10 BACK-TO-SCHOOL ESSENTIALS
It’s nearly fall which means your doll will soon need all of those back-to-school essentials! We’ve rounded up the top ten school must-haves that your doll will need for the 2021-2022 school year. This list includes plenty of patterns found on Pixie Faire to get you started making this the best school year yet!
1. Backpack
The first back-to-school essential that any and every student needs is a backpack to carry all of the important school things. Pixie Faire offers a selection of different backpacks, but check out these ones for starters:
2. Lunch Bag
What would school be without lunchtime? Chatting with friends and swapping snacks makes lunchtime a highlight of any school day. Try making your doll a well-rounded lunch and a stylish bag to keep it in too with these links:
3. Supplies
Make sure you give your doll the right academic tools for a successful year! Check out these crafty tutorials to make a variety of school supplies for your doll.
DIY School Folders (Coming Soon!)
4. School Books
Stock your doll’s backpack with a selection of great reading with these classic books:
Little Women and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice
Little Princess and Secret Garden
5. Study Space
Make your doll the perfect study space for academic success! All she needs is a quiet place to sit, a few things to keep her organized, and some activities for short breaks to keep her focused.
6. School Clothes
The best part about going back to school is getting new back-to-school clothes! There are dozens of great back-to-school patterns available on Pixie Faire. Here are a few to get your started:
7. School Uniform
If your doll’s school requires a uniform, don’t fret! We’ve got school uniforms covered too:
8. Coat, Hat, and Gloves
Keep your doll protected from those chilly fall and winter recesses with a new coat, hat, and gloves for the new school year!
Piccadilly Peacoat
9. Gym Clothes
One of the quintessential classes in school is PE. Make sure your doll is as prepared as possible with a cute new gym clothes set.
10. Recess/PE Games
What would recess or PE be without games to play? No playground would be complete without a basketball hoop or jump rope, and no school gym would be complete without a volleyball net!
DIY Jump Rope (coming Soon!)
We hope this gives you a bunch of ideas for getting your dolls back-to-school wardrobe into full swing!
Thanks, everyone!
--The Pixie Faire Team
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167 Comments
My favorite was 11th grade. We put on a play, and the prom and our multi-racial class was like a closeknit family. I took physics and won prizes with the radio I built at the local and Greater St. Louis Science Fair. I had the best teachers and attended a small school. 12th grade was a close second because I made my wedding dress in Home Ec.
7th grade was my favorite. It was my first year in Jr. Sr. High school and I felt so grown up.
I had so many wonderful teachers but Mrs. Stevenson, second grade, stands out in my memory. She was sooo glamorous! She wore very stylish clothes and her full skirts made a wonderful sound when she walked. But most of all, every day she wore a gold locket on a long chain that she would open & snap closed out of habit. I wanted that locket & to look like her when I grew up!! Maybe that’s where I started being interested in fashion!
Hands down, THIRD GRADE! Mrs. Clark was both my classroom teacher at a rural school in Virginia and my Sunday School teacher. She was love personified in the best ways, such an encourager building us up from the inside out—loving but never putting up with nonsense. She looked to each child’s strengths, whether it be subject matter, personal storytelling, athletics, music, or mine—creativity. Because of Mrs. Clark, I had the courage to enter in a multi-county art competition and won for my age group. At Sunday School her gentle “nudging” me into G.A.’s helped me to learn many Bible memory verses I still cling to. Her love and guidance also helped me through a difficult time at home, as my parents were on the verge of divorce. She was my role model, shining light on the path that led to my becoming a teacher—eventually teaching third grade! I thank God at every remembrance of Mrs. Clark.
Grade 11, I made a couple of good friends then. I had been shy and reserved, I found my confidence.