Do you enjoy shopping for toys and gifts from home? I do! Do you appreciate simple, natural toys that will stimulate and delight your child without expensive batteries, noisemakers and cheap plastic? I do! I happened upon A Toy Garden just a few months ago and was charmed by the extensive selection of beautiful toys, many of which are made here in the USA. Everything in the store is meant to inspire hours of creative play, and A Toy Garden is family owned and operated. Sonya, the creative Continue Reading
How to Help a Young Child Write Numbers 1-10
Learning to count out loud isn't that difficult, but writing the numbers on paper can be a real challenge for small hands. Years ago, I found these helpful little teaching rhymes in an Amish workbook; children can say them out loud while drawing the numbers: 1 "A straight line down and then you’re done- this is how you make a one." 2 "Around and back on a railroad track: TWO TWO TWO!" 3 "Around a tree and around a tree – this is how you make a three." 4 "Down and over, down some Continue Reading
How to Easily Keep Track of Medication Doses
If someone in your family is taking medication that has been prescribed for the short term, like a 10-day antibiotic, here is an easy way to keep track of the doses given. It also helps you remember how many total doses are needed before you toss the bottle: Using a permanant marker, make columns on the bottle equivalent to the frequency of dosing. For example, if the medication is taken twice a day, draw two columns and label them "A.M." and "P.M." Down the other side, create rows Continue Reading
My Top 5 Favorite Baby Shower Games
I'm an aunt again!! My "little" brother and his wonderful wife just welcomed a son last week, bringing the grandchild total up to 17! Before he arrived, we threw a baby shower for my sister-in-law and I thought it would be fun to share with you the games we played, plus a few of my favorites that we didn't have time for. They are all inexpensive, unique and very entertaining! Clothesline Challenge SUPPLIES: string, clothespins, laundry basket, diapers or other small linens, cordless phone, Continue Reading
The New and Improved Thirsties Duo Wrap
Thirsties fans have been waiting a long time for this news: the hook and loop closure on diapers, covers and fitteds is now wider, stronger and longer-lasting. You'll find the new hook and loop closure on their covers, fitteds and AIO diapers. Here's a quick photo comparison using my old (mango) Duo Wrap and an improved (aqua) Duo Wrap: One of the biggest problems encountered by Thirsties fans was the hook and loop closure snagging on other stuff in the laundry. Thirsties wanted to Continue Reading
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