You saw how to decorate your child’s plain jane pencil box. The project is simple enough to totally rock it out in 10 minutes so no worries if you found yourself down to the last minute to complete it. Another accessory that grade school children often get are those large plastic tags to wear around their necks. These contain information for the children (and the adults at the school) to know what bus they are on and who their teacher is. Let’s face it: these tags break long before their usefulness has run out. That is why I’m going to show you how to make this easy Duck Tape backpack tag. Clip it on your child’s bag to help them out all year.

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Backpack Tag Materials

• Duck Tape
• Paper Tag
• Eyelet
• Hole Punch
• Eyelet Setter
• Plastic Cording
• Plastic Hook
• Scissors

 

Step 1

First, pull a length of tape from the roll and place on a flat surface sticky-side up. Do not cut the tape yet.

 

Step 2

Place the tag on the tape so that half of it is hanging off and there is extra tape at the top and bottom. (See picture above for reference.)

 

Step 3

Now trim the tape and ensure that there is still extra at the top.

 

Step 4

Cut a second piece of tape roughly the size of the piece attached to your tag. (This doesn’t have to be exact.)

 

Step 5

Place your tag on the second piece of tape so that the remaining half of the back of the tag is covered.

Tips:

• Make sure that the 2^nd piece of tape is facing in the same direction as the first before attaching it to your tag.
• You do not need to match up the designs on this project.

 

Step 6

Next, trim the tape around the tag leaving ¼ inch extra on all sides.

Tip:

• Make the extra tape around the tag larger if using an especially big tag. The one pictured above is 2 inches wide.

 

Step 7

Fold up the bottom edge of your tape onto the front of your tag.

 

Step 8

Next, fold down the angled top edges of your tape.

Step 9

Fold over the side edges of the tape.

Step 10

Lastly, fold down the top remaining edge of tape.

 

Step 11

Cut a small piece of tape from the roll that is slightly larger than the width of your tag. Place it over the top of your tag on the front.

Step 12

Trim the tape using your tag as a guide. This time do not leave any extra tape around the edges. Smooth the cut edges by pressing them firmly to the tag.

 

Step 13

Next, punch a hole in the top of your tag. Try to line it up with the original hole. (This will help keep the tag strong.)

 

Step 14

Place an eyelet through the hole you’ve created.

 

Step 15

Secure the eyelet using your setter then set the tag off to the side.

 

Step 16

Cut a piece of plastic cording 24 inches long.

Step 17

Fold your piece of cording in half twice.

 

Step 18

Thread the side of the cording with loose ends through the clip.

 

Step 19

Next, pull that same end through the loops at the opposite end of the cording. Pull tight to secure.

 

Step 20

Thread that same end through the eyelet in the tag. Do this front to back.

 

Step 21

Knot the end of your thread twice and pull tight. (I recommend twice because otherwise the knot may be too small to hold to the back of the tag.) Trim the excess cording at the end.

 

Step 22

Fill out the tag with relevant information such as Name, Grade, Teacher’s Name, and Bus Number.

This is such an easy and useful back to school project! Don’t limit yourself to making them just for school, either. These are great for luggage tags for vacation. (You can even make a fun glittery one for your suitcase.) Make sure you’ve entered our Duck Tape giveaway for your chance to score some free tape!

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Schools are getting more and more specific about the exact supplies your kids need for school. This is especially true for grade-schoolers. In our school the color and material of folders is dictated as well as for the pencil box. This year, while shopping for school supplies, my oldest was so disappointed that he couldn’t get any of the pretty and unique pencil boxes he saw. His list dictated that he had to have a plastic one. Frankly, the plastic ones are miserably plain. To cheer him up I told him that we would decorate one of the plain plastic cases. That is what inspired the creation of easy DIY Duck Tape school accessories!

 

Duck Tape is a great way to personalize and style up your school supplies and accessories.  There are over 250 prints and colors to choose from, making each project unique in it’s own way.  Duck Tape is an easy crafting medium for kids of all ages and often does not require additional supplies (glue, scissors, staples, etc.). Have you seen all of the awesome new designs you can find it in? They have everything from glittery tape to your favorite sports teams! You know I love anything glittery but since this project was for my son, alas, we didn’t go with the glitter. Instead, we used the adorable gnome pattern and the rad Star Wars one. Using two totally different tape patterns meant creating 2 unique projects. The first is this crazy easy pencil box.

 

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Pencil Box Materials

• Duck Brand Duck Tape
• Plastic Pencil Box
• Scissors

Step 1

Cut a piece of tape that is slightly larger than the middle indentation of the box.

 

 

Step 2

Place the piece of tape on the right side of the indentation. Make sure that the ends of the tape hang over the edges.

 

Step 3

Next, trim the edges of your tape by opening up your scissors and running the blade firmly down the edges.

 

Step 4

Cut a second piece of tape and line up the patterns to match as best you can.

Tip:

• Cut this piece of tape larger than the first. This makes it easier to match the patterns.

 

Step 5

Next, trim this tape as you did the first piece.

 

Step 6

Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the entire indentation of the box is covered in tape.

 

Step 7

Next, cover the outer edges of the box. Start at the back, right corner and carefully wrap around the outside.

 

Step 8

Trim the latch indentation with your scissors as you did above.

 

Step 9

Also trim the ends and the bottom overlap of the tape (if there is one).

 

Step 10

Add your final piece of tape to the back edge of the pencil box.

Step 11

Lastly, trim any excess from the edges.

 

This is such an easy way to dress up a plain pencil box. Choose Duck Tape in the pattern that your child loves to help him or her express style while staying within school supplies parameters. Kick the style up even more with the Duck Tape backpack tag on Monday. It is a great way to label the bag with important information that your child needs or to find its way home if lost.

This pencil will also help your kids express their fun and unique style at school. As if the project isn’t awesome enough, Duck Brand Duck Tape is letting me give you some free tape to create your own back to school accessories! Grab your entries now below. Then start brainstorming your next fantastic Duck Tape project!

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For more information check out Duck Brand Duck Tape on their Website. Also visit their awesome Pinterest Board for more fun back to school projects.