There’s a good roundup of practical, decorative, and motivational gifts in this post! I love a good highlighter and pen, so I had to include some of those options that are aesthetically pleasing ...

If you want a new backpack without buying one, here are four ways to give it a fresh look before the school year starts.

October is Brown Bag Decorating Month, and Kid’s Food Basket is asking the community to help spread that joy by taking part in bag decorating.

Kids' Food Basket's Brown Bag Decorating Day is Friday, Oct. 23. The community was encouraged all month long to decorate bags and send them in to the nonprofit, but Friday is the final push.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Kids’ Food Basket hopes to collect 150,000 decorated bags over the next month in honor of Brown Bag Decorating Day on Sept. 30.