Back to School with Trisha Hershberger

Cricut Joy Xtra lets you turn your child’s own artwork—like a hand-drawn dragon, into one-of-a-kind designs on their backpack or lunch box. Personalizing their gear with creations they’ve made themselves not only gets kids excited for the school year, but also helps build their confidence. Getting back-to-school ready is fun with Cricut Joy Xtra! From teacher gifts with a special touch to customized backpacks and lunch boxes to personalized shirts, it’s never been easier to add a creative spark to every part of the new school year. Click here to learn more.

To spark creativity and imaginative thinking, introduce your little one to magnetic building fun with KUB Planet. Winner of the "BEST STEM Building Toy" by STEM.org for 2025 these compact and beginner-friendly sets include vibrant magnetic pieces that are easy to handle and ideal for small hands. A proven and fun way to keep kids away from screens they encourage early learning and exploration, develop problem-solving, and sharpen motor skills and spatial awareness. Designed to be fun for the whole family, from ages 3-99. Click here to learn more.

For older students, perhaps a new smartphone specially designed for long reading sessions might fit the bill? TCL’s new 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G is TCL’s most premium phone yet with 256GB of internal storage, up to 16GB of RAM, a long lasting battery - and best of all their unique NXTPAPER display can be optimized to look like ink on paper instead of a screen! Long study sessions will be more comfortable on the eyes day or night and it’s available now on Amazon or TCL.com. Click here to learn more.

For students, young and old, beginning their journey into vinyl records, this is the perfect turntable for them: Audio-Technica’s AT-LP70XBT Automatic Wireless Turntable. It combines the experience of warm, analog audio with the convenience of Bluetooth® technology. They can listen to their records over Bluetooth-enabled speakers, headphones, or connect to a home stereo or other components. It plays both 33-1/3 and 45 RPM records and when you’re ready, the stylus can easily be replaced or upgraded. Click here to learn more.