Checking the mail today there was a letter addressed to my 4-year-old son Noah. Rarely does my son receive mail, other than on occasional Holidays from Grandma and my loyal friend Kathleen who loves to send letters and cards to my kiddlets.
The return address was our elementary school. It was Noah’s official “WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN” letter. It notified us of the name of his new teacher, what to expect and a lot of information about LABELLING – LABEL _ LABEL _ LABEL! Being in the business this is always great to read, but I must admit kinda of still weird to think of myself as the “label-lady” or LABELMEMOMMY!
If you are a new Mom, you have probably not heard of our labels. I remember walking into that foreign territory when my daughter began Kindergarten a few years ago. This Mom might be a little biased, being I am in the label business. I have to tell you these labels really do work, give us a try “Stick With Us & Your Stuff Will Stick With You!”. My girlfriend always laughs when she hears this or reads it on my vehicle, she comments “Isn’t your tagline a little cliché?” Truth be told, it might sound a little cliché or even corny but I have to tell you they really do stick and they really do bring your kids stuff home. My daughter always gets her stuff returned to her from our bus driver Garry. I really hope Garry will be returning come September, he is the best guy a Mom would want to drive the kiddos to school! Every holiday he gives the kids, chocolate bunnies, gift cards. Drives them in snow, sleet, rain and I never worry as he is just the best driver and person we could ever ask for. He always greets us with a big smile , fingers crossed he will be around for a long time! We love you Garry.
Mom’s I know you are probably not thinking of school, but here is a little of my “Welcome Kindergarten Package” which I received today.
School Supplies:
A large backpack – labelled
A labelled “quiet time” blanket/mat to lay on
Lunch Box – Labelled
Oops Bag – Labelled
Indoor Shoes – Labelled
Box of Tissues
LABEL – LABEL – LABEL! Please label ALL of your children’s belongings, (backpack, lunchbox containers, shoes, jackets, etc…), the amount of lost and found items each year is phenomenal! Lost items that are labelled are much easier to reunite with their owners.
Looking forward to seeing you in the New Year!
– The Kindergarten team.
I am not ready to put my little Noah on the school bus just yet. I am going to cherish the summer holidays and try to not think of that day. I might not be ready to send him off to school, but I hope to make him his own cool personalized set of labels for school!
Talk soon
Nancy
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