I am a rookie this year. My oldest son entered Kindergarten and I have a huge learning curve. I was a little nervous going in knowing all the “rules” and “systems” our school had from my friends. It was ME that was intimidated, not my son. Two 
weeks in, however, I am completely impressed with our elementary school having handled two “not normal” situations already this year. All those systems and rules worked. Bottom line, the school has it together. I am on an organizing mission in my house, with my children, and with our routines. As I mentioned yesterday, it all starts with a calendar.
Now, identification has to take place. I have used several different name label/sticker companies in the past and have been pleased with them. But I have just discovered Name Bubbles. I first noticed that they were cute, then affordable, then I was really sold when I discovered I could include more information on a sticker than just my child’s name. I bought a “pack” of stickers, including my customizing them with all three of our phone numbers (home, mommy cell, daddy cell). I love this feature, as we have been in a scary instance before where my oldest son, gratefully, knew our phone number…but he didn’t know our cell numbers for sure. The situation could have been 
completely prevented had he just had our cell number with him. So, I am thrilled to put the labels with our phone numbers on everything that leaves the house…lunch box, backpack, baseball bat, batting helmet, Nintendo DS and if I have to, I will stick one in their shoe! This way, my boys can always have our phone numbers handy. As we learned, even if they know our numbers, sometimes in a scary situation, they can forget.
Beyond safety, the name tags mark our property. I have three boys. While I love to be organized, I have yet to see my organized gene show up “loudly” in either of my boys. What this means, is lost articles! My boys are responsible boys, but things sometimes get left if they aren’t reminded to pick up EVERYTHING.
Cute, of course, is a great quality of these labels that will quickly fade from my boys’ priority list, but they are cute. The labels are dishwasher safe, laundry safe, waterproof, etc etc when used properly. I can’t say enough about Name Bubbles! I even ordered some for myself to stick on my camera or on a dish that I take to potlucks. So many uses and great ways not to lose your things. Click the link below to check out all the fun packages and assortments you can choose for your kiddos. School has begun. Time to label everything you own!
