Parents often spend hundreds of dollars each year on back-to-school clothing and supplies. Coupons, secondhand purchases and bulk buying can save money and offset the cost of inflation.

It’s great for kids in daycare, preschool or elementary school ... school supplies and a lunch bag, so your kid won’t have to worry about constantly going back and forth to a locker.

Get creative with these DIY back-to-school supplies that are anything but ordinary.