With Christmas fast approaching - in fact, now bearing down on us like a festive steamroller(!) - parents everywhere are in a present-buying frame of mind.

With the ongoing economic climate however, we're also more careful than ever before about making the best use of our money - ensuring that we buy the perfect gifts for our kids, as well as finding ethically sourced, toxin-free products to give everyone a very Happy Christmas!

With the Autumn school term fast approaching and the end of the summer holidays in sight, our thoughts have turned towards those things our kids will need, whether they are going 'back to school' or anticipating their first day.

Below are our Top 10 favourite 'back to school' products - bear in mind that this is only a tiny selection of the lunchboxes, school bags, flasks etc that we have available - all 100% BPA & PVC-free.

One of our favourite mummy bloggers, Baby Jungle, were kind enough to share their Top 10 favourite VUPbaby Summer Products with us.  We hope you find their selection as inspirational as we did!

Goodbyn Original Lunchbox – as perfect as a lunchbox gets. It’s super cute and it has enough compartments to squeeze in the veggies, fruits, a drink and even the sweet treat with the main course!

The school bell rang, it was early afternoon and the sun was shining outside. I grabbed my bag and ran out , along orchards with apple trees, the local grocery shop, the playground with the swings that could make you fly... At home I quickly had a meal before heading out again, to see who was out playing. And we stayed out, climbing trees, bicycling around our neighbourhood, running over fields, playing football, going on adventures and lots more, all until our mothers had called us endlessly and it started to get dark. This was Oslo in the 1980's.