One minute you are holding your kid's hand, and the next, he's gone.
At a crowded theme park, jostling crowds or just a busy kid can quickly turn a fun day into a terrifying experience for child and parent.
That was one mother's fear as she struggled to hold on to her child at a theme park and she came up with a clever solution.
Michelle Walsh solved the problem that day by writing her cell phone number on her child's arm. But later she improved upon the idea, creating the SafetyTat, a temporary tattoo for kids.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the plan worked well for one family touring a huge science center. In an instant, they lost track of their 4-year-old daughter. Then, just as quickly, the mother's cell phone began ringing: Security had the child at the front desk. The tattoo worked.
SafetyTats are sold in children's stores, amusement parks, travel stores, and online at safetytat.com.
You can get sticky labels with a place for a phone number and medical information.
Customized water-based tattoos can also be ordered online.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
