**Disclaimer: This is a
sponsored post for Kidecals. I was
compensated for this post with a set of custom labels. All opinions are my own.**
So. The people in my family, particularly the
kids - they lose stuff.
And
I mean they lose stuff as in “MOM WHERE DID YOU PUT MY WATER BOTTLE/ PHONE/HEADPHONES/RETAINER/IMPORTANT
SCHOOL PAPER/WALLET/KEYS?
Okay. Those last two items are things my husband
loses, and he doesn’t call me Mom. That
would be weird, and is strictly forbidden.
The
worst part of them losing stuff is that they blame me. I don’t put those things anywhere.
My
kids misplace so much stuff all over their world. I really appreciate that each spring before
school ends, hallway-length tables are set up at the schools with all the items
that children leave there, allowing families to sift through and claim their
belongings.
Problem
is, I often don’t even know that my kids have lost anything in the first
place. They don't tell me, because they know I’d yell at
them if I knew.
Well,
maybe not yell, but you know what I mean.
Yeah – I mean yell.
So
I don’t even know what I’m looking for.
Let’s not talk about the fact that they have so much stuff that they can
afford to leave it behind and we don’t miss it.
That’s another, more serious issue.
But each year I sift through the stuff and can’t recall if my kid had a
shirt like that at the beginning of the year or not. Maybe he did. But then again – let’s just leave it on the
table. It’s probably not ours.
The
point is, their lost stuff would be easier to claim if it just had their names
on it. Which as their mother I guess it
is my responsibility, but scrawling your name on your backpack with a Sharpie
really isn’t that difficult now, is it?
No,
it isn’t.
However,
Sharpie wears off, despite its claim of permanence, and it’s hard to keep it
looking nice and crisp and new and – most importantly – legible.
So,
you know, if your son or daughter repeatedly leaves their lunchbag on the bus,
and he or she has written his or her name in Sharpie and now it looks like a whiskey-fueled
home tattoo, into the school hallway pile it goes, gone until next May.
And
you’re yelling again.
So
I was excited to try out Kidecals, which offers fully customizable, highly
durable, and waterproof labels for your belongings that you can stick on your
stuff to show the world that you mean business about wanting it back when you carelessly
leave it somewhere.
Because
that hoodie isn’t going to drive itself home when it’s been abandoned in the cafeteria.
The
kids and I sat down one afternoon and scrolled through the hundreds of designs
that Kidecals offers, and picked one that we would all be pumped to stick on our
stuff, placed our order, and waited for them to arrive.
And
when they did, we had a blast sticking those suckers on everything that might
be left behind.
And
pencil pouches and binders.
I
even stuck one on my son’s golf bag, our travel mugs, and even one of our
bookshelves at home, just because.
I
may have gotten carried away with the labels.
Some
of the labels have seen the inside of our washer and dryer and the dishwasher
several times already, and all are as intact as the day they were stuck.
This
stuff ain’t never getting lost, people.
I
decided against including a phone number or any other identifying information on our labels,
because let’s face it, I don’t panic if we lose a water bottle or two. But if one of my kids leaves something at
school or on the bus, any one of their classmates could easily see whose it is
and return it when they see my kid next.
If I could get them to keep track of their stuff, it would be a good day. Until then, I'm glad I have the Kidecals.
*******
Kidecals doesn’t just make labels for identifying purposes. They also have food allergy alert labels, labels
to dress up your computer keyboard, address labels, labels for teachers, for organization,
for gifts, and just plain old cute stickers to stick up any old place. They even make custom, personalized decals,
if that’s your thing. If you have a
need, Kidecals has a label for it.
Best part: Shipping is FREE on all orders.
I am a HUGE fan of labels and they are fun to put on pretty much everything! Yours are way cool!
ReplyDeleteI had a hard time coming up with creative ways to use the labels. I think I found my groove, though.
DeleteOoh I need these in my OCD life!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I do!
DeleteI mean, yes, YOU do. Ahem.
We've been using Lovable Labels for several years - someone got them for Kidzilla when she was in daycare/preschool and we've just kept ordering. Curious to check these out, too.
ReplyDeletei'd never heard of Lovable Labels, either! The whole world of labeling completely passed me by, honestly. We used address labels that I scrawled our name on before this. Definitely check them out!
DeleteNote to self:
ReplyDeleteMake Bill stop calling you Mom, immediately.
(Just kidding. Probably.)
You always make me laugh. Every time. xoxo
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