At Liam's school, the kindergardeners all must pay $3 to get an off-white canvas bag with red nylon handles to use as their bookbag for the year. You can decorate the bags, but those are the ones they must use...

With Olivia, we tried photo transfers and a patch or two, but they eventually got scratched off and the off white just was DIRTY so quickly.

With Braeden, we tried just patches which worked well, but the color was still horrendous fairly quickly.

So... finally after three kiddos, I think we've got a good idea... I bought some fabric DYE and dyed it blue! :) It looks lighter than what I had hoped but looks very much like denim which is cool. :) And the patches really help too! :)

Loved how dark it was when dying...

Found two motorcycle patches on clearance over the summer for side one...

And got these guys yesterday for side two... (I LOVE them!)

He's one happy boy... of course the HOLE he ALREADY has worn in the bottom is my NEXT fix!