Squirt Guns
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Boy Party Favors
Asked by A.V. from Detroit
on June 19, 2007
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My daughters 1st Birthday is coming up and I am doing the whole Royal Princess Theme. I bought the girls Princess notepad/Gel pen and paton (sp)I am stuck on what to ...
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- I saw some cool swords at Meijer last week. They are made completly out of foam so they can't hurt each other too bad. I don't know how much they are though. Every ...
- I did a princess theme party last year and I went to Michaels and bought crowns for the boys and tiaras for the girls. If the parents of the boys don't mind, you coul...
- My girlfriend just had her daughters bday party and did the princess thing and for the boys she did pirates. She had blow up swords and hats. They all really loved i...
Wondering What Other Moms Think
Asked by C.V. from Grand Rapids
on February 28, 2008
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Hi Moms,
My 4 has started pretending to shoot everything. He tells me that he "died me". I don't know if it is because he started preschool this year and the other ...
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- I disagree with the phrase its a boy thing. our children will inevitably pick things up from daycare, school, freinds. We cant shield them from that but we can educate...
- I'm going to disagree with the other Moms. My almost 6yr old son does NOT do this and has never done it. We do not allow guns of any kind in the house not even...
- Hi C., It's a boy thing. Both of mine did that at around that age. Don't make too big a deal out of it, my boys adore their grandfather who is a Marine and avid hunte...
Need Ideas for Party Favors
Asked by J.S. from Santa Fe
on May 4, 2009
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My son is turning 3 in a few weeks (!!!) and we're having his birthday party at the swimming pool with all his little friends. We want to have little gifts for his fr...
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- If you do beach balls or floatie type things, bring a sharpie to write the names on them !
- Our cousin just had a party for her daughter. They had 3 books for the children to choose from. The got two small pieces of candy, a book, and they craft they made. ...
- I would imagine that it is ok to have beach balls and floatie inner tube type pool toys. They sell those and other "summer" themed items at the dollar stores (I like D...
Curious - Toy Guns in Your Home
Asked by J.G. from San Antonio
on November 1, 2010
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Whether you're pro-gun or anti-gun in your home ..... what about squirt guns and bubble guns and cap guns? I am curious if the anti-gun mamas out there allow or do n...
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- We call ours a "squirter" and "bubbler." Very anti-gun here.
- I think that squirt guns are ok..mainly because toy guns are everywhere for boys and as long as they learn the difference between pretend and reality then their playin...
- I am anti-gun and no, no type of guns in my house. I have a girl and our pre-school discourages any kind of violent play (guns, knifes, swords...) so it really hasn't ...
Need Ideas for Kids Games
Asked by G.B. from Boise
on October 18, 2011
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I am having a Western Day party for ages 6-14. This is not a bday, just a fun party for the kids. I need some western themed games. Most of which need to be played out...
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- We went to a really cute party where they carved out pumpkins, put a votive in it, lit it and it was a race to see who could put the flames out the fastest w/their squ...
- you could set up some kind of targets for the squirt guns, or (not really western themed but fun) set a couple bath toys in a pan of water and have them use the squirt...
- Do you have a stick pony? You could do a game where they have to relay race/deliver mail to a number of different boxes and whichever team does it first wins! You ...
Baby Shower in a Box Ideas
Asked by M.R. from Rochester
on December 9, 2010
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My younger sister lives several states away and is expecting her first baby at the end of December. I have some gifts to send her but found out she's not really havin...
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- Matching shower caps.. I love your idea.. Must share..
- Put jelley beans in a baby bottle for them to guess how many. Get a few saftey pins to fasten two outfits. A baby book with her baby picture in it. How about making...
- You sound like a fun sister. I would throw in some diapers for sure (be sure you melt a snickers bar in one so they get the whole "guess the candy poop shower game...
Guns
Asked by E.A. from Los Angeles
on January 25, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I have an issue that I'm not sure how to handle. My husband & I don't allow our boys to play with toy guns or watch violent TV shows. We believe it's not saf...
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- I do play therapy with kids of all ages and children will create guns out of anything, sooner or later... their fingers, a pencil, etc. I am extremely opposed to guns...
- Hi E., I only read the last couple responses, but sounds like my first thought when I read your email is similar to the others. Here is my 2 cents. I have two boys and...
- It is difficult not to be judgemental about this kind of play. I have three boys too and just assumed that of course no gun play was a good idea. I highly recommend tw...
Playing Guns
Asked by C.C. from Chicago
on March 11, 2008
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hey mommas!
i am hoping to find helpful books and/ or advice on gun play. my son is nearly 5 and is very into playing guns/lasers/fighting. i know this stage is norma...
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- Guns! Hot topic these days for sure. Our son, 3.5 yrs, is really into the idea of good vs. evil right now. We have two play hunting rifles and he's encouraged to us...
- We recently bought pop guns (I really have no idea why!!) and the kids have been instructed they are not allowed to "shoot" at people. Only pillows, the wall, etc. The...
- My 4 year old likes to run around going bang bang also. Its normal ithink the trick is to understand if they know what they are doing. Does the child have a grasp of w...
Neighbor Mom Always Reprimanding the Other Kids. Are We Out of Line?
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on March 16, 2011
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We have new neighbors. The family moved next door to us about 3 months ago. All the neighbors in my neighborhood are friends, all have kids the same age, get together...
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- Good morning M M, In my opinion, and it's just an opinion but a 2 year old girl or boy for that matter is way to young to play with boys 6-9, the play is different, th...
- I think your friend did the absolutely right thing. That's what I would have said to that little girl too. If new-to-the-area mom tries to reprimand the boys again...
- okay this is probably going to come out wrong- for one I totally agree with the friend and for two I would have said something to this mom a long time ago- Every onc...
1 Year Old Birthday Party
Asked by V.P. from Dallas
on November 8, 2010
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I am in need of some entertainment suggestions for a 1 year old birthday party. I will have kids from 2 to 5 attending the party and I want to make sure I have someth...
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- I had Jolly the puppeteer from DFWKidsParties do a puppet show, balloons and some dancing/music. She was amazing. I had about 40 kids in the age range of 1-10 and the ...
- My sister is wonderful for kids this age! She is in Fort Worth and I think could travel to Carrollton. She does amazing balloons, face painting and a magic show. Here ...
- hi V., I'm with Dallas Face Painters and I live very close to the carrollton area. You can view us on the web at DallasFacePainters.com We are the official face painte...
