Daycare & Kinder

Personalised backpacks for the daycare years

Embroidered with their name in Steph's Melbourne studio. Machine washable, water-resistant, and made for the years that go too fast.

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you are so loved

a hidden stitch inside every bag

2024 Stevie Award Winner

2024 Altitude Award Winner

4,600+ bags made

4.9 stars from 106 reviews

EMBROIDERED, NOT PRINTED✦MADE IN MELBOURNE✦MACHINE WASHABLE✦4,600+ BAGS MADE✦ONE NAME AT A TIME✦EMBROIDERED, NOT PRINTED✦MADE IN MELBOURNE✦MACHINE WASHABLE✦4,600+ BAGS MADE✦ONE NAME AT A TIME✦EMBROIDERED, NOT PRINTED✦MADE IN MELBOURNE✦MACHINE WASHABLE✦4,600+ BAGS MADE✦ONE NAME AT A TIME✦

Where to start

Where would you like to begin?

Starting daycare or kinder

The bag, the lunch bag, the hat, the name stamp. The whole list, sorted.

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Buying a gift

For grandkids, birthdays and first days. The kind of gift that gets a reaction.

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Keepsakes for mum

Baby clothes stitched into something you can keep.

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How it works

From "pick their bag" to "look what came".

Pick their bag

Choose size, colour and font. Small for daycare, large for kinder.

See it stitched

Type their name and watch the live preview update, letter by letter.

Made by Steph

Embroidered to order in Melbourne, ships in 5 to 7 days. Express available.

Questions? Read the FAQ below.

Embroidered to last

Machine washable

Made by Steph in Melbourne

Free shipping over $150

Afterpay available

3 month warranty

Customer favourites

Loved by 4,600+ little adventurers.

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Personalised Daycare Essentials Bundle, Ultimate

$153.96$174.96

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Personalised Kids Backpack, Soft Corduroy

$69.99

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Personalised Kids Backpack, Wipeable Gingham

$69.99

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Personalised Kids Lunch Bag, Corduroy

$39.99

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Personalised Name Stamp

$24.99

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Bundle spotlight

The whole daycare list, sorted.

Everything you need for the first day, packed into one honest bundle. Save 12% versus buying it all separately.

Personalised Corduroy Backpack
Personalised Lunch Bag
Personalised Cap
Personalised Name Stamp

$153.96$174.96

Save 12%

Bundles unlock free shipping over $150.

Bestie Bundle

Two matching bags for two matching best friends.

$193.56$219.96

Daycare Starter Bundle

The essentials, without the full bundle.

$83.58$94.98

Shop by stage

Made for every little chapter.

Toddler

First bag, small size.

Daycare

The small backpack, the favourite.

Kinder

The large, fits the lunch bag inside.

The hidden stitch

you are so loved

Inside every bag there's a hidden detail, stitched where only they'll find it. Because these bags carry more than snacks and spare clothes. They carry the years that go too fast.

Our story

From weary, wonderful parents

4.9 stars from 106 reviews

"I have bought two backpacks as Christmas presents for my grandsons. I am so impressed with the quality of the backpack as well as their names beautifully embroidered on the top."

— a grandmother, verified buyer

"It's such a functional bag but also so darn cute! Turnaround time and shipping was so super quick and amazing customer service."

— a Weary Theory customer

"Absolutely love our weary theory backpack. So much so I'm ordering another"

— a repeat customer

Two minutes

Not sure where to start?

Take the two-minute daycare readiness quiz and we'll point you to the right bag, size and extras.

Take the daycare quiz

meet steph

The mum behind the machine

I'm a bit of a multitasking ninja, part mum, part maker, full-time mess manager. I live for the giggles, the cuddles, and the sweet satisfaction of seeing a name perfectly stitched on a tiny backpack.

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