Train or Thomas the Tank Engine: Infant
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Little Girl Who Loves Thomas the Tank Engine NOT Baby Dolls or Princesses
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on July 9, 2009
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I need a little "Mommy Wisdom". Our daughter is two and a half and loves to read, play with stuffed animals, and adores Thomas the Tank Engine. She was introduced to...
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- My 2 year old daughter loves trains and cars. She plays with her kitchen and dolls too, but she really LOVES vehicles, especially fire trucks. They all develop differe...
- Your husband needs to find something else to worry about, IMHO. Maybe she'll be an engineer!
- You're on the right track. Let her love what she loves and don't worry about her not fitting in. Better that she follow her own heart/drummer. She may have more of a b...
Birthday Theme Ideas
Asked by B.R. from San Antonio
on March 23, 2009
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My sister and I throw one big birthday party for our kids. My sons birthday is only 1 week away from her daughters. So for the family and friends we just do one party....
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- Since it's in the summer, you have several unisex options. Water is always a fave when it's hot. My bro & I are exactly 1 yr apart, summer bday's and had water/swim p...
- What about a fun in the sun party? You can rent a public pool or just have slip in slids in a backyard with little pools set up. The kids can be dressed in bathing s...
- I agree with the other poster that you may want to be clear on her intentions- is she politely saying she doesn't want to do them together? We have 4 b-days all within...
2Nd Birthday Party "Choo-Choo" Theme
Asked by J.K. from St. Louis
on February 28, 2008
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I am drawing a blank on this one, even as a former event planner. We are going to set up the train table in the middle of kid center. We have such a big family, that w...
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- I'm not sure how to top some of the suggestions you've received - there's a lot of imagination going on here!! Anyway, I bake cakes if you're looking for something...
- I'm not an overly creative person, but one year for Halloween, I made my son into Thomas the Tank Engine. I took a brown paper grocery bag & painted it light blue wit...
- J., I have seen a Thomas the Tank engine pinata at Party America. There is a lot of train theme stuff with Thomas on it. I had a Thomas the Tank Engine party for ou...
1Yr Old's Birthday Party (Cupcake Theme) NEED PARTY FAVORS
Asked by M.W. from Washington DC
on April 22, 2010
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I'm trying to find inexpensive party favors that can be used and not thrown away or wasted. Her party is not till january but i like to do things in advance so i just ...
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- Board books. These wee party goeers will never know what's going on and will have no idea if they get a party favor or not (I'd say not, but that's me). But for that...
- You should check out Etsy.com, type in Cupcake in the search. Tons of cute handmade items. I love buying from Etsy sellers and always receive quality items. If you h...
- For my daughter's 1st birthday I made extra cupcakes and frosting and bought some small plastic "ketchup cups" with lids. I took 2 cups per child and piped frosting in...
Birthday Party Idea for Train Loving Son!!
Asked by L.S. from Dallas
on February 7, 2010
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My son will turn 3 in late May and I am trying to get on the planning because we are expecting a baby in early May. He is OBSESSED with trains!! So I want something t...
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- don't forget the small train just outside the Fort Worth Zoo, the Forest Park Miniature Train. Very cute and there are picnic tables all around that area that you cou...
- Hi L.! For my sons birthday we did the Forest Park Mini Train. The train only cost $2.50 for kids and $3.00 for adults. The trian ride is about 40 minutes - you ...
- You might call BNSF, they have a facility in Saginaw. Maybe you can go to the station and he could learn how they operate trains.
Adding Extras to Infant Cereal
Asked by A.H. from Syracuse
on February 11, 2008
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Okay I was just wondering why some people add fruits and juice to infant cereal? I have been reading some responses to some requests about rice cereal and younger babi...
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- I agree! I add in fresh fruit puree sometimes just to vary the texture and taste so that my son learns to eat all sorts of things, but I cannot fathom why anyone woul...
- hi, not sure about anyone else (no time to read other responses this late) but when i 1st tried the cereals with my daughter she refused to eat ANY of them. then i st...
- You are soo right. Moms shouldn't be adding anything to the cereal. Baby food is just that baby's food. When you start adding things to the cereal you begin compromisi...
Princess Birthday Party
Asked by J.N. from Columbia
on January 11, 2009
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Hi everyone my daughter will turn 1 in April and I am starting to plan her birthday party. The theme I want to go with is Princess. I have never planned a party before...
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- I agree with sosme of the others. Don't go overboard with expenses and just do local family. The other web sites are great but also go to orientaltradingco.com for d...
- http://www.birthdayexpress.com/ is a good website for birthday party stuff. But she's turning one. My advice is to not overdo it. You don't have to stress yet -...
- I only invited the paternal and maternal grandparents to my kids birthday parties, when they were 1-5. We had icecream, punch and birthday cake. P. S
Grandfather/Granson Combo Birthday Party
Asked by G.H. from Philadelphia
on April 29, 2009
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My son and my father share the same birthday--very special, I know:) For the past 2 years we have had a big b-day celebrations with the focus being mainly on my son. ...
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- I have the same situation. One year I made baseball tee shirts for my father and my son. On both shirts I had their age on the front and back. I also wrote their name...
- I would like to share with you what I did for my son's and husband's birthday party. Their birthday's are 6 days apart. We planned a big birthday party for my son, a...
- hi G. H, ok ....I too am old ... we l-i-k-e- simple . go 'EDUCATIONAL' ...... grandpa was born a war baby [ ww2] post war years he grew up , a crew cu...
Pirate Birthday Party Ideas
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on August 5, 2008
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I'm combining my 2 son's birthdays and decided on a pirate theme. I saw the recent post requesting monkey party ideas (we did that last year - great fun!) and everyon...
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- try a costume dress-up pirate party: www.simplypretend.com maybe a treasure hunt through park maybe get some highschool/college sitters to help on the treasure hunt...
- My son just had a pirate party for his 3rd birthday this past weekend. Here are a few of the things I did: *served hot dogs w/ sails w/ each child's name on it, made...
- Hi, I did a pirate theme for my oldest son's party last year(he turned 8). I got several dress up items (hats, swords, hooks, etc.) from the Dollar Tree. They had a...
Need Party Advice
Asked by R.Y. from St. Louis
on August 2, 2010
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I am throwing a 3rd b-day party for my daughter. We are doing a princess theme and it will be held at a local park. Between all of our friends and family who are bri...
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- I would avoid any toys in the goody bag because 1/2 the kids will break them or be too old/young for them. I just got back from a party where each child got a reall...
- I have some great party ideas for princesses and game ideas if you like?? Why the need to invite so many kids. I find when there is over 12 kids many times there ar...
- I did the giant Hershey bars with my own wrappers done on the computer. Very cute! (What kid doesn't like chocolate?)
