Sending your baby off to a daycare might feel like the first vacation you’ve had in months, but you’ll need to prepare them for it first.
It’s crucial that you properly organize your child’s belongings, as daycares often have staff members handling four to five infants at any given time. It’s understandable that they may occasionally lose track of who owns what – at least, without some assistance.
Labeling your baby’s pacifiers can mitigate the chance of that happening. As a bonus, you can go about doing this in a lot of fun, creative ways.
You can’t go wrong with scribbling your toddler’s name with a permanent marker, but how well that turns out heavily depends on your penmanship. Engravings could also be done for better aesthetic appeal, but that method may be impractical or too pricy for now.
Lastly, you could also make use of pacifier straps. These accessories make it easier for your child to keep hold of their pacifiers, but be mindful of beaded chains – they could snap and end up a choking hazard for your child!
You can’t go wrong with labeling your baby’s pacifiers – especially for their trip to the daycare! It’s a practical precaution (no more mix-ups!) as well as a sanitary one (less contamination risk!)
How to Label Pacifiers For Daycare
1. Permanent Markers
If you’re going for function over form, that permanent marker in your drawer might be all you need to get by here!
Scribbling your child’s initials on their pacifier won’t take more than a second, but can potentially spare anyone handling your infant’s belongings a lot of time and confusion.
Pros
As we mentioned earlier, markers are easy to find in just about any desk drawer – and if they aren’t available, they’re cheap and easy to pick up at any office supply store. They’re quick and simple to use and can be just the stopgap you need to effectively label your baby’s pacifier.
Cons
It’s an effective stopgap, but not a very aesthetic choice – writing on such a small, uneven surface with a permanent marker can be a challenge. You also need to be sure that your marker of choice doesn’t have any toxic components your infant might accidentally ingest.
Tips
We’d recommend that you stencil or otherwise outline what you want to write on the pacifier first. Doing so lets you estimate your design along with how much space you’ll need, minimizing the risk of mistakes or other deviations from what you had in mind.
2. Engravings
Pros
The nice thing about personalized pacifier orders is just how clean and hassle-free the process is. You get exactly what you pay for, and it’ll be perfectly safe and presentable. No need to worry about sloppy penmanship or potentially-fragile components here!
Cons
Unfortunately, that same technical precision and made-to-order format can also make it feel impersonal, leaving parents rather detached from the supposed childhood memento.
Think of it this way: writing it down yourself gives it a personal touch, frantic handwriting and all. The same goes for hand-assembled/knitted pacifier leashes. The process is an experience in itself, but you don’t get that for premade pacifier labels. All you get is what you pay for.
While you do get your money’s worth, we wouldn’t entrust our memories to this alone. Make use of other pacifier labeling methods to complement this one – you don’t want any regrets!
Personalized pacifiers aren’t that expensive, but in this case, that might actually work against you. Most service providers here are small-time – with some even home-based. A set of three pacifiers, as seen above, may run you about $20. It’s just not practical to send something that (relatively) low-cost across towns or even states!
Be ready to wait for a good, long while for your infant’s personalized pacifiers to be delivered!
3. Pacifier Leashes / Clips / Holders / Straps
