Posts Tagged ‘back to school’

When I heard mom’s from a neighboring school district talking about all the labeling they had to do for their Kindergartner I was astonished!  And quite thankful that there were NO school supply lists for our school, only donation requests per classroom.  I was hearing horror stories of carpel tunnel from labeling each individual crayon and pencil (yes, each crayon!  Not just the box!) with their child’s name.  Well parents, there is a better solution:  Mabel’s Labels!

You can purchase Label’s for lunches, labels for clothing, or the Ultimate Back to School combo to help get your child and all of their supplies ready for the school year.  Lost and Found will be a breeze with everything your child owns labeled with their name!  And for the allergy kids~  they have labels for that too!

For purpose of review, Mabels Labels sent us a combo pack to try out.  This included the bag tags, clothing labels, shoe labels, and the dishwasher/microwave safe labels for food containers.

I am pleasantly surprised that the label we put on P1′s Thermos has not come off through repeated washes in the dishwasher!

The bag tags are awesome, easy to attach to the zipper of the backpack like a key chain.  However, I think it would be a little bit easier to identify if it were a little bit larger.  On the lunch box shown here, it works, but gets lost on a larger backpack.

The labels are great for sports equipment too!  When you have a whole team with exactly the same uniforms it’s easy for things to get mixed up and lost. We put these shoe tags in her cheer shoes and used the clothing labels for her uniform.

*Disclaimer:  The opinions stated in this article are solely my own.  Mabel’s Labels sent me their product for the purpose of this review.

The first day of school can be filled with many emotions.  Mom’s breathe a sigh of relief, children are excited to see all of there friends, and teacher’s, well, they might be experiencing some anxiety   But there is one thing that can start the year off right.  A back to school tradition.

When I was growing up we would start each school year with our brand new clothes, shoes, backpacks, and school supplies but that isn’t all.  My mom would make that first day back something special by taking us out to get breakfast before dropping us off.  And not just any breakfast, Dough-nuts!

My sister’s and I would be all ready to go but not before making a stop at Wenchell’s (do they even have those anymore) and grabbing a delicious treat and milk.  And of course taking pictures!

Last year was my daughter’s first year of preschool.  I know, it’s just preschool, but we treated it as a big deal.  We got new clothes, and shoes, and a backpack and before sending my baby off, on that very first day, we stopped to have dough-nuts for breakfast!  It was so much fun to share such a simple tradition from my childhood with my daughter.  I only hope I create lasting memories for her as my mom did for me.

So what are your traditions?  Does your family do anything special for the first day of school?