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8 Year Old Girl Party
Asked by C.L. from Dallas
on June 5, 2007
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Hi Everyone,
My youngest daughter is turning 8 at the end of the month. She wants to have a sleepover. I am looking for inexpensive ideas to make the party fun. ...
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- Hi C., Last year when my oldest turned 7 we had a flip-flop frenzy party. The girls showed up around 200, we went swimming for about an hour and a half, then we cam...
- My daughter and her friends loved this. You are limited to about 9 girls or so, depending on the company you use. We hired a limo service. He showed up at our house...
- I had a party for my daughter who turned eight last year, and it was simply swimming and sidewalk chalk (they topped their own personal pizza and had cake). Everyone ...
Homemade Christmas Ornament Ideas??
Asked by A. from Dallas
on November 8, 2008
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Attention craft mama's...you know you are out there:) I need some help coming up with a few good homemade Christmas tree ornaments to decorate a nursing home tree. My ...
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- We have made Cinnamon ornaments two or three times. These are my favorite ornaments because they smell so nice. And are very easy to make! I can't find the one my mo...
- I love the way the glittered fruit, leaves, and flowers look. You could easily make these and save money by buying (and recycling) silk flowers from a thrift shop and...
- Try Googling for ideas too..there are A LOT of ideas out there. You could even decorate those CDs you get in the mail to be ornaments...yes they can look very nice if ...
Valentine's Gift - Teacher
Asked by B.. from Dallas
on February 6, 2013
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My son just started at an in-home preschool, and he goes twice a week. Do people typically get or make a Valentine's gift? By Valentines Day, he will have only attende...
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- Yikes! I hope not...
- I usually do a small bag of something homemade. Maybe some homemade candies, bread, or cookies. This year I'm thinking oatmeal chocolate bars. I also let me boys pick ...
- AT that age sometimes I would get a good candy bar and brown paper bag paper and have my kids decorate it and then wrap it around the candy bar and tie it with a prett...
In Need of SLEEP
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on February 18, 2008
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I am having a hard time getting our six month old to get to sleep. We normally rock him to sleep for a couple minutes and he would sleep for 4-5 hours at a time. Now h...
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- When we had this problem, our pediatrician suggested that we let her cry it out. We would let her cry for 20 minutes, and then go in to check on her, pat her to let h...
- I know it's hard..but tough love. He's figured out that he can get your attention by waking up. Once he realizes that you are still there but aren't going to pick hi...
- I was not a fan of BabyWise, either. So, I made it my own. I had twins & until they were 9 months old, we were up every 3-4 hrs with them & they did not want to slee...
Freebies
Asked by D.W. from Indianapolis
on September 27, 2010
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OK, Moms, I need your advice.
We are working on a project at work to prepare for the launch of a new product for children. Moms are are target audience, however. ...
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- I like the grocery/tote bag. That is something that I would use on a regular basis. I touch the magnets on my fridge when putting something on there, but rarely actu...
- reusable water bottles
- There are tons of things to give away! Magnets, pens, calendars, note pads, flashlights, water bottles, rubber duckies, balloons, etc... Try looking at other freebie ...
Birthday Party Dilema!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Asked by D.C. from Augusta
on July 26, 2010
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Okay so my husband just joined the Army last Feb. and we will be at our new duty station (Hawaii) on my daughters first birthday! And we are really close to our famili...
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- definately have a party. Decide on who is coming- i would do family and try to keep it small although your circumstances might make it so you would want more, sen...
- Whatever you do decide to do...DO NOT take the rubbish talk that the party is for the adults and not the child...you might get all kinds of, "they wont remember, they ...
- We just did a bar-b-que. Why not make it a bon voyage/birthday party. You could do a luau.
Christmas Gift for Bus Driver?
Asked by D.G. from Houston
on December 13, 2009
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What should I give the bus driver for Christmas (for my son)? This is his first year riding the bus so I don't know what is normal! Thanks for any suggestions!
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- I baked mini bundt cakes that I put on a holiday paper plate (see above question about gift and craft ideas). But bus drivers would be glad to get gift cards to fast ...
- We usually "pool" our funds together with the rest of the neighborhood. Since ours is just one big circle, it sure is easy that way. Then we put all we get either ju...
- We normally do a $5 gift card to Sonic. This year we did 'snowman soup' in a mug. Just have fun with it.
New Places to Look for Bedding Sets for Newborn
Asked by B.S. from Houston
on January 22, 2009
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I am awaiting the arrival of my first grandbaby! Baby is due in late June. An ultrasound is scheduled on Feb. 4 to find out the sex. My daughter is looking for crib...
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- I ordered mine online.. We wanted a saiboat theme and I searched for that.. BUT!! After getting all of the pieces, I don't hardly use any of them... I paid well over $...
- I couldn't find anything I liked either. She can go to places like Babies r Us and Burlington Coat Factory but I would tell her to go online. I shopped at babysupermal...
- Congrats on your new arrival. Grandparents are special I found some really cute bedding at pottery barn kids they have one in the Woodlands, and Galleria area you can...
Worried My 22 Month Old May Be Color Blind...
Asked by C.H. from Chattanooga
on January 15, 2008
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My son will celebrate his 2nd birthday on March 30th, and I am a bit worried that he may be color blind. Over the last couple of months I have been working with him on...
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- It's typical that your son would be inconsistent in identifying colors at this age...my son is a little older than yours and still does that. Colorblindness probably ...
- My son called everything LELLOW! Until he turned two in July. Now he knows all his colors. I would speak to your pediatrician when you for for his 24 month check up...
- My husband is color blind. He never knew it until he went in the Marines when he was 20. But I thought it is like a only a definciency in like 2 colors like red or g...
Preschool Curriculum
Asked by B.F. from Minneapolis
on April 24, 2007
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I am looking for a preschool curriculum that I can work on at home with my daughter. I have found a few online but am not sure what is good. I would like to find a cur...
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- I just wanted to add something to the advice you got already. I REALLY recommend buying the Leap Frog Letter Factory. I am a teacher myself, and I do believe in limi...
- Hi B., I'm a former Pre-school teacher and a mother of 4, I feel like I can give you some good insight. At age 2, your daughter does NOT need to be "doing worksheets...
- I think it's great that you're looking to work on that with your daughter! Shameless plug here....but I am an Usborne Books consultant, and I know that we do have lot...
