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HELP - Advice on Organization/Storage of 3 Year Olds Toys!
Asked by S.W. from Boston
on November 14, 2010
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Hello fellow Mamas!
We are a family of 3; Dad (active duty Coast Guard out to sea about 280 days of the year), 3 year old daughter (in preschool) and me (Mama/full-ti...
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- I have one of those racks that holds 8 bins on diagonal shelves. It holds a ton of toys, and the bins are different sizes, so you can sort if you want. They are about ...
- Could you get a wardrobe like piece? That way it has doors on it and you don't have to look at everything ALL THE TIME. (It's my pet peeve too.) A friend of mine bo...
- I agree with the armoire idea - get one that's designed to hold clothing and put boxes inside. Also, depending on your layout, you might want to move things around so...
Photo Props
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on June 23, 2011
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Where is a good place to find photo props or stuff for pictures? I take all of my kids and family photos but need some props. Thank you
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- I'm on the same page as Rachel D. Check out thrift stores, yard sales and garbage picking!! I also love to go to different places that have great background scenery. F...
- Silly stuff is fun. I know a couple... at many of their parties, they have a featured prop and let everyone use it. One year it was a horrible black seventies polyeste...
- What's your style? Like for us, it would be vintage classic cars, fields of daisies, canoes, the James River, fishing poles, medical books, vintage posters... that's o...
Living Room Help!
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on January 9, 2011
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I have a good size living room, but do not have an entire free wall. I have four windows, two sets of french doors and a stair case in my living room. Needless to say...
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- Can you get bookcases that come just under the edge of the stairwell? Use nightstands for coffee tables that have drawers -for storage. If the living room is large, ...
- It's okay to cover windows... entertainment center for the TV, couches in front of the windows, etc. As for your last question, something about closets and rooms in th...
- I think we all need more info on what you need & what you want to do! My living & dining rooms are all part of a great room. The living room has 2 windows on 1 wal...
Old Fashioned Toddler Pull Toys
Asked by D.M. from Waterloo
on September 15, 2008
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I have recently found the cutest pull toys for toddlers ages 3 and up that are a pellet stuffed animal on wooden wheels that a child can pull along with them. Do you t...
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- I think toddlers would still love them but the pull strings are probably too long for todays safety standards. Now days the strings can't be longer than something lik...
- I'm not sure what you mean by "pellet" stuffed, but my 18 month old son has a stuffed frog prince on wooden wheels. I believe it's a newer toy made to look classic. He...
- Hello D., I bought a wooden cho-cho train pull toy at a craft fair. My daughter loves it so much that it sometimes is in the bed with us at night. She is 2 years ol...
Jff-what Is Your Retail Weakness?
Asked by ღ.. from Detroit
on November 4, 2011
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I am obsessed with shoes and designer jeans. Oh, and earrings. Love them, I could marry them! How about you? I know you have one!
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- i do LOVE me some makeup. not expensive stuff, can't afford it. but when i stop at CVS or walgreens for rx or anything, i ALWAYS mosey to the makeup & get lipstick, ...
- 7 For All Mankind jeans, shoes and sweaters. ANYTHING from Anthropologie, my weakness that I satisfy through Ebay purchases :)
- Books and office supplies!! If there is a paperback and post it note sale...look out!!
JFF - What Is Your Best Re-use, Repurpose Idea?
Asked by S.E. from Philadelphia
on March 11, 2012
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OK I just wanted to share this because it was funny and just so improbable.... We really started to focus on reduce reuse recycle about a year ago. We are down to ...
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- Any T-shirts or jammies rendered unwearable end up as rags. Empty and washed yogurt containers or plastic bottles make great bath toys for DD. Any furniture we are loo...
- <grin> The .22 boxes (sliding top) are GREAT for sorting Legos!!! They also make good pencil / pen cases, truffle boxes, food coloring boxes, etc. (My 9mm come ...
- My favorite is using old Walmart/ target baggies to line little wastebaskets in the bathroom. Old DVDs or scratched CDs can be hung up in your garden to deter birds...
What Are Your Thoughts on Used Gifts? JFF
Asked by N.N. from Detroit
on September 21, 2011
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Do you feel that regifting or purchashing a gift from a garage sale is tacky?
Now obviously, by “used” I’m not talking about trash or something in ridiculously ...
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- Are you serious????? If someone knew I'd love a #1, 2, 4 or 5 vintage Barbie and found one at a yard or garage sale, I would do great bodily harm if they didn't snatc...
- I regift and my bestie is the queen of regifting lol. It really just depends - most of the times the things i regift are items the kids got for birthdays/christmas ...
- I agree with Amy, while I love garage shopping I know others think it's disgusting to reuse things people have. I am just selective with who and what I give things to....
Cute Ideas for 1 Year Old Portrait
Asked by K.A. from Los Angeles
on April 20, 2011
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Hello! I need some fun ideas for how to prepare for my son's pictures at JC Penny next week. He's never had professional portraits in a studio (my friend has taken m...
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- My son turned one in December so I went through this recently, we went to JC Penney as well. My son was already standing (he waited til the next day to start walking) ...
- JC Penney's already has cute props at the studio. We did one with my daughter where she was sitting in vintage suitcases and had all these vintage boxes around her. An...
- for his 1yr old picture you should take a real handsome mans shirt (like a smal aduld size) and have his picture made in it... keep that shirt and take his picture i...
Seeking Ideas for a Recurring Gift
Asked by A.M. from Austin
on January 21, 2010
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My plan is to give a recurring gift to my brother's kids every year for their birthdays.
For my niece, I got her a silver charm bracelet for her first birthday, and...
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- You could do a rock and mineral collection or a coin collection. Both can be really fun, but my little boy (now 5) loves rocks and there are such a range of values. Th...
- What if you got him started on a set of die cast "model" trains that he can put on a shelf, or airplanes. There are probably some smaller sets. That would also look co...
- My husband always gave his nieces and nephews money into a mutual fund he set up for them. They didn't get the money directly, he had it automatically deposited into t...
Birthday Gift for Our Daughter Turning 1!
Asked by J.B. from Sioux Falls
on August 20, 2008
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My Daughter will be turning 1 on the 20th of October! Mom is having a hard time with it! But I am at a loss as to what to get her from Mommy & Daddy. Price is not a bi...
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- One of my daughter's favorite gifts from her first birthday was her dolly stroller, it was a great tool to help her learn to walk. My daughter is now 7 and still plays...
- When my son turned one in April he got one of those classic red wagons (radio flyer?). We didn't use it right away but do now and are so glad to have one! He also re...
- Hi J.-when my youngest turned one I found the bounce and spin zebra from fisher price. I happened to find it on clearance and was lucky to get it for $22 instead of t...
