As the clock strikes midnight on July 31, parents begin preparations for an August filled to the brim with back-to-school shopping.
From weaving in and out of crowded stationery aisles with an indecisive little one who can’t quite work out which pencil case to go for this year, to shopping for yet another set of new school uniforms for kids who seem to grow at an exponential rate, there’s plenty for parents to busy themselves with before children begin a new academic year in September.