Squirt Guns: Myself
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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Am I the Only One Broke???
Asked by B.K. from Austin
on September 7, 2010
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Our family lives paycheck to paycheck. The money is spent before we see it in the bank. Am i the only one? I am a stay at home mother of 3 children. Oldest 13 year...
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- I've been a SAHM for the past 13 years. I don't feel guilty about spending money because we try to spend it wisely. I'd feel guilty if I was spending money and didn't ...
- Like lots of other moms said, I highly recommend the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University (FPU) or you could probably even borrow the Total Money Makeover book from ...
- You should definitely check out Dave Ramsey's program. I was a stay at home mom and right now working a contract job part time that I can take my son with me. We had a...
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...
Feeling Bad About No Vacation.......
Asked by K.M. from Lafayette
on August 1, 2010
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HI Ladies,
I need a lttle pep talk! I have been unable to take my kids on vacation the last 3 years! Three summers ago I was having a baby and last year we were barel...
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- At 7YO your oldest should be able to understand that 1) things like vacations are nice but not necessities, and mom and dad would love to go on vacation too but they n...
- My dad was a genius when doing vacationswhen we couldnt go anywhere far.. He would take us to a Holiday Inn somewhere nearby(withint 50 miles) but not a familiar place...
- Well I am sorry you can't go on vacation but here are some ideas. 1. check out the prices for local camping sites we just returned from a weekend of camping. The camp...
Need Inexpensive Party Bag Ideas for a Pool Party!
Asked by L.S. from Providence
on February 19, 2009
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I'm in search of inexpensive party bag ideas suitable for both girls and boys for my daughter's 7th birthday party which is a pool party.
Thanks!!
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- My daughter is only 2, so I'm not entirely sure what 7 year olds like, but here are some ideas: Wal-mart has the following for $1 each: - small plastic bins of sid...
- Family Dollar and other types of dollar stores often have a great variety of little items that are packaged in 6 that you could do. Bubbles are something that work gr...
- All of my kiddos have summer birthdays, so we have had our share of pool parties! *You could purchase some white t-shirts-like the packaged ones in the guys/boys ...
