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Monday, March 2, 2009
Snow day!
Well we got about a foot of Snow here today and the kids are off from school.
What to do with the little darlings on such a day?
How about a game of "Snow" puff football!
A variation on the old Powder puff game you knew in High School
Separate the kids into two even teams, than tamp down the snow to create a gaol line at either end of a set of boundaries. Make a LARGE snowball (make sure you tamp it down so it is well packed)
The rules are simple
1) No tackling this is two hand touch or you can make flags out of some old rags and stick them in the back of your pants, if it is pulled out you are down.
2) each team gets 4 chances to score. No first downs just 4 plays and switch.
3) each td is worth 1 point
4) each team gets 10 chances with the "Ball" than the game is over, the team with the highest point total wins.
5) each team gets a mug of hot cocao when the game is over!
What to do with the little darlings on such a day?
How about a game of "Snow" puff football!
A variation on the old Powder puff game you knew in High School
Separate the kids into two even teams, than tamp down the snow to create a gaol line at either end of a set of boundaries. Make a LARGE snowball (make sure you tamp it down so it is well packed)
The rules are simple
1) No tackling this is two hand touch or you can make flags out of some old rags and stick them in the back of your pants, if it is pulled out you are down.
2) each team gets 4 chances to score. No first downs just 4 plays and switch.
3) each td is worth 1 point
4) each team gets 10 chances with the "Ball" than the game is over, the team with the highest point total wins.
5) each team gets a mug of hot cocao when the game is over!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
A good website
Here is a good website I found full of tips tricks and advice, along with some products you may find useful
http://www.popularbabyproducts.com/
http://www.popularbabyproducts.com/
Readers tips for teething.
I have had several EMails on the subject of teething and I thought I would share them with my readers.
From Denise in NJ: Instead of waffles you can use frozen carrots, they do not get soggy and are a low fat snack. Denise is a Chairside Dental Assistant so her tips are sound ones!
From Mary in NH: Use baby ora-gel, it is available in most pharmacies and is relatively inexpensive.
Frozen teethers: be careful with these, as they begin to defrost the baby can bite through them and cause them to leak. Most, if not all, teethers on the market today are filled with non toxic substances but with the scare recently with certain items made in China why take the chance when you can use simple frozen foods as we have pointed out above.
As readers EMail me their tips I will post them to share with all.
From Denise in NJ: Instead of waffles you can use frozen carrots, they do not get soggy and are a low fat snack. Denise is a Chairside Dental Assistant so her tips are sound ones!
From Mary in NH: Use baby ora-gel, it is available in most pharmacies and is relatively inexpensive.
Frozen teethers: be careful with these, as they begin to defrost the baby can bite through them and cause them to leak. Most, if not all, teethers on the market today are filled with non toxic substances but with the scare recently with certain items made in China why take the chance when you can use simple frozen foods as we have pointed out above.
As readers EMail me their tips I will post them to share with all.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Teething tips for the beginner
It's 3 AM you and your significant other are now staring at each other ready to cry because your 1 year old has been crying non stop for 6 hours!
Welcome to the wonderful world of teething! Sometimes it seems as if your child enjoys watching you and your mate walk around the house looking like something out of a B movie Zombie flick. Have hope there is a cure for this and NO it is not Grandma's "Rub some Bourbon on the gums" routine.
There are many products you can by, from frozen pacifiers to gum numbing gels but before you go spending a fortune try this simple trick
Next time you are shopping pick up a package of generic store brand frozen waffle sticks. It is important to use the sticks (or cut a waffle into stick size chunks) and give it to your one year old, they will instinctively put it into there mouth and begin to suck on it, the cold will reduce the pain and inflammation of teething and give them a nutritious snack to boot.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILD ALONE WHEN YOU DO THIS!
ALWAYS remain in the room with them and monitor your child so they do not choke on a soggy waffle piece.
If you try this trick and monitor your child soon they will drift off to sleep, REMOVE the waffle from their mouth and get some rest, you deserve it!
Welcome to the wonderful world of teething! Sometimes it seems as if your child enjoys watching you and your mate walk around the house looking like something out of a B movie Zombie flick. Have hope there is a cure for this and NO it is not Grandma's "Rub some Bourbon on the gums" routine.
There are many products you can by, from frozen pacifiers to gum numbing gels but before you go spending a fortune try this simple trick
Next time you are shopping pick up a package of generic store brand frozen waffle sticks. It is important to use the sticks (or cut a waffle into stick size chunks) and give it to your one year old, they will instinctively put it into there mouth and begin to suck on it, the cold will reduce the pain and inflammation of teething and give them a nutritious snack to boot.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILD ALONE WHEN YOU DO THIS!
ALWAYS remain in the room with them and monitor your child so they do not choke on a soggy waffle piece.
If you try this trick and monitor your child soon they will drift off to sleep, REMOVE the waffle from their mouth and get some rest, you deserve it!
Sterilizing Nipples
How many of you bottle feed your babies?
That many WOW! and here I thought the Le Leche league had taken over and I was the last mother in the civilized world who bottle fed her babies.
How many of you actually boil the nipples as you where told to do by the Nurses in the hospital?
ALL of you, for goodness sake that's a step you can cut out of your life and save some (precious) time.
Nipples do NOT need to be boiled. With my first child I religiously boiled the nipples, taking out the pot, filling it with water and boiling the nipples is a chore. Most of the time you forget they are on the stove and you end up melting them and than going out to the store to buy more. An expensive and time consuming task to say the least.
Well here is a hint the Hospital will not tell you. If you have a dishwasher with a sani rinse or other high temperature option that is all you need. Simply put the nipples on the top rack, or if you have it, a covered silverware container, select the sani rinse, or other high temperature option, and wash them with your regular dish wash and Voila sanitized nipples without the extra fuss!
Remember if you are using the heated dry option put the nipples on the TOP rack or you will end up with a glob at the bottom of your dishwasher!
If you have a question, comment or would like to share a parenting tip please post it, I will try to answer questions in a timely fashion.
Peace,
Angie
That many WOW! and here I thought the Le Leche league had taken over and I was the last mother in the civilized world who bottle fed her babies.
How many of you actually boil the nipples as you where told to do by the Nurses in the hospital?
ALL of you, for goodness sake that's a step you can cut out of your life and save some (precious) time.
Nipples do NOT need to be boiled. With my first child I religiously boiled the nipples, taking out the pot, filling it with water and boiling the nipples is a chore. Most of the time you forget they are on the stove and you end up melting them and than going out to the store to buy more. An expensive and time consuming task to say the least.
Well here is a hint the Hospital will not tell you. If you have a dishwasher with a sani rinse or other high temperature option that is all you need. Simply put the nipples on the top rack, or if you have it, a covered silverware container, select the sani rinse, or other high temperature option, and wash them with your regular dish wash and Voila sanitized nipples without the extra fuss!
Remember if you are using the heated dry option put the nipples on the TOP rack or you will end up with a glob at the bottom of your dishwasher!
If you have a question, comment or would like to share a parenting tip please post it, I will try to answer questions in a timely fashion.
Peace,
Angie
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