ABC2 News in Baltimore Features SafetyTat as Tats For Tots
July 16, 2008
ABC2 News Investigator Joce Sterman shows us how a new tat for tots can help ease the panic you feel while trying to find them.
“They're kid-friendly with an image to delight every child...Still, it's not the design that makes the difference. Instead, it's the digits that help reconnect lost kids and their families. But the SafetyTats don't stop with the number. You can even customize them if your kid has special needs or health issues. Tattoos highlighting everything from diabetes to autism are available. There's even a tattoo for kids with peanut allergies or for kids on a field trip with their school. ”
ABC spoke with Maryland Zoo Security Captain Phill Carr who thinks the idea of SafetyTat Tats for Tots would make his job much easier. Carr states that, on average, the Zoo reports 20-40 lost children per day that have been separated from their families or school groups.
ABC also has a very helpful link on their site associated with the story about SafetyTats in their Tats for Tots section: A description of several theme parks'/attractions' security policies to handle lost children.
Kiwi Magazine
Safer family vacations: keeping track of your kids
August, 2008 issue
ID Safety for kids
Advice for Safer vacations ages 6-9. “Put easily accessible contact information, like your name and cell phone number, on your child...SafetyTat is a washable tattoo that can help if your child is lost; you can order customized versions that convey medical conditions like diabetes, autism or nut allergies.”
Tattoo For You
June 17, 2008
“SafetyTat is a fun and colorful kids temporary safety tattoo that's uniquely personalized with your cell phone number. When applied to the arm of your child or loved one, SafetyTat provides an immediate, highly visible form of identification that stays in place even when wet and lasts for days. There are tattoos that inform people of food allergies, autism and more.”
SafetyTat in Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine
June/July, 2008
Tattoo Your Tot
“Planning a trip to a busy amusement park or sightseeing in a strange city? No doubt the thought of being separated from your child has crossed your mind. Older kids can memorize your cell number, but what about the littler ones? Mom/inventor Michele Welsh hit on a bright idea: safety tats. They're temporary tattoos -- the kind kids love when they get 'em in birthday-party goodie bags -- that can be customized with your phone number. ”
Invented by a twin mom, naturally.
June 13, 2008
“I want to show you the greatest thing ever created in the history of great things.
You may have seen these in the most recent Parents Magazine. You may have read my post about them on my review blog. Now I'm here to tell you how great they are, after branding all my children with them at Disneyland -- All tattooed with mom's cell number
They're awesome! Well, actually - they come off pretty easily. With a bit of scratching, they were history. I don't know if they were reacting with our sunscreen, or what. The kids could SEE them on their arms, and you know how sometimes you just canŐt help but pick at something - that's what they did! I reapplied them to everyone, on the backs of their necks, where they couldn't see them! When I did that, they stayed on until I removed them the next day with makeup remover. I was happy with them, especially for the price: 30 tattoos for $19.95.
We're going to a big birthday party on Saturday, out in the country at a friend's house, where they'll be having pony rides and a jumpy castle and where there will be lots of cool stuff to distract my children and lead them away from my watchful eyes - I'll be branding all of them on Saturday, for sure!”
SafetyTat in Island Family Magazine
June 4, 2008
“With summer travel to amusement parks and unfamiliar locations,there is always a chance of your toddler getting lost in the crowd. Designed by a mom, new SafetyTats are personalized temporary info tattoos which prominently display a parent's cell phone number on the child's arm or hand. ..”
SafetyTat earns Daily Candy Kids coveted "This Week" Recommendation
June 2, 2008
“Personalized temporary tattoos for tots display vital contact info in case of emergencies.”
Redbook's "Mom Moment" from the "How Cool Is This" Files
May 28, 2008
“For now, I wanted to share these insanely useful temporary tattoos that you can have personalized with your contact info. Perfect to put on your toddlers and preschoolers before visiting a busy amusement park, the pool (they are waterproof), or other summer vacation hot spots. Maybe I should get some for myself for when I get lost at the mall.”
SafetyTat is a product that should win awards for Best Parenting Idea Ever!
May 13, 2008
“What are they? Temporary tattoos, in a variety of cute designs, printed with a cell phone number. Show of hands here: who's headed out somewhere crowded with the family and written on their child's arm with a Sharpie? I totally have. With five kids, four of them itty bitty, and one of them autistic, I'm kind of a freak about keeping track of my children. It's SO EASY to lose track of somebody!
We're going to Disneyland soon, and you can bet I'll be ordering a couple of sets of these before we leave. And they have designs specific for autistic/non-verbal kids! I love it! I think these are the designs we're going to get.
They have lots of cute designs for boys and girls, and designs that alert to other health issues too. I have a friend whose child has a severe nut allergy, and she's going to flip when she sees these! I just can't get over what a fantastic idea this is - it's odd that nobody ever thought of it before! It's so simple, yet so effective. Awesome. This is a mom-run company, and I hope they've submitted their product for awards everywhere!”
Child Safety Tattoos at SafetyTat
May 6, 2008
“This popular baby product is awesome! SafetyTats are temporary tattoos that do the talking for a lost child. The easy-to-read, colorful, kid-friendly tattoo is placed on a child's hand or arm that reads, "If LOST, please call:" and gives a cell phone number for the parent or guardian.”
From EP Exceptional Parent Magazine "What's Happening" Section: New Temporary Tattoos Keep Children and Parents Connected
April Issue 2008
“Safety Tats come in stylish designs and kid-friendly colors to ensure a child will want to wear them.”
SafetyTat: could have saved me ten years of my life
April 13, 2008
“Enter Safety Tat. I haven't even read half of the landing page, and I'm already determined to buy three of everything they have. The photo front and center says it all: a smiling child with a temporary tattoo bearing her name and a cell phone number. Good lord almighty in a pear tree, why haven't we thought of that?? I think ParentHacks stumbled on it first by suggesting a message with a Sharpie on the tummy, but I really like this idea. Who can find a Sharpie when you need one? I'd rather keep tattoos in my purse and brand my children before going into the breach once more.”
SafetyTat Earns "Vibe of the Day" from Babyvibe
April 14, 2008
“Here at Babyvibe, some of our little ones are not so little any more and it is a possibility that one of our kids could wander off. While the thought of it leaves a big pit in our stomach, we want to make sure that we can avoid any serious problems. The highly visible SafetyTat seems like a good 'just-in-case' plan, especially for little ones who do not yet know their number. You can easily put on the tattoo with your cell phone number clearly printed on their forearm. The good thing about this: junior can't take it off, the tattoos don't smudge even when wet, and they are fun to wear. If your children like to put stickers on their skin, they'll definitely like a fun tattoo on their arm. Take the time with your children to personalize your SafetyTat. Let them pick out the design and talk about safety and the importance of wearing the special 'sticker' when you are out. At the end of the day, we think this is a wise investment.”
New Jersey Family Magazine: Safety Tattoos for Tots
“A child lost in a crowd can be one of the most terrifying moments in of a parent's life. But now there's a new way to avoid this fear: temporary tattoos by SafetyTat(tm). When the tattoo is positioned on your childŐs hand or arm, it reads, 'If lost, please call [your phone number].' A mom inventor specifically created these for tots who are not mature enough to communicate their phone number but know how to seek an adultŐs help when lost.”
SafetyTat featured in April Parent Map Magazine
Here's great news for nerve-wracked parents who can't get Junior to memorize his own phone number. Put that Sharpie down! Now you can tattoo your phone number onto Junior's skin--temporarily. Slap a SafetyTat on that chubby little arm before hitting that Barney live jam. Cute designs include dinos, rockets, butterflies and a peanut alert.
Green Kiddos says SafetyTat is a 'super cool product'
April 11, 2008
“All kids love temporary tattoos and this one serves a great purpose of giving your child a phone number in case he or she gets lost. There are several things I love about this product, first is that they only put a phone number, not your child's name. Second is I know my three year old would be super excited to wear this product...”
NBC WBAL Features Mompreneur Michele Welsh
Michele Welsh is featured on NBC as part of a special series on Women Entrepreneurs. "Mom Makes Tattoos to Help Locate Kids" Ever worry you'll lose your child in a crowd at the mall or an amusement park? That fear inspired Michele Welsh to create Safety Tats -- waterproof temporary tattoos that Welsh customizes with a parent's home or cell phone number. So if your child get lost, your contact information is right there." To see Welsh's story, click here.
Child Safety Tattoo on CNN Headline News Nancy Grace Recognizes SafetyTat as "Extraordinary"
Our founder, Michele Welsh, has just been featured on CNN Headline News Nancy Grace show as a finalist in the Extraordinary Parent Contest. The Nancy Grace show chose Michele from among thousands of entries because of her passion in child safety and SafetyTat. Child safety tattoo Nancy Grace
White Rock Sandcastle
Simply stated: "We're not paid to advertise this company - it's just a smart product for your child's safety."
Parents Magazine GoodyBlog
Powered by Parents Magazine, GoodyBlog is a Must See, Must Do, Must Have Right Now parenting products review blog. GoodyBlog loves Safety Tattoos by SafetyTat!
The Wichita Eagle Article: Safety tattoos for the tots
February 13, 2008: Kids love temporary tattoos -- but here's one parents may love even more.
SafetyTats, invented by a mom of three, are intended to keep kids connected to parents when they're visiting crowded public places such as amusement parks, airports or shopping malls.
Personalized with your phone number, the tattoos give lost kids (or their finders) a way to contact their parents. Like other temporary tattoos, they go on with warm water and can easily be removed with baby oil.
A set of 30 tattoos is $19.95 (plus shipping). Find them at http://safetytat.com.
Madness of Motherhood Podcast Features SafetyTat
Host Suzette Boyette and Michele have a great conversation about keeping kids safe and about SafetyTat kid safety tattoos. Suzette says "SafetyTat" will soon become a VERB, like Kleenex, Xerox or Google. "Hey, we need to 'SafetyTat' our kids!" Listen to the podcast by visiting their website. Note: SafetyTat is featured near the end of the broadcast if you'd like to go directly to it!
Madness of Motherhood show is produced by Parents Everywhere: A New Media company specializing in parenting and family health with podcasts, workshops and classes.
SafetyTat Child Safety Tattoo Earns Rock-N-Tot's "Things That Rock" List
Rock-N-Tot is an all out dancing and playing day of fun, created by moms Naomi Hattaway and Liz Weirshousky as an event for the entire family to provide quality together time.
Rock-N-Tot is dedicated to introduce new products, both unique products and safety-related items. I'm sure all the kids tat are at Rock-n-Tot will be wearing their SafetyTats!
Jan 18, 2008
Tattoos for Tots
by Kristen Reed
“No no, we're not talking about going under the gun and having a butterfly on your baby's backside for the rest of their life. These temporary tattoos from SafetyTat are designed to keep emergency contact information on your kids. A mother of three came up with the idea after spending a day at a theme park writing her cell phone number on the arms of her kids, having to repeat as it smudged and smeared away.
You personalize them (there are fun designs like butterflies and flowers for girls and rocket ships and dinosaurs for boys) adding your cell phone number (or whatever emergency number you choose). The makers tout them as a great idea for theme parks, zoos, field trips, etc. when it takes only a second to lose sight of your little one. This way, no amount of handwashing or misplaced papers, can erase how to get in touch with you. Most designs say "If lost, call:" but there is also one for contacting the child's school and another that alerts people to a nut allergy. The temporary tattoos go on like any other, with water, and wipe clean with baby oil or rubbing alcohol. A set of 30 costs $19.95.”
Jennifer Gladstone on Fox45 in Baltimore interviews founder, Michele Welsh
As a mom of two small children, Fox news anchor, Jennifer Gladstone is thrilled with SafetyTat Child Safety Tattoos.
SafetyTat Child Safety Tattoos earns Pinks and Blues "Lucky Picks" Endorsement
Pinks and Blues is a webiste outlining the trendy and ultra hip products, wisdom and advice regarding conception thru kids. Quite smart mamas.
Dustbowl Recognizes SafetyTat Safety Tattoos as an innovative design solution
Dustbowl features creative and innovative solutions in design. We're thrilled to be considered among this elite list of creative products.
