02 Nov, 2009

Kids Losing Stuff? Try These Waterproof Custom Labels

Posted by: Meg In: Lunchbox Products

How many items have been lost by your kids this school year?  As a parent, lost items can be both frustrating and expensive!  I was elated to find my daughter’s new jacket in the school’s Lost & Found this morning… in the past I haven’t been quite so lucky!  I immediately came home to write her name and phone number inside one of the coat pockets, wondering how well this will hold up through the wash.  I was reminded of a custom label company with great kids labels: ID ME Labels.  They have an array of self adhesive labels made for school gear (notebooks, lunch boxes, backpacks, water bottle labels, etc) as well as a line of fabric labels that would help keep your jackets, tote bags, and nicer clothes from disappearing.

ID ME Labels personalized labels for school gear are dishwasher, microwave safe and UVA resistant. Their clothing labels are washer- and dryer-safe. Although I haven’t used these first-hand, it seems like a set of these waterproof labels could be a great investment for those of us with loss-prone kids.  They would also be great for me to stick custom name labels on things like my Nano and camera, so that when those items inevitably get lost there is at least a potential of getting them back!

Most of the custom labels pictured on ID ME Labels display the child’s first & last name–cute and effective for school supplies. There are also many color, font, label size, and icon choices to choose from so you can choose customized labels that really fit your child’s personality.  For camera/electronics and clothes labels, I would be more likely to put my cell phone number including area code, so that when items get lost around or out of town, I will hopefully get a phone call from a good Samaritan!

Another set of labels available from ID ME Labels are food allergy labels. These would be great to stick on lunch box gear, sandwich containers, lunch totes, thermoses, snack containers, etc. as helpful reminders to daycare and schools alerting them that your child has a particular food allergy.

Prices for ID ME Labels vary. Their basic all purpose school gear labels are $19.95 for a set of 25 personalized name labels. Clothing labels are $23.95 for a set of 60. ID ME Labels also offers an extensive School/Camp Combo Pack of custom labels that includes an assortment of clothing labels, shoe labels, and all purpose name labels for $59.95.

There are several great choices in labels at ID ME Labels! If I had my pick I would do purple labels with the ice cream cone icon–very cute!