Backpacks are a staple of every high school supply list. Students need to be able to carry their books, their water bottles and every other miscellaneous earbud, pencil, chapstick and miscellaneous item a kid in school could want or need.

Backpack style starts early and changes through the years. Often, kindergarteners come to school with colorful backpacks of their favorite movie characters or fun bedazzled designs. As time passes, the basic black backpack takes over. In high school halls, very rarely is a book bag backpack anything bright or exciting.

But a new trend is breaking the mold. Seniors are buying kid-themed backpacks and using them for their final year in high school. People’s favorite characters from when they were kids, foods, and animals are all making appearances and comebacks. They are brightening up the halls of schools everywhere, including at Community School of Davidson (CSD) high school.

Each CSD senior backpack has a unique story behind it and a reason for its purchase. Be it a senior wanting to remember their childhood, wanting a fun backpack printed with something they love, or simply wanting to fit in with the trend, senior backpacks have quickly become a fun way to brighten up the day.