Labels That Stick With Your Kids & Their Stuff, Because Finding Their Stuff Shouldn’t Be Tough!

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You’ve heard it before from daycares, schools and summer camps whether it was for your child or a friend/family member’s child…”Label Everything!” Why? Because children lose stuff.

How to help my child not lose stuff?

Up until this year I hadn’t thought about having to label/declare what was my little ladybugs because it just wasn’t necessary. This was the first year my daughter attended summer camp and she is officially in preschool this September.

Now my mind wonders how best to make it more possible that those items such as: the beautiful reusable snack bags, the lunch box, the fun utensils, cute ice packs and our reusable containers along with the always disappearing lids and make it back home each time she goes to preschool.

For the older children higher in their educational career the uses for these stickers are endless: dance shoes, sports shoes, uniforms, hats, backpacks, lockers, pencil cases, binders, books, makeup bags, collection containers, phones, wireless cards, laptops, instrument cases and everything else a teen needs.

Sharing Child Custody, But Not Clothes!

Are you sharing custody, tired of not getting the outfit you sent your child out the door returned, but you know it’s no fault of any one’s because everyone is doing their best to remember which items go to which house in an already confusing time. With the starter pack, you have enough stickers to label your child’s entire wardrobe including all the essential items for school and camp. I ask for belongings someone close has given my daughter like her Aunt Michele, Uncle Harry or Grammy to come back with her the next day. There are many times my daughter requests to take things to her fathers and I don’t stand in her way. I let her know, these are your things, you have two homes and you can decide where you would like them. You can enjoy them here at moms, take them to dads or even bring them back and forth. It’s your choice. We try our best giving the outfits back because without that process we usually leave one of her two homes with a shortage of clothes…lol.

When it was time for camp this summer we used Lovable Labels and every labeled weathered the pool, sun, dishwasher, microwave, washer machine friendly all while maintaining there original adorable look, which I might add saved them from being peeled off by my preschooler.  There were several reasons I wanted to personalize her belongings headed into camp and/or preschool with her for several reasons.

1. Cost- I use a lot of green, reusable containers and bags that we all know can cost you a small fortune, yet can’t keep a sandwich from going stale beyond a few hours. I knew I needed a way to remind my daughter to not throw these away as well as identify to any teachers/aides/volunteers that this was an item to come home with her as opposed to be thrown in the trash. Her towels, bathing suits, water shoes all cost money and I didn’t want to have to replace them. Being a former teacher myself I realize how busy staff are and I would much rather them focus on my child and her education than on whose container is whose.
2. Vested Interest – It’s my belief that when I allowed my daughter to pick out (with my slight nudging toward) the oh so lovely polka dot pattern, that she has claimed ownership of the stickers and the item under her assault as she tries to sticker everything in the house. I believe her words were, “I put my name on your wallet mommy, so now it’s mine”. Ahh my dear, that’s not how it works and as a matter of fact, stop wasting the stickers and stop putting stickers on things that aren’t yours. My wallet is very important to our financial success and is off limits unless we need it. It’s not a toy and before it’s touched, we think about it very carefully. This conversation happened right after we were invited to the reveal of the new exhibit, Financial Literacy at The Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia PA on Financial Literacy. This programs begins to teach children about need vs wants and how to start saving up money for important items in their life, so I made references back to the play we watched and the puppet Penny. The play worked because my daughter knew what I was talking about. Small disclosure, I did talk often of the play and concepts throughout the days after the show, the play and program are a launching point to further develop your child’s understanding of money, saving, needs, wants, impulses, responsibilities. You can read more on all the great programs, The Please Touch Museum.
3. Character- It makes it easier for my child to have more success at responsibility when she can easily identify which items are hers giving her a sense of accomplishment thus increasing her self esteem and building confidence in herself. She even tells me when she thinks she needs a label. If she is taking a favorite toy to someones house, she’s asked for a label before. She wants to share her items, but she wants them back too, smart girl! These labels are helping her problem solve.

Tried & Tested by Mama Herself for Several Weeks!

I’ve been testing these labels since summer and I can confidently tell you they hold up AMAZINGLY! Labels that can go through the wash and dishwasher like I’ve never seen before as well as stand up to the fading effects of the sun and still look great is a long shot, but Lovable Labels has come through with a product I will stand behind! While my child wore sneakers without socks the shoe labels moved to accommodate her weight and heel. Once in that spot, they stayed put. I originally thought they wouldn’t last, but was surprised to see it was just her the way she applied pressure as she ran around. The label is still flat in there and readable, just not perfectly aligned as I originally placed it. After all the testing I’ve done, that’s the ONLY issue that’s really non issue I could find.

Medical Wristband & Vital ID Wristband

Ordering my little lady a Vital ID Wristband brings me peace of mind knowing trips to amusement parks such as Sesame Place and Disney World are in our future. I hope we never have a need for the Medical Wristband. As many of you know I suffer from many health challenges. Although we want our little ones to be just like us, this is one part of Mom I hope that she does not inherit from me. However, I know there are many of you moms our there that could really use a product like this right now and it will bring you much peace of mind knowing your child is wearing it. Both types of bands (Vital ID & Medical Wristband appear to be the same band, just serving different needs. What’s great about them is if your contact information changes or your child’s condition changes is, the actual cloth band stays in tact while you slip out the paper to update. I requested to review a pink band for my little lady, again asking for her input so she could feel some ownership along with the desire to wear the band proudly.

My description of the bands: It’s a soft band, with soft velcro securing the ends of the band to adjust to fit to your child’s wrist. Everything I review I like to mention how it works on days my disabilities are flaring up. Can I operate/use/work the item on my worst of days when my hands are refusing to open. For a product such as this, most likely I wouldn’t be using it on such a day, because I would be housebound anyway, not carting off to an amusement park…lol. The wristband is easily workable and removable. I believe the Vital ID band is a very logical solution for an emergency situation such as if your child should ever get separated from you and land in the hand of someone willing to help. As with all measures we take to keep our children safe and secure, teaching your child how to use the bracelet is the most important part of wearing the bracelet. Let the bracelet be his/her backup in a stressful situation when they may struggle trying to remember a cell phone number they normally have no issues in remembering.

I like to think about it like this….whatever I think my daughter can do, she does. When I act like she was supposed to be able to remember my cell phone number, she did. I left out words like try, just was matter of fact. OK, what’s my cell number. You need to remember 555-555-5555. Of course it took more times than that. Also letting her hear conversations when I’ve given my cell number and our address to others has helped. I work it in throughout her day into different activities we are doing and even after she got it, we still practice, b/c what you don’t use, you mostly lose.

*Disclosure** The products in this review were provided to me free of cost for the purpose of conducting this review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are not influenced by monetary compensation.