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Distract Kids from Morning Sickness Suffering SIL
Sep 3, 2009 ... things like measuring cups plastic stuff from the recycling bin etc and other fun things that are different from their usual bath toysmy ...
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- I have a line of flannel board stories that kids enjoy! Even the one year old would love the songs. Check out my website... www.risingmoonadventures.blogspot.com L...
- Hi L., You could send your SIL some Body Balance! It's got tons of nutrients which are great for pregnancy, and it's also 80% Aloe juice (the best you can get... ma...
- My friend gave me a book full of ideas. They often require a lot of preparation by a parent, so I have adapted some of them. My kids were a little younger, but I think...
Wanting to Give Older Toddler Car Seat Away
Oct 22, 2009 ... Thanks to everyone who responded about car seat recycling I know that the plastics in the car seats can become brittle and that is why they ...
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- Here's Legacy's info -- I recycled one of my seat a couple of months ago: PLEASE DO NOT FREECYCLE IT OR PUT IT OUT AT THE CURB. Plastics deteriorate and become britt...
- There is a group called freecycle that you can join, People on it are always giving away things or also asking for items they need. I think you go to www.freecycle.c...
- Carseats usually have a 6-year expiration date, so you probably won't find any place to donate it to for use. There are places that will recycle them. I believe Legacy...
Cookie Dough and Gift Wrap - School Fundraisers
We also have the recycling program at our school, and Dollars for Schollars ... has a program for recycling plastic bags and schools can earn $ for it. ...
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- Try and work with the school fundraiser chairperson to do projects that don't require items to be purchased such as a Jog-a-thon or Wal-mart has a program for recyclin...
- Here is my experience. I have 2 daughters who also have school fundraising as well as sports. We opt out of the sports fundraising by paying extra for registration. ...
- If you think a fund raiser is benefiting a company more than the school, then I wouldn't buy the item. If you really want to donate to the school than write a small ch...
Avent Bottles
BPA is bonded to the polycarbonate to make the hard clear plastic. Any hard plastics with a recycle symbol with the number 7 contains BPA. ...
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- Yes. It was all over the news a few weeks ago. Return the unused bottles and any others that you have...get receipts showing the returned purchases and others if you h...
- yes, avent bottles have been recalled in canada due to the plastic leaching when warmed (when anything warm hits the plastic). the US is currently looking into doing ...
- Hi! I threw away all of my Avent bottles because of the reports about the levels of BPA. I ordered bottles from the website Born Free and all of their bottles are BP...
Bottles That Leak Poison into Milk
Read all 28 responses: "Has anyone heard about plastic bottles that leak ... to see if it has the recycling symbol and in the middle should be a number, ...
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- My understanding is that it is only the clear plastic bottles that are a problem (colored and uncolored). The ones that are "frosted" are ok. A.
- Good Morning America had a segment about that on one of their shows last week. Almost all of the plastic baby bottles are made from that type of plastic. On the bott...
- Check out www.thesoftlanding.com They have a large assortment of BPA-free bottles. THey are also a wonderful resource for facts on the subject.
CRISIS TIME, Let's Share Tips and Ideas About How to save Money and Go Green
... in our library, paying only 10 cents (from de recycling table). ... I bought a plastic tub from the dollar store that fits into my kitchen sink. ...
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- I bought a plastic tub from the dollar store that fits into my kitchen sink. Now I fill the tub instead of the sink which uses less water. Also, I throw the dirty di...
- We are not doing anything special or changing our routines. I have a large pantry and I keep it well stocked with staples, we turn lights off when we leave a room, we...
- Well have not done this myself but if anybody does would love to know how they like this program. http://www.thegrocerygame.com This one I have done Plant a veggie...
How to Make Crayons from Old Crayons
It talks about recycling bits of old crayons and how you can peel the paper off and gather together in a plastic bag. "Seal the bag and leave in the sun or ...
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- I think it's basic melting and just put the crayons in an oven on low heat or a double-broiler. You can even put them in fun molds as well. I think you would need to...
- Funny that you ask. I just read about this in What to expect the toddler years. It talks about recycling bits of old crayons and how you can peel the paper off and ...
- This is a fun thing to do with your old crayons! http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11585 and as far as stained glass..I hav...
Help with Preparing Formula Bottles
Polycarbonate plastics are sometimes marked with the recycling #7, which is a miscellaneous category, so not all #7 plastics are harmful. ...
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- We had to supplement with formula since my breastmilk production is SO LOW. We use distilled water -- or you can use spring water. You just don't want to use tap wat...
- E., When I was nursing my babies I would nurse them at night and put them to bed. Then I would wait about 15 minutes to make sure the baby did not wake up and need t...
- Looks like you've gotten a lot of great suggestions so far... Here is what works for me. I am a breast-feeding, part-time working Mom with supply issues. So I pump e...
Seeking Moms with Creative Ideas
Oct 24, 2009 ... Then I have a plastic bin for that particular school year and any ... about once every other week pitchingor recycling nonessential papers ...
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- Mostly repeats of other suggestions, but here's what helps me (though I still have clutter in places): 1) I actually have 2 dry erase wall calendars so I can see th...
- Hi, this may not be a total answer, but what i do is i have a peg board hung up by the phone where i keep school papers, dr, appt., school activities and so on. I jus...
- What about one of those children's book displays? You could stand the papers in the bins, and label them accordingly...
Swim Diapers
... and stransport what is essentially a plastic bag full of poo and water. ... Use your recycling containers and I'm sure that the karma gods will look the ...
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- The disposable swim diapers do work very well at keeping poop contained, but BEWARE! They don't do such a great job at keeping the pee contained! Last year, I got my...
- I have a friend who reuses the used (pee only!) little swimmers- she washes them (maybe even in the washing machine? I think if I were to try this then I would maybe p...
- When my son had Safe Start lessons at the Y, they wanted him in a swim diaper with swimming "pants" on top--which is basically a swim suit with a rubber (vs. mesh) lin...
