My kids are obsessed with
Aphmau, the hugely popular YouTuber, Vlogger, designer -- and mom, by the way -- who creates the Minecraft roleplay videos they devour like I used to watch, oh,
Captain Caveman. I happened to click on the
Aphmau Maker Shop link from her Twitter profile while my kids were over my shoulder, and that was the end of that. They are now obsessed with her kitty backpacks -- and the knowledge that
Maker Shop has tons of items designed by popular
gamers and
vloggers.
And by popular, I mean
you may not recognize their names and characters, but your tweens and teens probably will.
If they haven't yet been able to find the perfect backpack or lunch box or wardrobe essential in our
back to school guide (what?!) then this may be the place to go.
Just a few picks that caught my eye: check out the
watermelon pencil case from gymnast Flippin Katie or a set of cute
backpack buttons; a
pattern backpack from gamer Aureylian, a
zombie dragon plush and matching tee from Wowcrendor, or a smirking
Stampy Lunchbox or
kids' Stampy tee.
(Yes, as in Stampy Cat. Cue thousands of screaming young Minecraft fans, Beatles-style.)
Of course some online personalities are a little more ... irreverent than others, so as parents, you might want to double check what your kids are asking for. As for my own, they need to see no more than that Aphmau kitty lunch box. Okay, and maybe the Stampy merch.
Check out the selection of back to school items, tees, plush and more from top gamers and vloggers at Maker Shop.
