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Goody Bags
My daughter is only 6, but loves the girlie jewelry and hair items. .... figured the amount they I would spend on the junk items and put that into gift certificates. ... At this age you still buy what used to be put in the goodie bag, ...
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- Hi, we live in Arlington Hts, and still do goody bags, but we make CD's with their favorite music, or I just did for a hotel sleepover party for my 9 1/2 yr old daught...
- My daughter is 10 and I've been shopping the Target $1 section for goody bag ideas. I'll stuff the goody bags with a manicure set, nail polish, lip gloss, a notepad,an...
- Is it the work of goody bags you want to stop or the expense (probably both!) If it's the work...I like the idea of giving each child a book. I think it can be really...
Dress Ups
... I bought each of my kids a full "dress up" outfit for very little money and gave it to them at Christmas as a gift. ... The best place I found to buy dress up clothes is Goodwill. ..... At the stores buy me items cost 75 cents 1.00. ...
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- Have you tried a local thift/ Goodwill store? Garage sales??
- Lillian Vernon has a 24 piece trunk of dress up costumes with wigs and shoes that are inspired fromt he disney movie (Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Cinderella,...
- Have a pretend ball, or tea party! Go to garage sales or estate sales.
Are Stride Rite Shoes Worth It?
I get around the price by asking for gift certificates. ..... I rarely buy "new" items for my kids (2 & 4) since they are just going to get them filthy ...
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- My kids are much older but wore Striderite when they were younger. I have bad feet in my family so didn't want to take any chances. They learned to walk in high top S...
- No! We were told, and I have read that barefoot is the best way to let them learn to walk. So, when they do need shoes they should be as close to barefoot as possibl...
- I don't know if they are worth it or not, (they probably are) but if you do decide to go that route, you could try the thrift stores first to see what they have in you...
Which is the best breast pump to buy?
What a great gift you are giving your child! Helpful? ... from a copmany that focuses on making pumps and not other items like bottles and other baby products . .... As for what breast pump to buy it depends on what your situation is. ...
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Summer Plans with a Baby
The park theme is a rock quarry and featured items are designed to look like a quarry by ..... The museum also has a visitor center, classroom and gift shop. ..... You can enroll your kids in lessons or buy tickets to a performance. ...
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- Join your local mom's club. They will have a monthly calendar of events. That way, you can also meet other moms in your town.
- I got a document from an ECFE mom that is fantastic. It's extremely long and I tried to attach it as a word document.. but it wouldn't work on this site. It's lon...
- If you live near Hopkins let me know. I'm in a Mom's club and we would be more then happy to show you around. We always have a huge amount of activities going on. ...
Need Help with Tax Question for Providing Child Care.
... or almost everything that you buy for your daycare -- food, learning items, .... that's not a gift, but I think a lot of nannies and babysitters don't. ...
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- You are supposed to claim it but you don't have to as long as the people you are babysitting for understand then that they cannot claim the childcare. It is really not...
- Leagally you should be reporting all of you income. If the person uses you SS# you most diffenatly have to report it if you don't then you could be audited and pay pe...
- Yes, you are suppose to claim any self-employed income on your taxes. You will be taxed if you make over $600 that year. The people using your services do have a right...
Inexpensive Places to Stay near Disneyland? Fun Things to Do There?
I would bring your own strollers and don't buy the ones in Disneyland for one reason, ..... It's the shop we hit first to get the boys their ears and it's also a great gift. ..... I noticed that price's vary for some of the same items. ...
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- we love the Annabella it is right across the street and great.
- Dear S., A very good alternative, walking distance to Disneyland, Denny's and other shops is the Howard Jonhson Plazza Hotel ###-###-####). We stayed there 2 weeks ag...
- As others have mentioned there are a good number of places across the street. Look up "Disneyland Good Neighbor hotels" and you should get a list of various places. Mo...
To Buy or Not to Buy
Asked by R.D. from Chicago
on December 15, 2008
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We have some very close friends that I will buy holiday gifts for their child. One year they purchased gifts for my whole family, me, husband, and 2 daughters. The fol...
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- I would bake them a tin of cookies or candy. Even the silce and bake ones are yummy and reasonable. I think it is silly for grownups to try and one up eachother at ch...
- I dont think you have to buy for someone just because they buy for you. If you traditionally have purchased for just the children, then keep it that way. Maybe they pu...
- R., if it were me, I'd bake something for them. Of course, if you are not a baker, that wouldn't work. I enjoy making homemade quick breads for people for whom I'd lik...
If You Had to Do It All over Again, What Would You NOT Buy?
Asked by M.O. from Sacramento
on May 24, 2009
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Hi mamas!
I have two munchkins that broke the bank - I bought everything "they" said I needed and then some. With the economy the way that it is, is there anything t...
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- Best advice: Wait and see, borrow, and shop craigslist. You never know what your particular baby will take to, so if you are lucky enough to borrow from friends, you...
- I didn't read through all the responses, but for me, the biggest "must" is a really fantastic stroller. NOT one of those bulky travel systems (had a Graco travel syste...
- my daughter is 5 1/2 months and i must say that i wouldnt of made it this far without the "Gripe water" for her belly and the hylands teething tablets. I think that th...
Gift Advice
Asked by A.H. from Springfield
on July 22, 2008
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My son has cousins, twins, who are turning 6 years old. Their mother gave me some gift ideas, but I'm at a loss. Do I buy the same gift for each boy or different gif...
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- My six year old boy/girl twins LOVE when somebody gives them a gift card to one of their favorite stores. They both love gift cards from places where there are many c...
- I would get then different gifts. But if you do choose to get them the same thing I would make sure they looked exactly alike.
- I am very close with a set of triplets and ALL gifts MUST be identical or they fight. Sometimes even two different colors of the same thing causes problems. It might...
