What information should be put on stickers that identify a kids' items?

How about name, grade and school name?

Using her teacher’s name would be great, if you were able to find out. Maybe try contacting the school and explaining the situation?

What about her name and your cell phone number? That’s not easily traced.

I would not put my child’s name on a sticker where anyone could read it and then address the child by name as if he or she knew the child.

What about a pet’s name or a code word (the name of a favorite show or character). That would serve to identify the item without giving away the child’s name.

Kind of sucks that we’re all so paronoid, me included.

We’ve always just put their names & year group on there, never had any problems.
If they were ever to be lost in public, just replace them without any issues.

The kid’s first name and your zip code.
If somebody finds her lunchbox he or she will probably make the effort to look the code up?!

@ucme “If they were ever to be lost in public, just replace without any issues.”
The items, right, not the kids ;-)

@rebbel But of course, we can’t be having the little darlings wandering around all lost & teary eyed, now can we?
Besides, I believe they have a built in homing device, it’s called their stomach. Always leads them home when they’re hungry.

@marinelife We are required to put her name on everything. I just thought a label would look nicer than a sharpie.

Maybe name and homeroom number.

I would put their name, but only in an inside location, where it can be seen if needed but is not visible to a stranger on the bus. My thought would be for confirmation of ownership if an item went astray within the school limits and not return of an item lost in the world at large. I would much sooner replace a lunch box than send the child’s name and address into the unknown.

I labeled jackets with a Sharpie inside the sleeve, where they wouldn’t show at all but could be consulted if my child had to prove ownership of a jacket that was picked up on the playground.

Of course, that did him no good when the jacket was stolen outright.

I used to put last name, school, and room number. Sometimes we were told to put the teacher’s name also. And always on the inside.

Name and phone.

I don’t see any threat in putting the child’s name and a phone number. If you just put the teacher’s name, how is that going to help when it is lost outside of school grounds?

For school supplies, I just put my son’s name. I always put first and last name in case their is another child in his class with the same name. Those supplies never leave his classroom once he takes them to school.

I don’t put his name on his jackets or book bags anymore. I use to put it inside his jacket on the tag, but now that he’s older and more responsible, I don’t worry about it. If he loses it, we’ll buy another.

Well, I don’t want to put our phone number b/c you can do a reverse search and get our (her) address.

I admit I may seem a little ridiculous. I have been on the board of a non-profit family organization for four years and they are overly cautious about pedophiles.

I think her name and the school’s phone number will work. I will call the school tomorrow to see if they have placed her in a class yet – and if they will tell me which one. (Probably not.)

Kids initials and phone number. Just make sure the phone number for home is unlisted. You can also use a cell phone. Most don’t come up with an address. Just a name.
Or as mentioned, kids, initials and school number. The person can call the school and turn the bag in and the kid can report the bag missing and find it at the schools lost and found.