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Caramel & cie is a French brand, founded by a creative mom concerned about the well-being of her children. Our children's backpacks are designed to be practical, ergonomic, and durable.

At Caramel & cie, we think our children "age" too quickly: they become teenagers as early as 7! The joy of being a child fades too quickly! That's why this new back-to-school collection was born under the banner of children's joie de vivre, with one aim in mind: to protect our children's childhood.

The schoolbag is the daily companion of thousands of students. It carries their books, memories, and adventures. But what should be done when this faithful companion begins to show signs of wear and tear?

Optimizing space in a small school bag is more than just a necessity – it's a true art form.

A poorly designed or overly heavy school bag can cause back pain. This can have consequences on children's posture. Certain criteria when choosing a school bag can help prevent these issues.

In the face of climate change, environmental issues are becoming increasingly important. Education prepares the next generation to adopt the right habits to tackle these challenges. Integrating sustainable development principles into children's school routines is beneficial. It promotes a greener and more responsible future.

In 2024, children's backpack trends embrace personal expression while also meeting the needs for comfort and durability. There is a wide variety of models available on the market, making choosing a backpack an exciting adventure.

At the start of each school year, the practical and essential question arises: when is it really time to change my child's school bag? This choice is far from trivial. It impacts not only our little ones' daily comfort but also their health. To help you out of the dilemma, here is an overview of the right time to change your child's school bag.

After the iconic butterfly bags with their glittery look, Caramel & cie completes this collection with the Fairyland collection, with its new iridescent look and pretty rainbow reflections.

Preparing your child's bag is one of the essential steps before they leave for a school trip. For both children and teenagers, the bags must be packed meticulously.

When it comes to choosing an essential accessory for the new school year, two main options are available: the school bag and the backpack. Each has its unique characteristics and meets specific needs. The choice will influence the student's comfort, organization, and even style. The differences between these two popular choices are the characteristics that help determine which is most suitable for your child's school routine.

A well-adjusted school bag ensures your child's comfort and health. Poor adjustment can lead to back and shoulder pain, affecting the child's posture and overall well-being. In this article, we will guide you through a step-by-step process to properly adjust your child's school bag, ensuring they wear it safely and comfortably.

Caramel & cie is a French brand renowned for its creativity and expertise in school bags, backpacks, and pencil cases. We celebrate the magic of education through unique designs and quality products. As Christmas approaches, finding the perfect gift for children becomes a quest for parents. Let's explore together the Caramel & cie gift ideas to offer this Christmas.

Selecting a quality school bag is not a task to be taken lightly. It is an essential companion for children, helping them carry their school supplies. It is also a symbol of their tastes and individuality. Certain distinctive signs unmistakably indicate the quality of a school bag. Knowing how to recognize them ensures that you make the best choice for your child's comfort, health, and happiness.

Every day, children carry school bags filled with books, notebooks, and other school supplies. A poorly organized or too heavy bag can have harmful effects on their health and posture. Here are our practical tips for parents to help lighten and efficiently organize their child's school bag.

Caramel & cie is a French brand of school bags and backpacks. Our creations, known for their comfort and ergonomics, are designed to reflect each child's unique personality while taking care of their physical health. At school, every child experiences moments full of discoveries and emotions. Their school bag is an essential companion for these daily adventures.

Welcome to the enchanted world of Caramel & cie, where school life blends with creativity, style, and functionality. Specializing in the design of school bags, Caramel & cie transcends the ordinary to transform school supplies into true fashion accessories. Each product is crafted with passion and expertise. We combine aesthetics and quality to offer a unique experience for children.

Caramel & Cie is a French brand specializing in school bags and fashion accessories for school. Our products combine quality, ergonomics, and aesthetics. Among our creations, we offer school bags and backpacks decorated with children's favorite themes. Whether it's dinosaur, unicorn, butterfly, or savannah motifs, each bag tells a story. It's an invitation to dive into a world of fantasy and adventure.

Parents, teachers, and even students, we are increasingly aware of our impact on the planet. The school bag, a daily companion for our children, has become a symbol of this commitment. Caramel & cie, aware of its environmental footprint, has undertaken an ambitious eco-responsible approach to offer school bags that are both trendy and environmentally friendly.

Choosing between a school bag and a backpack is a decision that is as symbolic as it is important. Beyond style and personal preferences, it has significant implications for comfort, organization, and health. But at what age is it wise to make this transition? Let's dive into the details to offer the best to our children.

Between the traditional school bag and the rolling school bag, many parents find themselves torn. But beyond aesthetics, it is the health and well-being of the child that are at stake. So, which one to choose?

Ah, back-to-school season! It's a time when children are excited to reunite with friends but also anxious about choosing the right school bag. It's like picking the perfect armor to bravely face each daily adventure. So, how do you choose the ideal school bag for your child? Sit back and relax. We’ll guide you through this labyrinth.

The school bag is the indispensable accessory for every student. Poorly organized or too heavy, it can quickly become the source of back pain for your child. To avoid this, here are some tips to properly organize the school bag and ensure a pain-free school year!

The duffle bag isn't just for big travelers; it's also the perfect companion for our little adventurers! With its cylindrical shape and fun designs, it perfectly suits the needs and tastes of children. Let's discover together why the duffle bag is the favorite choice of both kids and parents.

Your child is now in elementary school, and you're wondering what the characteristics of a good school bag are? How to find the ideal school bag for your 6-year-old? You are not alone.

Christmas is fast approaching, and the quest for the perfect gift is on. For a magical Christmas, we have found some gift ideas that will make children's eyes light up: the "On the Go" collection from Caramel & cie

The start of the school year is often synonymous with expenses and excessive consumption. But have you ever thought about having an eco-friendly back-to-school? It's good for the planet and also for your wallet. Here are five tips to help you have a greener school year.

Starting kindergarten is an important event in a child's life. They will take their first steps into the school world, make new friends, and learn new things every day.

Why is it essential to work carefully on the ergonomics of schoolbags and backpacks? Because the weight of schoolbags has been declared a public health issue for years, but it is often neglected.

In 2021, we launched our carbon footprint project. Our schoolbags have been made from recycled polyester for 5 years now, but we wanted to understand our environmental impact to see how we could improve.

Choosing the right school bag for your child is an essential step for a well-prepared start to the school year. Finding one that meets your criteria for ergonomics and durability while also matching your child's tastes can seem like a challenge. At Caramel & cie, we design beautiful school bags with quality materials, ensuring durability and comfort to preserve the well-being of the youngest.

We can't wait to reveal it to you... the new Caramel & cie collection is imagined and designed in France in our showroom in Paris.

What can we do to get our children away from screens? An INSEE report from 2022 evaluates children's screen habits: 27% of children under 6 years old spend 1 hour per day on their screen, which is 7 hours per week. Frightening!

The approach of the school year is often synonymous with shopping for school supplies, and choosing a school bag is a key element of these purchases. Choosing an eco-responsible school bag for the school year, made from ecological, durable, and environmentally friendly materials, is a real ecological challenge.

I fell head over heels for the book collection "Des rêves et des chemins," edited by Perrine Bonafos, the founder of the magazine Confettis, and I want to share it with you here. I had the pleasure of welcoming her to our showroom to tell us how this collection was born, the behind-the-scenes of creating the books and stories, and the choice of heroines. To learn all about the Mini-Confettis, I invite you to watch the video! In a few words, the Mini-Confettis is a new generation of children's books for ages 3 to 7, featuring famous women who, through their determination, courage, and curiosity, managed to cultivate their childhood dreams and create the career they had envisioned. Dive into the stories of these extraordinary women who pursued their childhood dreams to the end and became famous: we follow Charlotte Perriand on her journey to becoming one of the greatest designers of the 20th century, Agnès Varda who created a uniquely childlike film style, Florence Arthaud, the first female navigator to win the Route du Rhum, Edith Piaf who moved the whole world with her powerful voice, and Surya Bonaly who made history in figure skating with her unique style. Moreover, beyond the positive narrative, each book has a different graphic universe provided by the illustrator; the book itself invites the child to build their own imagination with its cut-out shape. I am eagerly awaiting the next book! What about you? Rafaela Garcia, creator of Caramel & cie

Every year, at Christmas time, it's the race for gifts! And this excitement that precedes the holiday season is often experienced as a constraint

Our schoolbags are made of 80% recycled polyester. 80% because some materials, such as the bottom, which is made of waterproof imitation leather for more resistance, are not recycled.

The children's industry, bad pupil of sustainable development! The fashion industry, like the children's industry, is one of the least eco-friendly: 60% of the clothes end up in the garbage in the first year.

A very graphic and colorful collection mixing reverie and wildlife to delight children and for stories always so magical ...

We know that a school bag is often quite heavy with the numerous school supplies. Moreover, it is abused by the children at school, and must resist both the weather and the passage of time. It must therefore be of good quality, resistant, comfortable and well organized.

Your child is leaving kindergarten and entering elementary school, and you're wondering how to equip them? 

New for 2022, our medium backpacks have been redesigned to offer maximum storage and opening capacity. A new ergonomics for an optimal comfort. 

The Look Paillettes collection is for all little girls and boys, from 4 years old, who love glitter!

The new range of En Vadrouille sports bags has been enriched with new stylish designs. They are made for all the children from 6 years old, girl and boy, and for all their sports activities.

Since its creation, Caramel & cie has always been committed to a responsible approach by engaging in a more ethical and sustainable production to protect the planet and offer an optimistic vision to our children.

With their entry into third grade, children are in the middle of their journey through elementary school. The homework load is getting heavier and so are the number of subjects and notebooks. 

Starting first grade is a milestone in the school career of young children.

Last Thursday, Rafaela met Dan, founder of Dingue de Lunettes; 5 minutes later, Dan's energy and enthusiasm embarked us on the adventure. Are you coming with us?

Our backpacks and satchels meet all the requirements of our brand: they are ergonomic, light, eco-responsible ... and design!

Today, we open the doors of our main workshop to introduce you to the team that makes Caramel & cie binders and backpacks.

Because there is not only school in life, we have created the collection EN VADROUILLE !

In 2019, we present you in the form of a Chinese portrait the creator, Rafaela, of Caramel & cie!

Our children are more and more influenced by brands, and they demand a backpack earlier and earlier. To do like the grown-ups!

Like any back-to-school season, it's the beginning of a new adventure, a new class, new friends...

Joyeuse Fée, a limited edition schoolbag that combines eco-responsible manufacturing....

This is the story of a meeting between Exacompta and Caramel & cie. at the Maison & Objet trade fair in January 2019.

A back to school without a little stories is not a real comeback... With each Caramel & cie schoolbag, your child will tell himself a lot of little stories through which he can escape to infinity and develop his imagination.

This year, the start of the new school year, the real one, will be exceptional. Like a holiday in the country with that delicious feeling of freedom ....

Catch-word are good, but you can't tell everything in them. Our children are still worried: when will it all end?

May 11th, it's going to be a crazy first day of school. A back-to-school period that's gonna go boom, woosh, splash!

Let's take care of ourselves. Agnès Bailly, psychoanalyst, continues to enlighten us on the anxieties that may affect our children at this time and how to respond appropriately.

New article by Agnès Bailly, psychologist psychoanalyst

Always concerned about the well-being of our children, I thought I would give you a few keys to help your ...

Lovely meeting with a pragmatic young man of 4 years old--three-quarters

New year means new resolutions.
Naturally, the idea of eating less chocolate...

Dear Santa Claus,How have you been doing since last year? Are all the little elves all right ? I guess it's the frenzy at the North Pole!

We love the schoolbag. It is almost part of our heritage. French children go to school with their first schoolbag, it's an initiation ritual, a tradition, a must have!

Behind Caramel & cie there is Rafaela Garcia, the brand’s designer, director and artist. We could tell you that she has long, black and curly hair, a sharp eye and a singing accent that she has from Venezuela.

To prepare for the new school year, one of your main tasks as a superparent is to find the perfect schoolbag for your child. Well, we say "schoolbag", but we could just as easily say "backpack" because, in between, the hearts swing...

It is not always easy to choose the perfect schoolbag for your child: you must please your dearest...

Caramel & Cie X Minireyve was born from the meeting between two artistic mothers, lovers of beautiful things.

For the past 5 years, Caramel & Cie has been working to make the new school year the beginning of a wonderful adventure.

When the happy Caramel et Cie schoolbags meet the colorful furniture of the Gambettes, it is the instant crush and a pretty collab' for this back-to-school season.