Daft question about labelling lunch boxes etc

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PFB DS is due to start YR in a couple of weeks and has proudly chosen his spiderman lunch box and drinks bottle. I can see the chaos when there are 20 odd spiderman boxes so what do I use to label it to give him and the teachers a chance of managing lunch time? Also what do i use to label his bottle given it'll be going in the dishwasher 5 times a week? Am already dreading the huge labelling task that lies ahead.......

I use sticky name labels and stick them to lunch bags, school bags, water bottles, shoes, etc.

The ones I use just now came from easy2name (there is a mumsnet discount too)

As a tip, can you label the inside of his lunchbox too ( a Sharpie is a godsend!) so when it is open the lunchtime supervisor can see his name and address him with it, every little helps!

Sharpie. One of the 20th centuries best inventions.

electrical insulation tape on the strap for lunch box!

Easy2name stickers and a Sharpie, for sure.

Thanks all, already armed with with numerous sharpie pens for the dreaded clothes labeling, will now investigate the easy2name stickers site.

Unless your child can read, put a picture on it. A fish/car, something so he knows that it belongs to him.