Making sure teens don't lose their key cards??

[Michigan RN]

Any suggestions for teens so they don't lose their key cards? I can see me carrying them around for them - but we don't plan on being together all the time.

 

[disneyma]

Those lanyards they sell on the ship really do the trick! You can even get some generic ones at Wal Mart before your trip.

 

[Michigan RN]

A lanyard? What is that? I can get it at Walmart too?

 

[ivanova]

you can pick them up at places like Office Depot too ... here's what one looks like:

They come with a plastic ID holder that you put at the end of the lanyard, and your KTTW card fits into the ID holder.

 

[disneyholic family]

i prefer the lanyards that have a case at the end of them that the key card fits into.

That's what i gave to my kids last time and they didn't lose their cards..

i'll buy them again for them this time around..

it's also a nice souvenir...

Beth

 

[mmouse37]

Here is a link to a pic of the one that Wal-Mart sells for .97. The ones on board are about $6.00 or so but many have found that the clasp does not hold well and the lanyard with a slight tug can come off the neck.


http://community.webshots.com/photo/50699182/62899908FUQyNc

http://community.webshots.com/photo/50699182/62899923DuKWCb

The above ones have 1 large clear pocket and another smaller pocket as well.

MJ

 

[Jillpie]

I have a very strange feeling that my DS16 would NEVER think about wearing that around his neck. That is just so not a cool thing to do. Any other suggestions for teens?

 

[SeaSpray]

My sons are 16 and 13, and unless they see all the other teens onboard wearing lanyards, they're not going to want to wear one, either. I was thinking of getting them nylon (as opposed to their regular leather wallets) wallets that velcro shut, so they can keep them in their pockets, and the nylon will be OK even if it gets wet. Which makes me now wonder, Is it ok for the KTTW cards to get wet?? Will they still work??

 

[MommaluvsDis]

The KTTW cards are plastic, just like a credit card so it will not hurt it to get wet. My DS, 16, had his wallet with him at all times and would just use his card and put it right back in his wallet.

 

[4myguys]

You might want to look for something similar to a lanyard but smaller and attachs to a belt or hook in a swimsuit. A thin wallet is a good idea as well. Also the shorts that have a velcro or snap pocket on the side would work.
Cathy

 

[ivanova]

DD14 says that last year the teens carried their KTTW in various ways - in lanyards, in velcro wallets, in pockets, etc.

There is something you can use to clip ID badge holders to clothing instead of wearing a lanyard - we have them at work, but I don't know what they are called, and cannot find an example at Office Depot.