The workplace has made lanyards common place tools for holding ID badges and swipe keys necessary to access places of employment. But lanyards aren’t limited to just being a way to hold onto identification. The necklace-like accessory can be used for all kinds of things, from an additional pocket to a key holder, extension of one’s personality to form of security. Here are 41 ways to use your lanyards.
1. The Write Stuff
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Need a writing utensil at all times? Avoid tucking a pen behind your ear and instead keep it safely inside a lanyard pen holder.
2. The Key to Everything
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Rather than digging in your purse for your keys, keep them within arms length at all time by dangling them from a lanyard.
3. Don’t Give ‘Em Any Lip
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Winter is coming and with it the dry season that can leave lips chapped and hurt. Never leave home without your chapstick again with the help of a lanyard to carry it.
4. Let There Be Light
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Campers know how critical having a light source on them at all times can be. If you keep it hanging on your neck, you’ll never get stuck out in the dark.
5. PPE
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As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to upend life, avoiding germs has become all the more important. With a lanyard that works as a mask holder, you’ll never find yourself searching for face protection.
6. You Down with USB?
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Need to store important data? How about this two in one lanyard that doubles as both an ID holder and USB?
7. Sew Necessary
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Savvy seamstresses have got it figured out with this lanyard that can also take your measurements in a heartbeat.
8. Neat as a Pin
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Nothing hurts like stabbing oneself with a needle or pin. This pin cushion lanyard, that also holds scissors, keeps sharp objects in plain sight.
9. Hydrate
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When it comes to physical wellbeing, few things are as important as hydration. So why not wear your water bottle to keep rehydrating top of mind?
10. Book Bound
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Lanyard by day, book mark by night. Is there anything this invention can’t do?
11. Whistle While You Work
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Coaches have been using lanyards for years to hold whistles. Steal that idea and keep a whistle on you as a way to ensure your safety.
12. Shower Caddy
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Hey you college kids, how are you loving the communal showers? Want to avoid toting tons of products back and forth? Carry small vials on a lanyard.
13. Sip Smarter
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Hate ocean pollution? Only use reusable straws? Tote them on your lanyard.
14. First Responder
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Parents know how important a simple bandaid can be when there’s a boo boo. Always keep some on hand by carrying a lanyard first aid kit.
15. Hands Free
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Say goodbye to clutching your phone between your hands as you carry groceries into the house. With a lanyard, your phone can rest easily dangling from your neck giving you free use of your hands.
16. Cashing In
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Make transactions easier with a wallet you carry on a lanyard for swift use and safety.
17. Dog Walkers Unite
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Sick of carrying plastic bags in your pockets each time you take the dog out? Hide those poop bags in an attractive lanyard bag.
18. Pacify It
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Every parent knows the horror of losing a pacifier with a cranky baby. It is situation lockdown. But stress no more with a pacifier lanyard that can easily attach to a babies shirt.
19. Whittle Away
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A knife on hand can help you do everything from opening a bottle to removing a splinter. Keep yours from getting lost by wearing it on a lanyard.
20. Stay Great, Medicate
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Help Grandma keep track of her meds by showing her how to wear them with a lanyard fitted with a small attachable pill box.
21. Your Credentials?
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Whether you’re attending a big game or a big show, no one will question your presence if you wear your credentials and tickets on your chest.
22. Don’t Touch
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Now more than ever people are wary of touching public surfaces, so wear Specialist ID’s Heavy Duty Retractable No Touch Key Tool and you won’t have to touch a thing.
23. Personal Defense
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Pepper spray has been shown to be a non-lethal way to defend oneself in an emergency. Now some brands are making it small enough to hang on a lanyard or keychain.
24. Feel the Burn
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The damage of UV rays is no laughing matter. Protect your skin by tethering a small bottle of sunscreen to a lanyard.
25. This Bites
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Teething babies will chew on anything: your arm, the dog, bits of crusty discarded food on the floor. Spare them the former by carrying a lanyard-hung teething egg. You’ll be covered in drool, but at least they won’t have nasty floor germs in their mouth.
26. Your Papers?
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People have been carrying their passports in lanyards for years. Comfortable and easy to hide under a shirt, they make a safe way to have your documents on you at all times.
27. The Future’s So Bright
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Coming full circle, the trend of holding onto one’s shades via a lanyard is back in fashion and a great way not to lose your sunglasses.
28. Glow for It
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Halloween is just around the corner and if you’re letting your kids run loose in the neighborhood, have them carry their house key on a glowing lanyard to stay safe and visible while they collect candy.
29. Take a Pic
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Smart photographers know better than to simply carry their cameras by hand. With a lanyard safely keeping their pricey technology strapped to their necks, they can get the perfect shot.
30. Play On, Player
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Want to share your favorite tunes with your friends wherever you go? Take them to the beach or the mountains or anywhere in between with a lanyard-laced portable bluetooth speaker.
31. Squeaky Clean
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Fend off germs with hand sanitizer held on a lanyard. Perfect for kids, it looks cute and keeps nasty viruses at bay.
32. Back Off
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Show people you take social distancing seriously by attaching a “6 feet please” sign to your lanyard. You won’t even have to say anything. They’ll get the message.
33. Potty Break
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Don’t want to make your students carry a big old chalkboard eraser to the bathroom as their hall passes? Make a lanyard Bathroom Badge they can wear and be easily identified while heading to and from the loo.
34. Recharge
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It’s a lanyard? It’s a cellphone charger? It’s both!
35. Cool Off
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Climate control just got a lot more personal with this lanyard fan.
36. Listen Up
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Never misplace your earbuds or headphones again when with a little auditory case safely attached to a lanyard.
37. A Toast
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Mix and mingle at the party hands-free with this lanyard wine glass tote that carries your beverage for you.
38. Make Time
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Chefs and coaches know how important keeping time is and it's easier to manage when you have a stopwatch attached to your body.
39. Time Trials
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A pocket watch for the modern age, a timepiece on a lanyard is a clever way to mind the hours.
40. Natural Wonder
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Take the outside in with you wherever you go by attaching a miniature terrarium to your lanyard.
41. Wearable Art
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You can always just use your lanyard as a good old ID badge holder, but make it special by designing something that’s really more artistic than just a functional accessory.