ID for children

[robmary]

It has been a few years since we went to Disney. Do they have any ID systems where they give kids an ID bracelet or something to match them to parents and help in the event a child gets lost?

Going at the end of July!!! Can't wait.

[prncess674]

I have never heard of system like this at Disney. I would pin a small business card in the back of their clothing listing inside by the tag your mobile number and hotel name/ number. This will be very helpful in the event they are lost.

[Rebecca12345]

I am also bring each child's recent school photo....just in case....
if I have it I won't need it Right??

[prncess674]

If you have a digital camera with you snap a close up and full length picture of your child each morning. It can be life saver when they ask what was your child wearing. Our minds go blank when we are in distress. You can even show the CM the picture from your digital camera window. How you describe something may not be clear to other people. If things got really bad there is a photo lab on the premises and they could print pictures of your child right there to distribute.

[indyanna]

I read another hint about taking a daily picture using a polaroid camera if you don't have a digital. The poster said a friend actually had to use the picture to find their lost child. Great idea!

[tinaw]

Just an idea...
You might want to contact your local police dept. and see if they have any identification kits. We recently attended an outting offered by the local police and community group that was offering these great indentification kits. For $2.00-$3.00 the police officers took digital pictures of all the kids and wrote down all their vital info. About 2 weeks later we received a laminated business sized card with our childs picture and the info. If she ever comes up missing (God forbid) I'm sure my brain would go into shut down mode. All I would have to do is hand over the card. They return all the info to you. They do not keep it on file or anything. They also offered these super sticky water proof stickers to put in the kids shoes that had emergency info on how to contact us if they are too scared to remember their phone # etc.
Obviously all this is absolutely terrifing but I believe it's better to be prepared.

[indyanna]

That is a good idea, too. The idea of taking a daily picture, however, is to show what your child is wearing so that you can provide as much detail as possible to aid in the search. Makes me shudder to think about it.

[TonyS20]

I don't have any kids, but I bought my boss' daughters lanyards and some pins to start pin trading before their last trip. I suggested to my boss that she include the kids name, hotel and cell phone number to the lanyard (there was a plastic card like thing that had a picture of a character on it attached to the lanyard). It worked out very well for them (even though they didn't need it). It's always better safe than sorry. ;)

[melk]

I made tiny cards with the kids names, our names, hotel and cell phone # , laminated it and put it in their sneaker. They knew that if we got separated they were to find a cm or a mommy and let them see the card in their sneaker. Even though my older ones knew the cell # I knew they would probably forget the number in a panic.

[ReneeQ]

I ordered one of those round plastic pet tags for my nephew. It was about $5. It said "If I am lost please call my aunt" then it had my name, my cell phone number and "staying at Boardwalk Villas." His tennis shoes were blue and white and I ordered it in blue with white writing and tied it into his shoe laces, writing side down. It did not have his name on it. He knew it was on his shoe, and could point to it if needed, but no one else could see the information.

[Celestine]

I used those tags that you get in hospital as DD (or anyone else for that matter) can't get them off without scissors. I put basic info on them & luckily they were never needed.

[mom1in99]

I've read that if you go to Guest Relations at any park, you can get some sort of an ID for your children. I'm not sure what that is, though. I would recommend attaching your info (and theirs) to them. One suggestion I read was to go to your local hospital before you leave, and they will be happy to print an ID bracelet for you to put on the kids. (complete with name, address, etc). However, I'd call 1st to avoid going at a busy time. Have fun, we go July 19!!

[cali2gagirl]

mom1 -we're leaving the 19th too!! WOOHOOO :)

Anyways...gosh..what an awful thought..and something I honestly didn't give thought to. I wonder if you can go to those 'pet tag machines' in walmart and have one made up there too. I like the tag idea on the shoe string..have a bracelet engraved at walmart too...probalby reasonably priced.

And...the digital camera idea...wonderful!

I may do the bracelet thing as a 'trip present' before we go down there - make it special to them...and a stress reliever for us :)

[dpuck1998]

I must commend the idea of taking a digital photo.
I had planned to put their information on a tag for
them to carry, but never though about taking a photo
every morning. Super easy to do and could be a real
life saver.

CLAP CLAP Thanks for the SUPER info.

[dec]

I just bought an "ID Inside Wristband" from a website. I'm not sure if we're allowed to post links? smartalec.bigstep.com

It's only 5 bucks and they have free shipping. It's a velcro bracelet with a hidden id card in it that you can write your info on.

[Jana49]

When we went in May, we had a 4 year old with us. This is what I made for her to wear each day - a paper that had basic info, including the name of our hotel, where we would meet in each park (such as the front of the carousel) and at the airport if we were separated, and on the back I put a picture of ME , that way, the cast members knew who they were looking for at the assigned meeting places. I laminated with packing tape, punch a hole in it, and hung it with a piece of soft yarn around her neck each day. (not TOO long!) You wouldn't believe the favorable comments I got from others who saw it!

Thankfully, we didn't need it... :D

[dpuck1998]

Thanks for the website on the wristbands. I purchased
two for 9.90. Quite a steal I thought....bling bling

[courage]

When my son was 4 - he loved a little plastic Mickey Watch - we wrote his info on a round sticker and put it on the back. Yes we wrote it tiny but we got the phone numbers on there!

[heart4dis]

All the ideas posted are great for losing kids in the parks. Another place to check out is Kidz-idz 866-858-8362. Not sure if they have a website--you could search. They have kits and registration options that are very comprehensive.

[dbhpsu]

:D :D Although DW and I do not have any children, we discussed this subject a short time ago. I have been to school and local organization events (Kiwanas, Lions, etc..) and have seen button maker machines. My idea was to make 4 buttons, 2 for DD or DS, one for mom, and one for dad. On each of the childs buttons you put a picture of the parent, conteact information, and other vital info. On the parents buttons you put a picture of the child. I am sure the button kits can't be expensive, but I have never seen them in stores. Just my $0.02....

[robmary]

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. Especially the digital picture one!!!!!!!!!! Excellent. We will do that and make tags and we bought a Child Guard Monitor. They run about $20.00 on most internet sites. One part on the child and you have other part. You set the distance up to 30 ft. If they go out of the range yours will beep. It should arrive this week, I will keep you posted on how it works on the DD.

[Panky]

what website did you order it from? could you please post it.

thanks!!

[robmary]

We got it from ebay. It arrived today and works well. The part that the child wears has an on off switch and if the child turns it off , your part will beep. The range is 3 to 20 ft. 20 ft is even too much for a 2 year old. One thing is that it the child ears it as a necklace. What looks like a belt clip is too small for anything. We are going to see if there is another way to hook it to something on her.

Hope that helps.

[Cuchman]

To solve the ID problem, My family (Wife, DD 4, DS 2.5 and DD 4 months) used large Avery address lables (about 3 x 4 inches) and printed them up on our PC. We stick them under the child's arm, and they stay pretty well. They had the kid's name, the hotel we were staying at, and my cell phone number. My daughter's tag also had big red letters that said "Please don't feed me anything" because she has a servere dairy allergy.
To solve the "what does my kid look like" problem, we all get the same bright colored shirts with a character or picture on them. Assuming that I lose one kid and not all three, I plan to say "he is wearing a shirt just like this one."

We also have these nifty child locators from Fisher Price. You clip one half on the child and the other half on yourself. If they move ouside of a certain range (about 30 ft.) your half starts to beep. There is also a button on the grown-up half which causes the child's half to give off an increasingly louder beep. Finally, the kids half beeps very loudly if it is removed.
They are really neat, but because our kids are so little (6 months littler last trip) they spend most of their time in the strollers and we did not use them much. This next trip (74 days or so!!!!!) we will probably use them more.

BTW, we have current (but not daily) pictures of them also.

[Panky]

where did you find the child locators from fisher price? I didn't see them on their web-site.

Thanks!!

[Cuchman]

I bought mine on e-bay, and they were much cheaper than the list price. I don't tink I am supposed to post links, but there is an auction for one on ebay now.
I also see one on yahoo shopping. On either site you can search for "child locator" to find them. Mine were about $20, which seems to be the same price I see out there now.
The ones I have use AAA batteries, which they go through fairly quickly (after about two days of use they die.)
The kids like them and we play/learn what they should do when they are beeping. I tell them that means I am looking for them and they yell "Here I am, Daddy!"

[EthansMom]

My little guy is 23 mos. and when we went to DisneyLand in Mar. I wanted to "tag" him in case he got separated. I bought some of that cream colored masking tape and placed info tags inside the back of each of my son's t-shirts (right where the manufacturer's tags are). I used a Sharpie (indelible marker) to print the following info.: child's name, hotel name & number, & mom and dad's names and cell number.

This worked well for a kid who can't say his name and won't keep on a bracelet or necklace or other tag.

Just remember to take the tag out before washing the shirts.

EthansMom