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Ideas for Keeping a Christmas Tree Out of Reach of a 15 Month Old
christmas tree in 3 answers it would be hard for the 3 year old to understand why there is ..... baby's first christmas ornament · year old christmas list ...
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- When my kids were that young we bought a fiber optic tree. That way if they touched the lights it would not hurt them. As a added precaution we were very careful a...
- We've had an artificial tree with just lights (no ornaments) when our first was about 17 months. We'll do it again this year since the second is 19 months. It was ac...
- This sounds nuts, but a "high end" trend these past couple of years has been to hang your Christmas tree upside down from the ceiling. See here: http://interiordec....
Toddlers and Christmas Trees
Read all 33 responses: "Hi Moms, This is my first Christmas with a baby who isn' t a newborn. I need some of you experienced mom's to give me any advice you ...
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- Best wishes on all your blessings!! When my boys were little, one year we put the Christmas tree in the playpen. The playpen was a yellow gingham, so I wrapped som...
- My daughter is 15 months old and i'm having the same concerns this year. I think i'm going to decorate my tree in (don't laugh) baby toys and maybe some bows. That way...
- my daughter will be 2 in two weeks so i have the same issues last year we just decorated the tree from where she could not reach and it worked out great now that she n...
Activities and New Traditions for the Christmas Season for Almost 2 Year Old
All of my ornaments are bears so I got their "Baby's First Christmas" ornaments as bears so they would remember mine then went into the Pooh ornaments, ...
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- My two boys are now 8 & 10. When they were babies I started giving them pajamas on Christmas Eve. They get to open them that night and then wear them to bed. Surpri...
- One of our favorite traditions is to drive around town drinking hot chocolate and looking at the Christmas lights on Christmas Eve!! You can put hot chocolate in sippy...
- About the tree....what we did with my daughter is only put soft/unbreakable ornaments within her reach, and we let her help by putting those ornaments on herself. We t...
New to Area - Looking for Boarding Place with Availability Left for Christmas!
Sarah C added this item : This will be my first christmas with a child care provider, I'm a single mom and can barely afford child care, I'm planning on ...
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- Hi, L.. I know this is a little late, but I wanted to tell you about the petsitting company I work for. I work for Brenda's Pets ###-###-####, or you can reach me, N. ...
- L., I use Canine Country Inn (http://www.caninecountryinn.com/). They are in Argyle (northwest of Flower Mound). I'm not sure if that will be too far out for you bu...
- I know of a pet sitter if you are still looking. Please P.M. me or e-mail me and I will be glad to share it with you. J.
Fun Christmas Traditions and Recipes
Christmas morning we all gather first in the kitchen first, no peeking, and make our snacks for the day. We do a sour cream coffee cake, melted brie with ...
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- We have a manger (you can use a box or whatever you have) and we put one piece of straw or raffia in it for each good deed we do for another. This is done without rec...
- It is always fun to bake-- it is my tradition that i let the kids hang the ornaments where ever they want to (on the tree) -- then we try to watch the animated versio...
- Christmas morning breakfast for us is sweetrolls and Orange Smoothies I buy the refrigerated sweet rolls, like Pillsbury (usually I get the store brand). Orange ...
Homemade Christmas Ornaments
I did something like that for our 1st son's first Christmas (he's 5 now!). I found porcelain ornaments at Michael's, painted them and with the date, ...
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- We have made Christmas ornaments using construction paper. All I did was cut out the construction paper to look like a Christmas ornament. I wrote the year on it. Pain...
- Hi M., My sister has sent me some neat ones but they are on paper or cloth just to hang up on the wall. She used her daughter's hand print as the antlers and her foo...
- you can trace his hands on craft foam or cardstock. and cut them out. they can be wings for an angel or antlers on a reindeer, or a beard on Santa. just draw the rest ...
Christmas Ideas
Hubbys mom ( deceased ) bought our oldest son a flutter ball his first christmas , Clear plasic ball with a twirling butterfly inside when rolled. ...
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- Both of my kids love the Fisher-Price dog. He sings songs, teaches colors, abc's, body parts, and he is about the right size for hugging and snuggling. My oldest is ...
- Good morning, M.! I have an 8 month old baby boy, so I will tell you some of the things he likes to play with. He has a Little Tykes Discover Sounds hammer. It's...
- Blocks or balls. They love both and blocks are great for tuning fine motor and spatial skills. There is a set for $15 at Target right now that are wooden and have th...
Babyproof Christmas Tree
I bought plastic ornaments for my youngest's first Christmas. I did have presents under the tree, but just kept repeating that they were not to be touched. ...
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- I've seen friends decorate with little hangable kid toys. Then they can touch it to their heart's content, and will anyway, so its good to be prepared. Definitely don'...
- I have done this for the past 4 years! I refuse to skip a Christmas tree. The kids absolutely love them! Last year, the house we were in had a way to lock the baby ...
- When my kids were younger and curious, I made them put their hands to their sides when at the tree, Look but do not touch rule. It isn't easy but it can be done! :) ...
Christmas Shopping
Last year was my first Christmas as a stay at home mom and our budget was very tight, but it was actually really nice to spend less money! ...
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- We hit a crunch a couple of years ago when hubby was out of a job. That year, we did a family picture at Portrait Innovations. The package was about $20 and you got ...
- Don't be ashamed to buy gifts at Dollar General! Cheap stuff and some of it isn't bad at all! Big Lots also has cheap stuff and some of it isn't too bad either. S...
- I'm one of those irritating people that shop for Christmas all year. In fact - I'm almost finished for this year. Even it it's July - if I see something that "speaks...
5 1/2 Year Old Losing First Tooth
My 5 1/2 year old daughter has her first loose tooth. She's really excited for it to fall out and keeps asking if it will fall out by Christmas. ...
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- It really depends. My 8 year old didn't lose a tooth until he was almost 7, and last year he had a baby tooth that was loose for six months! One way to make it fun...
- My daughter's first tooth took about a month to fall out once it became loose. I gave her $5 under her pillow because I didn't have any ones and justified it by sayin...
- Try not to make the same mistake my husband did. My 10 yo step-son lost a tooth and the tooth fairy didn't show up the first night because of a communication debacle....
