Toddler: 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 ...
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...
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...
Need Birthday Game and Food Ideas for 2 Year Old Home Party
Asked by L.D. from San Francisco
on January 8, 2009
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I am having a small home party for my 2 year old son. Does anyone have game ideas for this age. A few others this age will be attending or should they just play aroun...
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- Noah's Ark Stuff and Fluff parties are great fun for children of all ages. The children get to choose a stuffed animal that has not been stuffed yet and they get to b...
- Have a parade! I bought cheap kazoos at the party store, we made maracas (rattles) and let the kids march around the house and yard playing music. The craft was fun ...
- My daughters birthday was 2 months ago and this is what really helped with her party: We had a carnival themed party so we had a clown, but let me tell you, t...
What Do You Do with Your Toddler Everyday?
Asked by M.P. from Provo
on July 24, 2011
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Since being laid off I now have tons of time with my son. Which I love, but I'm getting bored. We have crappy public transportation and I don't have a car to go places...
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- hi, I agree with Tiffany .W .I do like you do too .Plus my kids help me do the chores too .My third is the toddler and will help folding wash cloth and his baby siste...
- if you really cant get anywhere, then you can do projects. build things, bake things, create things. get some glue, tin foil, save up paper towel/tp tubes, cereal boxe...
- You are right that there's only so much one on one time with a toddler that you can do. They are very good at entertaining themselves if you require it and have enoug...
