Rating of backpacks for first graders in 2022: TOP-16 best in price / quality

An improp­er­ly select­ed satchel can cause dis­com­fort to the child and adverse­ly affect his pos­ture. There­fore, the choice of this manda­to­ry attribute of a first grad­er must be approached respon­si­bly. Let’s talk about which com­pa­nies are trust­wor­thy, what para­me­ters to pay atten­tion to when buy­ing, and also study the main lead­ers in sev­er­al cat­e­gories, tak­ing into account their fea­tures, advan­tages and dis­ad­van­tages.

Rating of the best backpacks for first graders in 2022

How to choose a backpack for a first grader in terms of price / quality ratio?

There are sev­er­al para­me­ters that a high-qual­i­ty back­pack for a first grad­er must have:

1. Ortho­pe­dic, ergonom­ic back­rest, fol­low­ing the curve of the spine and made of ven­ti­lat­ed mate­r­i­al.
2. Length-adjustable shoul­der straps, wide and padded through­out or with padded shoul­der pads.
3. Reflec­tive details on shoul­der straps, front and sides.
4. Rigid bot­tom that holds the shape of the satchel and legs to pro­tect the con­tents from get­ting wet and dirty.
5. Com­pe­tent orga­ni­za­tion of the inter­nal space due to the orga­niz­er and divider.
6. Light­ning with soft and smooth run­ning.
7. Exter­nal pock­ets for small items.
8. The small weight of the satchel with­out fill­ing (up to a kilo­gram).

The best backpacks for first graders in terms of price / quality for 2022

1. GRIZZLY RAf-292–1

Look­ing for a prac­ti­cal, fash­ion­able and styl­ish satchel? We advise you to pay atten­tion to mold­ed

GRIZZLY satchel of the RAf series for school­child­ren from 125 to 135 cm tall. The satchel has a mold­ed front part, a rigid anatom­i­cal back and a rigid bot­tom with legs. Con­tent is secure­ly pro­tect­ed.

And this design even­ly dis­trib­utes the load on the back. To keep your arms and shoul­ders from get­ting tired, we made wide straps and a chest strap with a whis­tle. The design of the back­pack does not deform under load and cre­ates a reli­able pro­tec­tion of the con­tents. The back­pack has two com­part­ments. The main com­part­ment is divid­ed into three com­part­ments: for books, note­books and fold­ers A4, there is a mesh pock­et with a zip­per.

An addi­tion­al rigid com­part­ment will not allow valu­ables to wrin­kle. For safe­ty at night, we added reflec­tive ele­ments on all sides. Due to water and dirt-repel­lent impreg­na­tion, the satchel stays like new for a long time. If it does get dirty, we rec­om­mend hand wash­ing in cold water.

Spec­i­fi­ca­tions:

• Vol­ume, l: 13;
• Mate­r­i­al: 100% poly­ester;
• Brand : GRIZZLY;
• Dimen­sions (L x H x D), see: 29x36x18;
• Col­lec­tion year: 2022;
• Gen­der: F;
• Weight: 0.964 kg.

2. ErichKrause ErgoLine Wild Cat (48459)

The third place in the 2022 rank­ing was tak­en by a mod­el from the pop­u­lar man­u­fac­tur­er ErichKrause. Here, at first glance, the high qual­i­ty of mate­ri­als and sewing is guessed, and the weight of 520 grams makes the satchel one of the light­est options in its cat­e­go­ry. This is a clas­sic frame back­pack with an ergonom­ic back, made of wear-resis­tant and frost-resis­tant poly­ester with water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion. The use­ful vol­ume of the mod­el is esti­mat­ed at 15 liters. There is one roomy com­part­ment that allows you to car­ry text­books even in large for­mat (A4), there is a mini orga­niz­er and an inter­nal zip­pered pock­et.

It also has two zip­pered side pock­ets and a zip­pered front pock­et. By the way, all light­nings here are reli­able, with a soft and almost silent course. On the run­ners is the com­pa­ny logo. How­ev­er, the main fea­ture is the design of the back­pack itself. Ergonom­ic pads sig­nif­i­cant­ly reduce the load on the spine and do not allow the back­pack to spoil the child’s pos­ture. The straps of the mod­el are soft, with anti-fold­backs, they do not put pres­sure on the shoul­ders and even­ly dis­trib­ute the weight of the inter­nal fill­ing. The bot­tom is rigid, equipped with plas­tic legs that pro­tect it from dirt and mois­ture.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 15.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.52.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 1.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes, made of plas­tic.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 3.

3. School frame backpack — Brawl Stars backpack

The sec­ond place among the best back­packs for first-graders, if we talk about the ratio of qual­i­ty and price, goes to this mod­el with an inter­nal vol­ume of 17 liters. A good frame option for chil­dren from the first to the sixth grades, sewn from high-qual­i­ty poly­ester with a water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion. The bot­tom is hard, inside there are two com­part­ments. The straps are adjustable in length, which allows you to quick­ly adjust the satchel to the own­er’s height. The back is anatom­i­cal, there is also a car­ry­ing han­dle and a spe­cial strap to hang the satchel on a hook.

We also note the moment that the man­u­fac­tur­er took care of the safe­ty of the child by plac­ing reflec­tive ele­ments on the satchel. The back­pack fits A4 papers along with a fold­er, and the side out­er pock­ets allow you to car­ry bot­tles of drinks and oth­er lit­tle things that you want to keep at hand and not clog your pock­ets with them. Also, the mod­el has a wide choice of col­ors and a high-qual­i­ty print with the heroes of the pop­u­lar mobile game.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 17.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.9.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets are avail­able.

4. No. 1 School Knapsack Kitty

The first place was tak­en by a satchel from brand No. 1 School. It is more com­pact in size than the pre­vi­ous par­tic­i­pant. The satchel is sewn from poly­ester, there is a water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion and a fas­ten­er in the form of a reli­able light­ning. The inter­nal vol­ume of the two main com­part­ments is 11 liters. The straps are ven­ti­lat­ed and adjustable in length, and the ergonom­ic back adds com­fort when car­ry­ing even a large num­ber of text­books and note­books. The bot­tom is hard and sta­ble, and small legs pro­tect the fab­ric from pre­ma­ture abra­sion.

On the straps and above the side pock­ets, the man­u­fac­tur­er has placed reflec­tive ele­ments that make the child vis­i­ble in the dark. There is a car­ry­ing han­dle, it is con­ve­nient even for an adult hand. The bright col­or does not fade over time, and the fab­ric itself is eas­i­ly cleaned of dirt. A hinged lid, eco-leather ele­ments and volu­mi­nous ears add indi­vid­u­al­i­ty to the mod­el, and a fluffy key­chain will be a pleas­ant bonus for the host­ess.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 11.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 1.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 4 pieces.

The best orthopedic backpacks for first graders

1. BRAUBERG Quadro satchel “Sweet dream” (229951)

This mod­el from BRAUBERG takes third place in the cat­e­go­ry. There are two com­part­ments with a prac­ti­cal divider and one large exter­nal zip pock­et, as well as side com­part­ments for a bot­tle, umbrel­la and oth­er small items. The back and straps are ven­ti­lat­ed, there is a chest strap, and the straps are adjustable in length. All this allows you to adjust the satchel to the char­ac­ter­is­tics of the child’s physique and even­ly dis­trib­ute the load.

The back­pack is made of envi­ron­men­tal­ly friend­ly EVA mate­r­i­al, has a water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion, a con­ve­nient car­ry­ing han­dle and a key clip. In addi­tion, the man­u­fac­tur­er has not for­got­ten about the reflec­tive ele­ments. The use­ful vol­ume is 17 liters, and at the bot­tom there are legs that pro­tect text­books and note­books from mois­ture, and the bot­tom itself from abra­sion.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is EVA.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 17.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.96.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 3.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 2.

2. Junland Neon car satchel (229917)

Among the best ortho­pe­dic mod­els, bronze goes to the vari­ant from Jun­lan­dia. First of all, this back­pack attracts atten­tion with a unique 3D effect in the form of a con­vex relief image of a rac­ing car. The satchel is made of wear-resis­tant EVA mate­r­i­al, the usable vol­ume of the mod­el is 16 liters. There are two S‑shaped straps with length adjust­ment, a chest strap and a hard bot­tom with legs that pro­tect the prod­uct from dirt and mois­ture. There is also a pass badge attached to the tape mea­sure.

The mod­el has two com­part­ments with a prac­ti­cal divider and an inner pock­et, as well as two out­er pock­ets for var­i­ous small things. The back is soft, ven­ti­lat­ed, air sponge pan­els take into account all the anatom­i­cal fea­tures of young chil­dren. Due to the prac­ti­cal adjust­ment, the back­pack will be prac­ti­cal­ly not felt, and the load is dis­trib­uted even­ly, with­out harm to pos­ture.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is EVA.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 16.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.93.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 2.

3. Berlingo Backpack Expert Bright Unicorn

Gold is right­ful­ly tak­en by a satchel from Berlin­go. Ide­al for ele­men­tary and mid­dle school kids, made from eco-friend­ly EVA mate­r­i­al with a water-repel­lent fin­ish. As with the rest of the options, it has a hard bot­tom with legs, and a coat­ing of high-strength nylon Cor­du­ra fab­ric pro­vides four times the abra­sion resis­tance when com­pared to reg­u­lar nylon. There are two com­part­ments and two exter­nal pock­ets, a remov­able wal­let for coins and paper mon­ey, as well as a divider for school sup­plies and an orga­niz­er for sta­tionery.

To car­ry the satchel, you can use a soft sealed han­dle, there is also a hook loop on the desk. The man­u­fac­tur­er placed reflec­tive ele­ments on the straps, side and front sides so that the child is vis­i­ble to dri­vers at night. The gift comes with a fluffy pen­dant-key­chain.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is EVA.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 16.5.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.99.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 2.

The best backpacks for first graders with adjustable straps

1. Herlitz Satchel New Midi Race Car

We right­ful­ly give the third place to this mod­el, which is sold togeth­er with a bag for inter­change­able shoes, a pen­cil case with fill­ing and a cos­met­ic case. The back­pack is made of poly­ester, the mod­el will please with a beau­ti­ful print and a height of 38 cen­time­ters, as well as a hard bot­tom with legs for sta­bil­i­ty. There is a fold­ing peak, and the only office is zipped. The inter­nal vol­ume of the bag is esti­mat­ed at 17 liters, which, togeth­er with adjustable straps, indi­cates that the bag can be used not only in ele­men­tary grades, but also in high school.

There are reflec­tive ele­ments on the front and sides. There are also exter­nal pock­ets on the sides that can be used for a bot­tle, an umbrel­la and oth­er use­ful and impor­tant lit­tle things. The main com­part­ment has an orga­niz­er divider and a zip­pered pock­et for mon­ey or a phone.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 17.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.98.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 1.
6. Legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes.

2. Skeleton schoolbag — Among Us backpack

The sec­ond place among the best back­packs for first graders with adjustable straps goes to this mod­el with an inter­nal vol­ume of 17 liters. A good frame option for chil­dren from the first to the sixth grades, sewn from high-qual­i­ty poly­ester with a water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion. The bot­tom is hard, inside there are two com­part­ments. The straps are adjustable in length, which allows you to quick­ly adjust the satchel to the own­er’s height. The back is anatom­i­cal, there is also a car­ry­ing han­dle and a spe­cial strap to hang the satchel on a hook.

We also note the moment that the man­u­fac­tur­er took care of the safe­ty of the child by plac­ing reflec­tive ele­ments on the satchel. The back­pack fits A4 papers along with a fold­er, and the side out­er pock­ets allow you to car­ry bot­tles of drinks and oth­er lit­tle things that you want to keep at hand and not clog your pock­ets with them. Also, the mod­el has a wide choice of col­ors and a high-qual­i­ty print with the char­ac­ters of the pop­u­lar com­put­er game.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 17.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.9.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 2.

3. ArtSpace satchel Junior Sweety

In the first place is the Art­Space Junior Sweety satchel, made of high qual­i­ty poly­ester and with a hard PVC bot­tom, on which there are legs that pro­tect the cov­er from wear and dirt. The inter­nal vol­ume is 21.7 liters, the bag weighs only 900 grams. The mod­el fas­tens with a zip­per, there is only one, but a very roomy com­part­ment, where you can place text­books, atlases and note­books even in A4 for­mat.

The back is ven­ti­lat­ed and very com­fort­able. The straps are adjustable in length, there is a car­ry­ing han­dle that is com­fort­able even for an adult hand. To make the child vis­i­ble at night, the man­u­fac­tur­er placed reflec­tive ele­ments on the back­pack. The back­pack will please with the pres­ence of three exter­nal pock­ets and an afford­able price, which is com­ple­ment­ed by a pleas­ant print and a long ser­vice life.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 21.7.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.9.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 1.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 3.

The best backpacks for first graders with reflective elements

1. BRAUBERG Yellow car satchel (229908)

And we put this boy­ish ver­sion with a draw­ing of a rac­ing car in third place. First­ly, it is made of high-qual­i­ty, dense EVA mate­r­i­al with water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion. Sec­ond­ly, reflec­tive ele­ments are locat­ed on all sides of the back­pack, which great­ly increas­es the safe­ty of the child. The mod­el has two main com­part­ments with a zip­per, the usable vol­ume is esti­mat­ed at 17 liters. The back­pack is suit­able for both first graders and old­er stu­dents. Text­books, atlases and A4 work­books are placed in it.

Ergonom­ic back and shoul­der straps are breath­able. You can adjust the length of the straps, the hard bot­tom keeps its shape per­fect­ly and is equipped with small legs. The main com­part­ment has an inside pock­et and a divider. Two exter­nal pock­ets and a bot­tle com­part­ment (made of mesh) make this mod­el even more prac­ti­cal to use.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is EVA.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 17.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.99.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 2.

2. Herlitz Backpack Smart Melody Clef

In sec­ond place among the best back­packs with reflec­tive ele­ments, we placed a mod­el from Her­litz. A great option for a girl, with an ergonom­ic back and top flap. The back­pack is com­pact, with a use­ful vol­ume of 13 liters, made of durable poly­ester in bright col­ors. There are two main com­part­ments that close with a zip­per with a soft and almost silent move. With­out fill­ing, the prod­uct weighs only 900 grams.

Of the fea­tures, we note soft straps with the abil­i­ty to adjust them in length, as well as sev­er­al reflec­tive ele­ments locat­ed on dif­fer­ent sides at once. On the inside of the flip cov­er there is an insert for the les­son sched­ule. There are small legs at the bot­tom, and on the sides and front there are three exter­nal pock­ets for use­ful lit­tle things.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 13.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.9.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 3 jokes.

3. No. 1 School Satchel Sparkle

In the first place, we put a satchel with an ortho­pe­dic back from the com­pa­ny No. 1 School. The satchel is made of poly­ester, and its front part is dec­o­rat­ed with bright mov­able sequins, which allow you to draw a fun pat­tern your­self. The inter­nal vol­ume of the prod­uct is 12 liters, and its weight with­out fill­ing is about a kilo­gram. The bot­tom is hard, but with­out legs, which must be tak­en into account when buy­ing, because you can­not put such a satchel on the ground.

The mod­el has two main com­part­ments, fas­tened with a zip­per. There is a divider and an inside pock­et, as well as two out­side com­part­ments. The man­u­fac­tur­er has tak­en care of a con­ve­nient car­ry­ing han­dle, adjustable straps in length and a pock­et for a bot­tle or umbrel­la. The back is breath­able, with inserts that even­ly dis­trib­ute the load across all parts of the spine.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 12.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 1.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 2.
6. Legs — no.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 2.

The best inexpensive backpacks for first graders

1. ArtSpace Backpack Junior “Big foot”

Third place among the bud­get mod­els of back­packs for first-graders, we put this option from Art­Space, sewn from dark poly­ester with water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion. The mod­el will please you with a good use­ful vol­ume and a durable zip­per, which qui­et­ly and smooth­ly clos­es the only com­part­ment here. True, it is equipped with a sep­a­ra­tor and a con­ve­nient orga­niz­er. With­out fill­ing, the satchel weighs 900 grams.

On the back­pack you can see sev­er­al reflec­tive ele­ments, three exter­nal pock­ets. The water­proof bot­tom is made of PVC, the ergonom­ic back and wide padded shoul­der straps are respon­si­ble for com­fort and prop­er dis­tri­b­u­tion of the load across all parts of the spine.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 21.7.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.9.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 1.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 3 pieces.

2. MagTaller J‑flex Princess Backpack

In sec­ond place in the rank­ing of inex­pen­sive back­packs for first graders, we placed a mod­el for girls from Mag­Taller. There is also one com­part­ment, the usable vol­ume of which is esti­mat­ed at 14 liters. The satchel is sewn from poly­ester, there is a water-repel­lent impreg­na­tion and a reli­able zip­per, which guar­an­tees the safe­ty of fill­ing the satchel in bad weath­er. With­out con­tents, the prod­uct weighs just over 900 grams. Note the ergonom­ic and well-ven­ti­lat­ed back, as well as wide and soft shoul­der straps that do not put pres­sure on the shoul­ders and are adjustable in length.

On the back­pack there are reflec­tive ele­ments that make the child vis­i­ble in the dark. The bot­tom is hard, with legs oblig­a­tory for such mod­els. There are also two exter­nal pock­ets. The inte­ri­or com­part­ment fea­tures a mov­able divider and orga­niz­er to help keep your note­books and paper­back text­books in order from creas­ing.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 14.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.93.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 1.
6. Legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 2.

3. Pythagorean satchel BASIC 228810 BUTTERFLY

Among inex­pen­sive satchels for first graders, in the first place, we sin­gled out this option for girls, which is made in the form of a clas­sic frame satchel. There is one main com­part­ment and a fold-down top flap that clos­es with a secure zip­per. We also note the ven­ti­lat­ed back and straps with length adjust­ment, as well as a cara­bin­er for keys. The knap­sack per­fect­ly keeps its shape due to the hard bot­tom with legs that pro­tect the knap­sack from get­ting wet and dirt, as well as giv­ing sta­bil­i­ty to the knap­sack.

There are two out­er pock­ets and a com­part­ment for a bot­tle or umbrel­la. The back­pack is quite large, but the com­pe­tent dis­tri­b­u­tion of spe­cial ele­ments allows you to even­ly dis­trib­ute the load, relieve pres­sure from the shoul­ders and strong pres­sure on the neck. The back­pack is also suit­able for old­er chil­dren.

Main char­ac­ter­is­tics:

1. The main mate­r­i­al is poly­ester and polyurethane.
2. Inter­nal vol­ume, l — 14.
3. Fas­ten­er type — zip­per.
4. Knap­sack weight, kg — 0.95.
5. Num­ber of branch­es — 1.
6. The pres­ence of legs — yes.
7. Adjustable straps yes.
8. Exter­nal pock­ets — yes, 3 pieces.

Which firm to choose?

In order for the satchel to serve for a long time and per­form its func­tion well, try to choose prod­ucts from well-known man­u­fac­tur­ers. In 2022, these com­pa­nies include:

• ErichKrause;
• No. 1 School;
• BRAUBERG;
• Art­Space;
• Her­litz.

Useful video

From the video you will find an overview of the best back­packs for a first grad­er: