Design your own May Nametag – win a set

Since we launched our new full colour design stickers in February, we’ve had fantastic feedback from you. There are simply hundreds of designs and colours to choose from, so no two nametags need be the same (unless you want them to of course!)

We’ve noticed that the most popular design is the butterfly, followed closely by the football, cupcake, dinosaur, pirate flag and train. Our new strawberry flower has been a hit too!

Our funky new patterned backgrounds have struck a chord with you. Pink hearts on purple, white dots on light blue and white waves on blue are the three top favourites. While white, blue, light blue and red are the favourite plain backgrounds.

So get the colouring pens and paints out and get your child to design a nametag to celebrate the month of May.  One lucky reader will win a set of My Nametags Colour Stickers and a set of Colour Iron-on name labels printed in their own winning design.

Tip: We will scale down your design to the size of a nametag, so please make the drawing A5 size.

All you have to do is to take a clear picture or scan of the design and email it to: sales@mynametags.com or ‘Like’ our My Nametags Facebook page then post your entry on our page.  We will choose the winner on Friday 7 June and they will be notified via email or Facebook. Don’t forget to include your child’s name and age.

Our colour nametags cost £9.95 for a set of 56 (plus £1 p&p on your total order). Just choose either iron-on or stickers. Click here to order.

PS Don’t worry we are still selling our popular, great value classic black and white nametags too!

Apprentice tags St Mary’s CE Primary School in Putney

Billy Shephard our apprentice at My Nametags, showed his support for National Apprenticeship Week on Friday by making an appearance at St Mary’s CE Primary School in Putney. He labelled anything and everything he could lay his hands on from the school’s spare uniform, in case of art-room spillages and playground accidents, to school, office and playground equipment with labels personalised for St Mary’s.

Billy, My Nametags apprentice outside
St Mary’s CE School, Putney

Billy said “I wanted to promote the National Apprenticeship Scheme because an apprenticeship has helped me to gain vital work experience whilst gaining a highly sought after qualification.  It has also given me the skills and confidence needed to be competent within my job role.”

Click here to watch Billy in action at St Mary’s.

Billy using My Nametags Colour Stickers
to label spare school uniform

My Nametags took on Billy last year as an apprentice at the head office in Putney.  Throughout this time Billy showed great skill and initiative and is about to gain his customer service qualification.  As well as his training in customer service, Billy also attended a graphic design course; so he is now designing name tags as well as assisting customers and maintaining the smooth running of the office.  We were so taken with Billy’s work ethic and diligence that we have just offered him a permanent contract.

Lars Andersen, Managing Director here at My Nametags said “We think the National Apprenticeship Scheme (NAS) is vital in helping young people to develop their skills and for the opportunity to gain successful employment.  We also believe that the NAS is important for companies like ourselves in finding enthusiastic and hardworking young people.

We would definitely recommend the apprenticeship scheme and will happily be taking on another apprentice in the coming months”.

National Apprenticeship Week  11-15 March.  For further details about apprenticeship schemes, visit: http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/

How to use My Nametags Colour Stickers on clothes

We’re very excited about using our new My Nametags Colour Stickers on clothing. “I’ve already got colour stickers,” we hear you say…But these new stickers are different as they will stick to the washing care label in clothes so there’s no need to iron them in. They’re multi-tasking so you can also use them to label equipment like iPod’s, rulers, shoes etc.

Here’s how to label clothing

1. Stick the colour label firmly on the washing care label or manufacturer’s label (press down on the sticker corners)

2. Do NOT apply directly to the garment/fabric.

3. Wait 24 hours before washing clothes for maximum adhesion. Stickers are washing machine safe (60º C) on clothing washing care labels.

   

You can also use them to label equipment

   

1. Just like our other stickers you can use these to label any equipment that has a smooth surface like plastic plates and cups, tennis rackets, shoes etc

2. Stick the colour label on a clean dry surface.

3. Wait 24 hours before washing/diswashing the item for maximum adhesion.

4. Stickers are dishwasher-proof and microwave safe.

   

   

FAQs

Q I cut out the care labels as my child finds them itchy. So how do I use these new clothes stickers?

A You can only use our new My Nametags Colour Stickers for clothes on care labels. We still offer full Colour Iron-on Nametags that you can put directly on clothes.

Q I want to hand down clothes to my younger children but I’ve already got iron-on labels on them.

A Call or email My Nametags and we will give you a free set of blank iron-on or sticker labels which you can use to cover up the existing name tag. You can then either use one of our new My Nametags Colour Stickers on the care label or an iron-on one directly on the fabric.

Q I’ve just ordered the new clothes stickers but have some of your old stickers too. How will I know the difference?

A The new clothes stickers will have a full colour design and come in a smaller plastic bag. Our old stickers (for use on equipment only) have a single colour design and come in a larger grip-lock bag.

Any questions please call 0800 3 213 203 / +44 (0)20 8877 0062

or email us: sales@mynametags.com

NEW full colour designs, stickers for clothes – win tags!

We’ve been busy at My Nametags HQ this winter building a new website, creating new full colour designs and producing our brand new My Nametags Colour Stickers for clothes (that means no ironing…) and what’s more they stick on virtually anything else too.  Pop them in your handbag and you can label anything from school jumpers to lunch boxes and trainers in a heartbeat. For a more detailed guide on how to use them click here. 

We hope that you (and your children!) will enjoy using our new website www.mynametags.com, which we think is quicker, easier and much more fun to use. Our design motifs are now all full colour, and after listening to My Nametags customers, we’ve added over 150 new ones. You can now find anything from cricket and rugby to cupcakes and pirates! Plus we’ve added some gorgeous new backgrounds including stars, swirls, polka dots, camouflage and even waves.

Rest assured all My Nametags products are the same hardwearing quality but with 6 font types, 21 font colours, 254 backgrounds and 231 designs you’ve got over 7 million name tag options to choose from!

Win extra sets – three lucky readers, who place an order for our new My Nametags Colour Stickers up until February 14, will win an extra set of personalised stickers free. The draw will take place on February 15 at 9am. The winners will win an extra set of My Nametags Colour Stickers and will be notified by email.

If you want to tell your child’s school or nursery about My Nametags ring us on 0800 3 213 203 for a poster or download one here. My Nametags Colour Stickers cost £9.95 (plus £1 postage and packaging) for a pack of 56. 

PS Don’t worry we are still selling our popular, great value, Classic Nametags in black and white too!

Is the answer to childhood happiness, popularity?

Do you remember the playground line “If you give me a crisp then I’ll be your best friend”? This isn’t exactly an act of kindness, but more a popularity bargaining tool used by children to benefit both parties.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of California have approached this in a different way by tasking a group of children in Canada to perform deliberate acts of kindness to see if this boosts acceptance among peers; and ultimately an individual’s happiness.

The findings published on 26 December 2012, state that “Increasing peer acceptance is a critical goal, as it is related to a variety of important academic and social outcomes, including reduced likelihood of being bullied.”

In Vancouver, 400 pupils age 9-11 across 19 school classrooms were assigned three tasks each per week over a period of four weeks.  Tasks not only included acts of kindness to peers such as “gave someone some of my lunch”, but also such as “carrying groceries” and “gave my mom a hug when she was stressed by her job”.

Before and after the ‘acts of kindness’, pupils reported on their ‘life satisfaction’, they were also asked to circle the name of students that they would like to spend time doing activities with.  Overall results showed significant increases in positive affect and marginally significant increases in life satisfaction.

Dr Kristin Layous from the department of psychology at the University of California explained their conclusions.  Being liked by their classmates is not only beneficial for the individual but also for the whole community.   As an example, a popular pre-adolescent is more inclusive towards others and is far less likely to bully other children too.

“Entire classrooms practicing prosocial behavior may reap benefits, as the liking of all classmates soars.” says Dr Layous.

The hope of this research  is that teachers may regularly assign students specific ‘acts of kindness’ to enhance the ‘well-being’ of the classroom.

If your child would like to a make New Years’ Resolution, then maybe this is a worthy one?  Why not assign them a deliberate ‘act of kindness’ to family or peers; whilst demonstrating one yourself.

Read the full report published by PLOS ONE