Child Safety ID Cards help authorities easily and quickly establish

positive identification of your child. These high quality plastic cards

are designed with multiple purposes in mind:  The first purpose of

the KidsTravelCard is to satisfy the photo identification card

requirements for travel by airlines, cruise ships, trains, etc., whether

the child is with family and friends or alone. Children traveling alone

are called “unaccompanied minors,” and the ticketing and

identification processes can be much more vigorous than for children

traveling with their families. KidsTravelCards are not only accepted

by all the major airlines for domestic travel, but airline staffers will

greatly appreciate your child’s easily readable identification badge.

The next purpose is to provide a safe, simple identification system for

a child in the event they get separated from their family. Whether in

an airport, on a class field trip, or in the crowds at an amusement

park, a lost child is every parent’s nightmare. The KidsTravelCard

contains all of the child’s specific personal information, name and

contact telephone numbers for parents or guardians, and an

additional emergency contact with relationship and phone number.

It also has a large field on the back of the card — with 250 characters

available — for whatever information might be important for someone

to know if they found the child alone. This is the place for things like

allergies, medical conditions, medications, extra contact numbers,

etc. In addition, the cards also come with removable adhesive labels

for “trip specific” information. When a trip or event is over, just peel

off the label and the card is ready for the next one. If the family is

traveling together, you can relax knowing that if the child gets

separated from you, the KidsTravelCard information can facilitate a

speedy reunion. And if the child is traveling alone, you can feel

confident knowing that whatever adult is assisting your child has all

the information they might need to take good care of them in your

absence, as well as contact information to reach you if necessary.

Whether you are making arrangements for unaccompanied minor

travel, unaccompanied youth group trips, or a family vacation, a

safety ID badge from KidsTravelCard.com can make a world of

difference in your child’s safety.

You now have more choices and accessories than ever. Each

KidsTravelCard comes with a soft cotton “break-away” lanyard in a

wide choice of vibrant colors. The colors available are black, white,

navy blue, royal blue, purple, green, red, orange, and yellow. You can

always order extra lanyards with the order or separately, whenever

you wish. Duplicate cards, which have to be ordered at the same time

as the original KidsTravelCard, do not come with lanyards, but are

a good idea for parents, grandparents, or other responsible adults to

have in their pockets or purses. If you do a lot of traveling, additional

adhesive strips (they come four to a strip), are available, so that your

badge information will always be up to date. Don’t forget to order

luggage tags to go along with your KidsTravelCard! They are

printed on both sides, come in a variety of colors (yellow, silver,

green, red, blue and black), and each tag comes with a clear plastic

loop for easy attachment. Remember that it is always a good idea to

have 2 tags for each piece of luggage — one for outside and one tucked

safely inside.

Child abduction prevention begins at home, before you begin any trip.

There are many programs available through local law enforcement

that include fingerprint identification and a Child ID registry. A

KidsTravelCard functions as a child emergency ID, and is an

excellent addition to those programs. You may already have a

different type of child identification card, such as a school ID;

however, most other cards do not have the contact information that

will enable authorities to reunite you in case of separation or

emergency.

If you are in a hurry, we now have the “Instant” version of the

KidsTravelCard, with no waiting and no shipping! Each page of

the application is self-explanatory, and you have the opportunity to

edit carefully to make sure the entries are correct. The last step is the

picture, which you can crop as needed for the card. When the

information is complete, you access the card online and print it out.

Take the paper printed card to a local Kinkos, UPS store, or local print

shop to have it laminated and you’re ready to go!

Please note that the Instant KidsTravelCard is not quite the same

quality as the regular KidsTravelCard. The text on the Instant card

is readable, but not as crisp and clean as the text on the regular plastic

card. This is due to the code requirements and characteristics that

created the convenience of the Instant card. The Instant

KidsTravelCard is a great buy for low cost and convenience, but for

top quality you should choose the regular KidsTravelCard!

There are some small differences in the instant versus the regular

mailed KidsTravelCard: the heading on the Instant card says

“KidsTravelCard.com/Instant”. The regular mailed KidsTravelCard

comes with 4 removable adhesive labels for trip specific or temporary

information, but that information can be added to the laminated

Instant card with an appropriate pen and then easily erased. The

regular plastic KidsTravelCard application can accept pictures in

almost any format, but the “Instant” KidsTravelCard application

requires the picture in a jpg format.