we give our bigs paddles on our initiation day as a kind of thank you. you can put whatever you want on them. i made my big a big paddle. i have 2 littles so i have two. a medium and a big one and i love them both! my great grand little made me a tiny paddle that's says "i heart ggb" i thought it was sooooo cute! and i was totally surprised! i'm obsessed with the "mary low" family