{create this} - back to school back pack tags using baseball card protectors

Happy Friday!  I'm back from my mini blog break and I'm so glad you stopped by for this {create this}!!!

Well, our big back to school rush has begun here at the shaken together household ... bags and bags of school supplies (love!) are camping out in the dining room, my list of school clothes and shoes has been made (hello retail therapy this weekend!) and we got all of our meet-the-teacher info in the mail yesterday.  And can I just say ...

Holy cow! I will have a 6th grader & a 3rd grader in 11 days!  EEEEK!!!

But I am taking deep, cleansing breaths and have decided the best way not to freak out about having a middle schooler, is, of course, to craft!  So, for this {fin de friday} craft and tutorial, here is my super easy (seriously 5-minute!) ...

These are a quick and easy way to ensure that no one accidentally snags your child's backpack, lunch box or even diaper bag!  So, without further ado, the HOW TO:

1.  Gather your supplies (see above) - I also grabbed an ink pad and letter stamps

Slide your cut paper (double sided paper makes life SO easy for this) into the baseball card protector and punch a hole in the upper left hand corner.  You don't want the hole too far down because it makes it difficult to get the keyring on.

Cut and punch your index card (this insert will have your child's name, teacher & room # or baby's name, allergies, etc.)

And stamp it up!

Here are a few other tags I made with different embellishments!

Slide a picture in the front and your mini notebook paper insert in the back, slide it on a zipper and call it done! 

The Little Bug LOVES his rock star back pack tag ... and I love that it will hopefully help his backpack find its way to his teacher or back to him easily if someone accidentally picks it up (or more likely, if he leaves it somewhere!). 

These were shared at all the blogs/parties on my Link page!