Beyond the Lunchbox: The Kids’ Backpacks Built to Survive the School Year (and Beyond) Our top picks for durable, comfortable, and kid-approved packs that can handle the daily grind. The humble kids’ backpack. It’s more than just a bag; it’s a mobile command center for the school day, a repository for treasures found on the…

The Backpack Battleground: How to Equip Your Kid for School (and Beyond) Tired of flimsy fabrics and broken zippers? We’ve put our own kids’ schoolbags to the test to find the best of the bunch. The school year is a relentless marathon for a child’s backpack. From the daily commute to school, the jostling in…

Beyond the Lunchbox: The Backpacks Built to Survive Your Kid’s Adventures WIRED’s Hard-Tested Picks for the Toughest, Most Beloved School Bags of 2025 The school bell rings, the playground erupts, and a small, often brightly colored, fabric rectangle is subjected to a daily gauntlet. We’re talking about the humble kids’ backpack. It’s not just a…

Beyond the Lunchbox: Finding the Backpack That Can Take a Kid’s Daily Gauntlet Tested and Approved: The Backpacks Built to Survive the Playground and Beyond It’s a familiar scene for parents everywhere: the school backpack, a seemingly innocuous canvas or polyester vessel, subjected to a daily onslaught of abuse. Dropped, dragged, stuffed to bursting with…

The Ultimate Backpack Battleground: Finding the Right Pack for Your Little Explorer Beyond the Lunchbox: How to Conquer the Daily School Commute with the Best Kids Backpacks The school year is a marathon, not a sprint, and for our kids, their backpack is their trusty steed. It’s the silent witness to scraped knees, triumphant test…