Before term starts

Late August is when the cart quietly changes shape. The bag carries everything else, so it earns the closest look. The Without Lemon laptop backpack leans to the older student end, with a padded sleeve and front pockets that keep a school backpack from becoming a single black hole.

For younger years, the Herschel LEGO Heritage Kids is the compact 20-litre sort that a small back can actually carry. Herschel and LEGO is an odd pairing on paper, sensible in practice.

Then lunch. A compartment bento box keeps the sandwich away from the fruit, which is most of the battle. Add a water bottle and the rest of the lunch box shelf, and the bag is packed. Tomorrow's pick lands, as ever, on daily; the wider shelves sit under guides.