Dish Washer: Princess
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Regular Dish Soap in Dish Washer?
Asked by G.R. from San Diego
on October 6, 2011
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I have some princess house crystal that has been in my garage forever. Not dirty with food but just dusty with cardboard dust. Some of it isn't dishwasher safe. I am a...
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- don't do it! It will end in disaster with bubbles everywhere.... Try soaking it in vinegar water first and then just run it thru the dishwasher with no soap and no he...
- did you ever see I Love Lucy when she did that. Kitche full of Bubbles. Way dangerous to try. You might ge a head start on mopping your floor if you did though. hehe. ...
- NO to the dish soap (for all reasons previous posters listed). You may want to check www.princesshouse.com. Each piece listed has a care section that tells you wheth...
Help Me Become a Better Time Miser
Asked by C.M. from York
on January 25, 2008
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I was not sure what category to place this under, but I need some help. I have a 6, almost 7 year old princess; and a 2 and 1/2 year old train conductor. My house is...
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- Decluttering is a good place to start. If they don't play with it, it is broken or it doesn't fit, get rid of it. Also, another suggestion I've heard works for a lot...
- C., I completely understand where you are coming from. I am a busy mom of 3. My children range in age from 5 to 16. They go to 3 different schools and both of us p...
- if you are looking for meal ideas, try kraftfoods.com and allrecipes.com allrecipes allows you to search, and if your family has a particular favorite food, you can...
Chores/Allowance/Discipline Ideas
Asked by M.G. from Denver
on March 24, 2008
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** I appreciate everyone's responses so far- just to be clear too, her dad and I do have 50/50 parenting and he and his wife work from home so she has lots of personal...
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- my sister uses the housefairy (www.housefairy.com) and it motivates her kids to keep things clean because they never know when the house fairy is going to come. We've...
- As parents we never gave our kids allowances. We are self-employed so they've always had to do some kind of work. It builds character, we were fond of telling them. ...
- Hi, M.! I raised seven children and found the books "On Becoming Childwise" and "On Becoming Toddlerwise" excellent guides for instilling obedience in my children. Th...
Tricky Ice Cream Stain
Asked by N.M. from Dallas
on January 5, 2008
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On New Year's Eve my grandpa shared his chocolate ice cream with my daughter, which spilled down the front of her favorite shirt. I can't get mad, I thought it was re...
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- i had a similar issue and i used equal parts of baking soda and white vinegar...but ONLY use white vinegar anything else will cause a bigger problem..hope this helps J.
- have you already dried it in between washes... if so that may have set in the stain firther. If not I would definately try Totally Toddler you can get it at walmart b...
- I echo the oxyclean/oxyclean baby recommendations. I just used it on my daughters favorite beige reindeer sweater that had blueberry stains all over it... I was sure ...
Childhood Independence
Asked by C.M. from Gainesville
on November 26, 2010
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At what age should kids start to do things for themselves? I spent Thanksgiving with my overly helpful family, and they all (my mother and Grandparents) seem to think ...
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- I think it sounds like you are doing fine. At 7 she can do all of that. She can make her bed, bathe herself, do her own homework.. There are lots of things an intellig...
- LOL - oh dear, how can she find the fridge or cabinet on her own? And the drink boxes are SOOOO heavy! The horror! Some people are really wierd, aren't they. The more ...
- I agree with your instincts. I have a 4 year old daughter and she is already picking up her room, putting things away neatly, bringing her laundry to the laundry room...
Dinner Menu for a Fairy-Themed Birthday Party?
Asked by T.H. from Boston
on March 8, 2009
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Happy Monday, Mamas!
I'm in the midst of planning my daughter's 5th birthday party, and I'm at a loss with what to serve for dinner. I have lots of ideas for the cake...
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- why not just do tea sandwiches and cut them in shapes of stars or some other cute cookie cutter. you can do a whole variety of sandwiches.
- I find that a baked ziti type of thing usually works in those situations for us. Most kids love pasta, and it's something you can prepare ahead of time and heat up in ...
- I think one of the biggest challenges is finding a super kid friendly dish...it is her party after all...and something that adults will like, too. I've done pizza beca...
Melted Crayons in Wash!
Asked by A.A. from New York
on August 4, 2008
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Okay, I accidently washed a load of laundry and didn't think to look inside my son's bathing suit pocket. Unfortunatley there were blue and green crayons in his pocket...
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- The products that I use from Melaleuca get crayons and marker off walls and tiles - they may get crayon off clothes as well....what a mess, eh??!!! The company I ge...
- Wow... you already have a ton of responses but I couldn't help but share mine. My friend found a bag of baby clothes that her daughter had out grown. She decided to ...
- I have a green dryer too. I was devestated when this happen to me too. It took me 5 wahses to get most of it off with hot water and baking soda. Now for the dryer t...
Halloween Theme
Asked by L.G. from Kansas City
on September 19, 2008
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Traditionally, I have my kids dress up for Halloween surrounding a certain theme. I have three little ones and we've done The Wizard of Oz and Vampires with a baby ba...
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- You could try the Adams family. It would be cute!
- I used to do that too, L.:-) One year, we did a dog theme (Clifford and Blue) and another year Monsters, Inc. (Sully and Mike) although those were expensive costumes ...
- Good Morning L., How about one of these for a theme, Cowboys, Hobo's, Zoo Parade, Dragon Tails, Clown Circus, Cheer leaders, Your little guy could carry a megaphone. N...
Birthday Ideas
Asked by F.F. from Dallas
on April 9, 2008
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My daughter is turning 25years old this year and I need ideas on planning something. I really don't have alot of money to spend on it so I was wondering if anyone cou...
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- last year, my daughter and I had pedicures for my birthday. We vistited during the time and then had lunch. It was wonderful. It wasn't a fancy place.
- Play vidoes from when she was a baby to present. "This is your life". Cook her favorite meal or have it delivered. Write her a letter telling her how proud you are ...
- Hi, What about getting her close friends together and plan a night like a girls sleep over. Make sure everything is about the year she was born. Examples: wearing clot...
36 Weeks and Stressed
Asked by M.S. from Denver
on November 3, 2011
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Hi. I am a SAHM to a 4 year old, a soon to be 3 year old, and I am 36 weeks pregnant with #3. My husband is also currently deployed with the military. I have always lo...
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- Hello, Do you have any family or real close friends that could take the kids off your hands for the day or an over nighter? If no, do you frequent a church? Or have y...
- I am so sorry you are feeling so stressed! Can you call a friend, take a walk and a hot bath? Get a few movies and vege out with your kids and take the pressure off? I...
- You poor thing. Breath in and breath out real slow. Do this a few times. What I do when I am stressing and freaked out is make a list. A list of things I nee...
