Ten-year-old Amanda wanted a messenger bag for this school year. She was fairly particular about what she wanted as far as color — some were too plain, some were too dark, and others were too wild. One thing that surprised me was her objection over anything with too much nylon. Apparently she has a strong dislike for the sound nylon makes when you scratch it, and doesn’t like the way it feels. So, we had to find a canvas bag in a color that was acceptable.
Fortunately, we found a powder blue one. It was plain, but that gave her an idea: “Can I decorate it? Draw and write on it?” “Sure,” I agreed, but wanted to approve her design before she took the Sharpie permanent marker to it.
When Pak-Nak offered to send me some charms for review, I thought that they would make a perfect addition to her custom-designed bag, and after looking through all their designs, I knew two that she would especially like to add to her bag: Tabby the penguin, and Earth the planet.
Manfred the snail was soon affixed to the top of her lunchbox as well. They really make her school accessories stand out, but they’re even more fun when you think of more creative uses, such as the ones pictured here.
These PakNak charms are beyond cute. They are sturdy, being made of a rubbery material, 3D, and simple to affix, and yet easy to change as frequently as your child’s interests. There are charms to suit the youngest toddler to tweens and beyond (I’m trying to figure out what I could personalize with one of their colorful flower designs). 
They would make great stocking stuffers and birthday gifts.
They attach with velcro. They are easy and sturdy. One caution: Amanda put the earth on the back of her messenger bag, which is always rubbing against her, and it fell off, as I sort of thought it might. However, the penguin and the snail have stayed put through the rigors of a typical 5th grade day.
Would you like to win a set of charms?
Five of you will win three charms of your choice (U.S. shipping addresses only). For those of you who are ready to order now, use discount code DE15 to receive 15% off. If you order in September, you’ll be entered to win a free notebook/organizer, and 10% of any orders placed in September will go to Schoolhouse Supplies, which helps local schoolteachers get the supplies they need.
Leave a comment if you’d like to win. We’ll announce the winners on September 20.
These would be a good win for our little ones. Thanks for the contest.
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My grandkids would love these!:)
Wow These charms are beautiful-Hope I win.
Mom would love this
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this is the first school year my daughter has a messenger bag , she would love these
These are soooo cute! Thanks for the contest!
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What a cute idea, my kids would love these!
These are so cute! I love Kyla Jane, Sprinkles and Minty! Thank you!
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My son would love these
very cute-my granddaughter would love these
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Please enter me, thank you.
I’m sure my Amanda would love these!
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They are adorable and so much fun! THanks for the chance!
These look so cute!
These are super cute. Hope I win.
Isn’t this adorable? And this is the first year we’ve just bought a backpack at Walmart so we definitely need some personalizing!!
They are all so cute and the kids would have fun with putting them on different things.
wow
Very cute…a great gift!
These are so wonderfully cute and my daughter would love them!
Such a cute way to personalize a little one’s stuff!
How neat. My 7 year old would love this. Thank you
These are such a great way to personalize a backpack especially with a sea of similiar packs hanging on hooks in the preschool class.
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My kids would love these! Thanks!
So cute! My son would go nuts over Robert the Robot!
my grandkids w ould like these.
Very cute ideas for decorating all types of things! My faves include the flowers and the dragonfly.
I love this idea! Very cute.
Adorable styles…I like The Squishes, Kyla Jane and Minty 😉
Great gift and I want to win
What a great idea. I know my grandchildren would love these. They are so adorable. Thank you so much!
Very cute and adorable!
I don’t know which of my kids would like them but I bet I could find one for each of them!
Great idea! These are adorable and I’d love to win a set.
Very cute…. it always amazes me the great ideas that are out there!
What a wonderful prize!
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Really cute and pretty
Love them, please enter me!
Neat giveaway!! I know my daughter would love these!
fabulous product, every kid loves to personalize their things
Thank you for having this! I would love to win these for my 2 First graders. These are fantastic! Thank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
How very fun! I’d love to win!
My kids would love these!
This is a great giveaway! I’d love to win! Thank you!!
My son would absolutely love these!! Thanks for the idea!
The charms are charming if I may say so myself!
I would love to win these for my Grandkids to put in their stockings.
I want to win!
my 8 yr old grandaughter would love this too,count me in please,thank you
My girls would be all over these – I’d love to win some for them! 🙂
very cute, I like the idea for the backpack and bike helmet
These are so cute – would love to win some!!
very cool count me in
I already have Clara the Cat and she would like some friends!
Those are cute. I’d love a couple to help DS distinguish his backpack from the one just like it 3 hooks over outside his kindergarten class!
These are adorable! My son in 5th grade would love them.
Ginger, Ted the Head and Mike
Fun!!
Me, me, me, me!!
really cute
These are darling and fun!
I love Claire, Manfred, and Sprinkles the best! Really cute!
These sound so fun! My girls would love them for their backpacks! Great giveaway – thanks for offering it!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
I like Marlena’s idea about decorating the shopping bags . . .that is just what I need!
I’d love to win.
I love the little flowers and the earth. They’d be great to decorate our reusable shopping bags! m_huston(at)hotmail(dot)com
I could use these for any of my papercrafting projects! Awesome!
Thanks this would be so cute.
My Grandsons would love these. They are into animal-type things. These little fellas would be just perfect to add to their collections.
My kids would love these!
Great idea would love to use them to dress up backpacks for school….
i have a certain little ladybug who would love more glam to add to her bags! sign me up . . .
I love your ideas for using them. I have a son in fifth grade who would like the sports designs. Thanks for the giveaway.
Their turtle is so cute. When my baby was little, he reminded me of a turtle, and now I can’t help but buy almost every turtle thing I see. 🙂
What Fun!
My daughter would love these!
My daughter would love these, she is always trying to personalize her stuff! 🙂
Cool idea! My daughter would be all over those things!!
These are so cute. I would love to win them for my daughter.
Those are so cute. We could have fun with those 🙂
laura_licious101(at)hotmail*com
These charms are very cute! I know a cute little gal who would love them! The insect ones are especially precious!
I like that they are sturdy, made of a rubbery material, 3D, and simple to affix, and yet easy to change as frequently as your child’s interests!
Thanks a bunch!!
baileybobby6(at)hotmail.com
Robert and William would be favorites here, among many others. What a cute idea!
I’d love to win!
excellent design
Neat idea. My daughter would love to decorate her things with these.
These are so cute! What a neat idea!
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Would love to win these!
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This is so cute. I would so like to win this!
These are adorable!
what a neat contest! I would love to win these for my daughters messenger bag!!!!!! she loves charms!
My daughter would love these, they have some really cute choices.
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Precious! I would like to win!
What fun! I know I have a couple granddaughters that would just love these! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
Adorable, thanks for the chance!
these would be great for lots of different things!
thanks!
moore.g@Insideconnect.net
These are great! I love Ralph & Donny!
I’d love to win 🙂
I’d like to win! I get Audrey would love these 😀