartment, the Jester is more sensibly split between one large compartment and a smaller on with an internal organizer. Perfect for pens and school supplies.  The jester also has a convenient bungee strap on theoutside for stuffing or hanging clothes and shoes.

Boys and girls school uniforms can be a laundry nightmare. Not only are there piles of pants, cardigans, blazers, ties, and shirts to clean. But no matter how spiffy the kids look for their schoolday, the clothes are still being worn by children, and children are messy! Yes, the kids look adorable in their uniforms, but its a lot of work to keep them so well dressed! If you dread the weekly addition to the laundry pile, then maybe its time to establish a routine for keeping your kids’ school uniforms clean.

• Make them help: Or at least try to. The girls and boys might not help keep their uniforms clean, but you can at least assign them the task of bringing their things to the laundry room, or make them help with sorting. Even if you can just get a little work out of them, it’ll make the process that much easier.
• Pre wash: It might take an extra few minutes, but if you have a slop sink or a large basin, pre-washing any stains or caked on messes will make it that much easier on your machine. It will also prevent the stain from coming off on other clothes that go in the same load. This method works well on harsh stains like mud and blood.
• Wash Hard: Cotton and blends are durable and khakis and whites will keep their colors. Wash them on soiled-hot, this will blast the stains out, and the garments can take it. Beaded items and blue jeans on the other hand will need extra special attention and may nee to be washed on delicate or cold.

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Uniforms make life much simpler, on both children and adults. Kids never have to worry about what to wear each morning and parents save on the cost of an extensive wardrobe for the entire year. But children’s uniforms are still an investment. You want quality uniforms to last them the entire year.

This expense is not a particularly great one but can still be a strain on families trying to put uniforms on multiple kids, or who are otherwise on a tight budget. Along with the normal costs of children’s clothes, a uniform can be a budget squeezer. French Toast brand school uniforms can alleviate these costs.

French Toast offers a full line of school uniforms, from girls’ pants and tights to boys’ slacks, shirts and cardigans. The prices of French Toast uniforms are very affordable. If you bought your child’s uniform piece by piece at a name brand clothing store, you would spend hundreds of dollars. At S&D Kids, French Toast is a brand we can sell for far less.

Even if you decide to splurge and buy a different outfit for each day of the week, the entire ensemble would easily cost less than $200 when you purchase French Toast uniforms from S&D Kids.

Your baby is a lazy fellow. He or she is going to spend a lot of time in the crib. Sleeping, playing , drooling. A baby’s crib is a baby’s home. It only makes sense then, to be sure that baby has a comfortable home for his months lying in the crib. Not just a comfortable one, but a safe and tidy one as well. Naturepedic mattresses are some of the cleanest and safest crib mattresses available. They are made from the finest materials and have well considered environmentally friendly features.

-          All Naturepedic mattresses are made from the purest organic cotton available. It’s grown and certified organic and is guaranteed to be free of pesticides. It is also grown in the U.S.

-          The waterproof covers and slips are made of food grade polyethylene, which is widely used in the food industry to seal and package foods. You could literally eat from your baby’s naturepedic crib mattress.

-          Steel inner springs made from high quality spring steel. The mattresses  have a baseline spring count of 252 coils of 15.5 gauge wire. This is heavy duty and guaranteed to provide lasting support.

-          Fire protection on Naturepedic mattresses is achieved in a sustainable, healthy way. Instead of using latex and fire retardants in our mattresses, we use simple cotton and a silica/cellulose mixture that is as fire retardant as chemical alternatives, but is less potentially toxic as well.

There are only three weeks left until the start of school. It sounds like a blessing and a curse. Only three weeks until the kids are back in classes and no longer free to roam about 24/7. As a parent you may be excited for this,  but there are  only three weeks until they’re going to need stuff you should have bought three weeks ago. Namely  kids school uniforms.

There are so many things you need to get for back to school. Bookbags, pencils, notebooks the list is endless for every family. How about you do yourself a favor and cut one of those items out before it drives you crazy. Buy your kid’s school uniforms online ans save both time and money in the process.

Depending on what you children need, they probably don’t want to go shopping for uniforms, moreover finding decent uniform appropriate clothes locally can be tough. You don’t want to send them to school in ill fitting khakis and sweater vests. Why not buy kids school uniforms online from a retailer that knows what kids will and won’t wear.  When you have to buy the whole ensamble, things become much easier when you can do it in one fell swoop. S&D Kids has the variety to keep your kids looking presentable at prices your wallet can deal with.