Where to Shop For Back-To-School Gear in Kitchener-Waterloo

Whether your kids are heading back into the classroom or the virtual classroom, you want to make sure they have everything they need for a successful start to the new school year. Luckily, Kitchener-Waterloo has lots of shops carrying clothes and supplies for all your back-to-school needs.

Local Businesses to Support

Gifted

You don’t need to head to the big box stores to get everything you need for back to school. Lots of local shops carry stationery items with personality. Head to Gifted for cute hair accessories, lunch bags, tote bags, pencil cases, bookmarks, notebooks, sticky notes and more!

www.giftedwaterloo.com

Wordsworth Books

This is another local shop offering notebooks, kids books, activity books & more. Plus if you have an avid reader on your hands, this is a great place to purchase your books locally.

www.wordsworthbooks.com

Toy Soup

Located in the Village of St. Jacob’s Toy Soup may have lots of toys, but you’ll also be able to find some goodies for back to school. There are lots of educational toys to inspire your little one’s learning, craft supplies, activity books, bookmarks, and more.

www.toysoupcanada.com

Baby Charlotte

Located in Belmont Village, this local business offers more than just products for babies. In it, you can find lots to check off on your back to school shopping list - lung bags, snack bags, stickers, pencils and lots of other fun school supplies.

www.babycharlotte.com

University of Waterloo Bookstore & Wilfrid Laurier University Bookstore

The University bookstores are an obvious destination for University students heading back to school in the Fall, but the bookstores are open to the public, so whether your child is in elementary or high school, you can find some UW of WLU-branded stationery to inspire their studies this year.

www.wstore.uwaterloo.ca

www.wlubookstore.com/

Second-Hand Stores

Don’t forget about all the second-hand stores. Lots of shops around the Region offer gently used clothing so you don’t need to pay full retail for your growing child’s wardrobe.

Other Stores For Back-To-School Shopping

There are also larger stores in the region carrying kids clothing and school supplies.

• Once Upon A Child
• Staples
• Chapters
• OshKosh
• The Children’s Place
• Walmart