Swim Teams: Squirt Guns
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Learning to Swim
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on July 11, 2011
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My 4 year old son is just learning to swim. Any ideas and/or suggestions on keeping him safe while allowing some independence (he likes to do everything "himself"). ...
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- My daughter is 4 1/2 years old, been learning to swim for almost a year now. She has slowly gotten over her fear of the water. I am ALWAYS in the water with her and if...
- Are you getting him swim lessons? Those are really important. As far as toys are concerned, we bought my boys a "bullet" which "flies" through the water. They h...
- If you aren't in the water, he can't be in the water - PERIOD. Only allow him to venture off as far as his belly button unless you are right next to him, esp in any...
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...
Swimming in a Pool While Having a Sinus Infection/fever/taking Antibiotics
Asked by Y.D. from Chicago
on June 27, 2009
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Hello moms,
I'm having my son't birthday party tomorrow and we were planning on having the kids play in the swimming pool. My almost 3 year old has a sinus infection/...
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- SHe shouldn't be around the other kids at all if she's sick. I would warn everyone that shes sick before they bring their kids. Wow. ANd no, she should not swim...
- No, she should not swim with other children when she is sick. No, she should not be exposed to other children when she is sick; even schools want your child to sta...
- It's not a good idea to let her swim while she has a fever and for at least 24 hours after. And your doctor saying she is not contagious isnt really true. He/she ...
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 ...
Having Friends over - Would You Want to Be Asked first...horses, Pond
Asked by M.S. from Columbus
on May 19, 2010
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My kids are ages 11,9 and 8. (also have a 1 year old, but she doesn't ride horses, yet :) Whenever the kids have friends over, I always ask the parent if it's ok befo...
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- Yes, I would want someone to get my permission before allowing my child to swim or ride a horse. (p.s. I want to come to your house!)
- As a mother, yes, I would rather you ask me first; as I would do the same thing you are doing, I would ask the parent first. :)
- I could certainly want to be told. I do think I would be upset if I heard about the swimming in the pond later. I am not a big fan of pond swimming- so I don't know ...
Gift Bags for Birthday Party??
Asked by D.D. from Charlotte
on December 9, 2010
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I am having a pool party for my two children turning 1 and 3 in January. I am renting out a pool with water slides, jacuzzi, lap pool. We are also providing pizza, pop...
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- Two more ideas: ---I made a big bowl of snack mix for the kids to have at the party, then packaged up some extra with a tag that said, 'thanks for helping to celebr...
- I am sick of goodie bags. I don't like giving them, I don't like having left overs, I don't like my kids getting them. I try to do some type of take home craft projec...
- D., I believe it's customary to give a small parting gift to your guests. It serves as a thank you to all who took the time to purchase a gift for your child, cleared...
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 ...
Camping with Kids Age 2 and Age 5
Asked by S.K. from San Francisco
on July 20, 2008
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Hi,
Can anyone recommend any campsites geared towards really young kids in the San Jose area? We don't mind driving 2-3 hours for a weekend.
We are just looking ...
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- I camp lots. The KOA in Petaluma has farm animals, a train and lots of facilities and events. The KOA in Santa Cruz is awesome also....jumping pillow etc. etc. Big...
- Hi S., We go to Del Valle in Livermore. It's close enough but far away at the same time. Cell phones don't work down in the valley, so it's a true get away. Our ...
- Near Yosemite there is a camping ground that has fun things to do. They have a pool, a petting zoo, a station to pan gold, and a hiking trail behind the place that we...
Summer Fun Ideas
Asked by C.B. from Boston
on May 12, 2008
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Hello Girls,
Well summertime is approaching quickly & I'm in desperate need of plenty of fun-filled ideas for my boys (ages 3 1/2 & 6 yrs old). I've done loads of ...
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- Hi C., I get the Family Fun magazine and it is AWESOME! They have games, crafts, cooking and lots of other stuff to do. If you need ideas this is a great place to g...
- Adventure trips. To the library, to the park, to a nature walk, to a museum, to Daddy's work, to a playground, to a business that has tours - a factory, a farm, etc.,...
- You should check with your local YMCA as well as the Boys and Girls clubs. They have days when there is free swim which you could spend some time in their pool and the...
Girl's Birthday Party
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on June 27, 2008
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My daughter is having a pool party for her Birthday in August and we are trying to come up with an idea as a party favor - she just went to a pool party and the favor ...
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- Noodle floaties are $1.00 at Dollar Tree. We did a pool party - I used beach pails for the favor "bag" and put different things in them - floaties, goggles etc. It ...
- I would buy inexpensive flip flops for each guest and let them decorate them. Cute, fun activity and great party favor. Then I'd have a summer tote bag (mesh) in brigh...
- Sunglasses maybe. If they are into Hannah Montana, Wal-Mart had some cute ones. Add a simple pair of flip-flops (solids are about $2.50). Hope it helps! P. <><
