Girl Names: Older Child, Puppets
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Good Birthday Present for a 7 Year Old Girl?
Asked by J.E. from Sacramento
on June 12, 2007
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My neice will be 7 this weekend. She is a very imaginative little girl - likes to play pretend and dress up. She is a girly girl for sure - not really into outdoors ...
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- How about a ballet video with a matching outfit? My daughter loves the Bella Danceralla series - she is 7.
- How about a Scrapbooking gift basket. I am sure her mom has a lot of pictures. She can create her own book. There are so many really cute scrapbooks out there. G...
- Hi J. A great gift would be American Build A Bear http://hits.americanstuffabear.com/cgi-bin/redir?pd_link=i1-a26507-o2796-c40283 They are similar to Build A Be...
I Need Craft/game Ideas for Daughter's 7 Year Old Birthday Party for 4-5 Kids
Asked by K.S. from Sacramento
on February 21, 2008
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I'm not going to do the big party this year, just a few kids and some parents. I would love to get ideas about some small crafts and games for a handful of kids 1st a...
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- How fun! Well, my name is J., and I am an artist, so this is a fun area for me. My kids are too old for these ideas now...How about getting a wide roll of butcher pa...
- We still love the frame with glued (Elmer's glue) shells on it from one of our kid's birthday parties. (This may be too fancy, but...if you have a digital camera and p...
- Try the Family Fun website. Lots of easy things. Also, what I did for my daughter when she was that age, we painted clay flower pots (from Michaels...they have every...
Occupying Young Kids on a Long Flight
Asked by K.O. from San Diego
on May 7, 2009
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Next month our family will bw moving to Korea. This will involve a 13 hour flight. Though I've managed flights with with my kid before, never one this long. I'm lookin...
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- Hi K.- The longest flight that I have been on with my kid's is probably 6 hours but what I did was get a new backpack with tons of pockets. I would buy new cheapy ...
- Some things we do- Playdough (bring small containers and they can play on the tray tables) Have your childs pillow and blankets from home DVD player and headphones ...
- For your 4 year old, I would try the Leapster gaming system. My daughter got hers, a month before she turned 4 year. She still loves it 2 years later. I hear that p...
Seeking Advice on My Soon-to-be New Addition
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on January 14, 2009
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I am a SAHM of my beautiful daughter, who will be one at the end of February. My husband & I are expecting our second daughter at the end of May. Any advice on how t...
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- I have just gone thru this. My daughter was 15 months when my son was born. We began just telling her that she is having a baby brother, and kept on talking to her a...
- T.: You have a lot of great advice. I like what Michelle F. said though. I would do my best to let the baby cry sometimes and spend time with your firstborn. And t...
- My daughter stepped right into the big sister role- helped get diapers etc. for the baby. The hardest part for her was the first few weeks when my mom came to help... ...
Daughters 1 Year Old B-bay Party
Asked by A.A. from Los Angeles
on March 26, 2009
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My daughter’s first birthday is next month and I don't know what to do as far as Games and favor bags and even food. We are doing an Elmo theme since she loves ELMO....
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- HI A., My daughter turned 1 in January and we had a very successful Elmo themed party, so here's what I did for the kids: 1. "kids table"- crayons, coloring boo...
- At my daughter's first bday we had mixed ages at the party as well. I bought personalized m&ms that said her name on them and She's 1! and put them in clear plastic b...
- These are just ideas of mine and I'm just one person, hehe: Have a section of the room with a big soft comforter or blanket with some baby toys and books on it for th...
How to Throw a 3 Year Old a Birthday Party?
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on September 25, 2008
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I don't know how to throw my daughter her 3 year party (October 25th). The last two years have been close family only, and I was fine with that. But since my B-day i...
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- You may feel pressure to throw a big party, but you obviously want to buck the trend. Any of the kids parties that my group holds are 2 hrs., snacks for the kids and ...
- I have two boys, 7 and 4. We always have their bday parties on the weekend during the day at our house or at the park, with snacks (pretzels, cheese sticks, etc.) or p...
- K., I went to 2 parties on the same weekend for friends/neighbors kids. Each was different, but they both focused on the child. 1. had chairs set up around the p...
Good Presents for 2 Year Old
Asked by S.C. from Los Angeles
on October 19, 2008
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What did your 2 year old love? Or not love? I am trying to find good presents for my almost 2 year old for Christmas AND Birthday! I learned last year that some presen...
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- My favorite gifts to give and receive are books. Books, books, books. :)
- Definitely a play kitchen. a play vet or doctor set A petite bike or ride-on toy Leap frog magnetic talking letters Leap Frog letter factory video hand puppets ...
- I also was going to suggest Little People. My daughter couldn't get enough of them at that age. Also, a baby stroller or toy shopping cart to push around along with so...
5 Year Old Needs Glasses!
Asked by S.S. from Houston
on February 14, 2008
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Ok - our 5 year old (in Pre K)- told us at Monster Jam "he needed glasses but did not want them- they are ugly"- he had some trouble coloring in lines etc.- so ...
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- Yes, I have amblyopia in one eye. I'm 65, and effectively have only one eye. My folks used an eye patch on me when I was in first grade, but I hated it so they weren't...
- I have four children and my two oldest children were diagnosed with the same problem. Your child's case is VERY mild, by the way. Both my son and daughter wear g...
- You have gotten so many great responses. I will try to keep mine short. My son has the same problem. When he was four we went to the Optometrist and he prescribed g...
Advice for a Long Car Trip with 2 Kids
Asked by A.V. from Duluth
on April 13, 2008
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I am looking for any advice or suggestions for taking a long car trip with a 2 year old and almost 4 year old. My husband and I are planning a trip for a family reunio...
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- I agree that doing most of your driving at night is a good idea. My boyfriend and I just drove to Florida for Spring Break (a 23 hour car ride) with our 5 children (a...
- Hi A., Don't know if this is an option or not, but when we use to take long trips with our little ones we would try to make most of the trip at night while they wer...
- I have two kids (and one on the way) and we took a trip to the Florida Keys this past New Year. Our trip was a total of 28 hours drive time and we made a couple stops ...
Need Advice on How to Deal with a School District!
Asked by E.N. from Syracuse
on January 17, 2007
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My son's school is trying to force me to medicate him for ADHD. They are upset with me because I went outside their district and had an independent evaluation done. ...
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- I just wanted to say that I know what you're going through...I'm dealing with the same issue right now, but unlike your son's school, my son's school ignored my reques...
- Hi E....I have never been in a situation like this but I just wanted to send you some support and comend you on how strong you've been.This is your son and no one has ...
- HI E., I'm sorry to hear that you are having such a problem with his school! you are doing the right thing you got your own eval. and are sticking to your gut! you n...
