Young kids are notoriously forgetful. While our goal as parents is to teach responsibility, until your kid can keep track of everything on his own it’s a good idea to label everything.

We’ve tested out a lot of labels and we keep coming back again and again to our Canadian favourite – Mabel’s Labels. This mom start-up success story makes colourful labels that aren’t overly large, and they stick to absolutely everything. They’re waterproof and dishwasher safe so you can wash everything and the labels will stay attached. Mabel’s Labels are so easy to use – just peel, stick and go.

The company makes labels for just about everything, but we especially love their Ultimate Back-to-School Combo (seen here) which covers all the basics and has extra tough stickers for the insides of shoes, as well as tags for backpacks. We’re also big fans of the Mini Custom Name stickers that are so tiny they can fit on pencils and markers so that you don’t have to buy a new round of supplies every few months.