Polar bears on a sky-blue background, monkeys in a green jungle and sea creatures in a pink underwater world – little kids can’t get enough of the Pico backpack’s colorful animal designs. Whether for nursery school or trips to the playground, our small children’s backpacks feature the back-friendly deuter Contact back system for a comfortable, back-hugging fit. Thanks to its zip-around opening, toddlers will have no trouble filling this pint-sized pack with treasures, and the chest strap keeps the Pico from slipping off small shoulders. The deuter Pico is available in pink, green, blue, red and many other great colors kids adore.

The deuter Schmusebär is our classic children’s backpack. A reflective print gives little ones high visibility, even in the low-light dawn, dusk and evening hours. A kid-friendly buckle at the front and drawcord on the main compartment make it especially easy to use. With 8 liters’ capacity and just 290 grams (.64 lbs) of weight, the Schmusebär backpack offers plenty of room without weighing your child down. A sternum strap holds the pack securely on narrow shoulders.

The Kikki kids’ backpack comes in different animal shapes with fun floppy ears and big reflective eyes that not only look cute but also provide protection by ensuring that your child can be seen when crossing the street. Kikki’s bright greens, blues, oranges and yellows and reflective details help, too. The deuter Kikki holds up to 8 liters. This unisex backpack is made of materials that meet the world’s most exacting standards for consumer protection, occupational safety and environmental sustainability. The bluesign® system has certified that the Kikki is sustainable, through and through. Kikki has also earned the German government’s Green Button certification label, which means it meets strict environmental and social standards for textile production.

The Forest Fox children’s backpack was designed specially for adventures in outdoor preschools, in collaboration with the German non-profit for forest schools and nature-based preschools, Landesverband Wald- und Naturkindergärten in Bayern e. V. This kids’ backpack is especially hard-wearing and can easily hold everything your child needs for a day in the woods – a snack, a water bottle, a jacket – with room to spare. Additional highlights of this pack for young explorers include a special holder for a coping saw, a removable sit mat and several outer pockets. Forest Fox 14, offers an extra 4 liters of stowage plus a rain cover and a reinforced, water-repellent bottom to keep everything dry, even on rainy days.

The deuter Junior 18 kid backpack is perfect for young mountaineers’ first forays into the mountains. The deuter Airstripes back system and soft-edge shoulder straps make this hiking backpack for kids comfortable, even on long days out on the trail. Two strips of padding run up the back, allowing the Junior to fit snugly to the body for optimal weight distribution and create airflow channels for effective ventilation.

The Junior kids’ backpack holds up to 18 liters. It’s designed for kids between 130 and 168 cm tall (or 5’ 3” and 5’ 6”) and weighs in at a back-friendly 404 grams empty (.89 lbs). The deuter Junior is available in two-tone blue “ink-lake”, green-turquoise “deepsea-dustblue” and other trendy deuter hues.

The deuter Climber is a great first technical backpack for bigger kids ages 6 and up. The colors coordinate with our Guide backpack line for adults, and the Climber has all the features small mountaineers need: stabilizer straps, helmet holder, trekking pole and ice axe attachments are all integrated into this kids’ alpine backpack. The back system lies snugly against the body, and padded hip fins and an adjustable sternum strap provide a good, secure fit with no slipping. The climber follows your kiddo’s every move without holding them back.

Our deuter Fox backpacking pack takes kids and teens to summer camp and on hut-to-hut hikes and overnight alpine trips.

This kids’ backpack can accompany your child for years, from age 8 well into the teenage years: The child-friendly Contact back system with adjustable back length, and rugged materials make for a long life and great fit ‘til your teen is ready for an adult pack.