kids Ideas
Young children can not see the face of every adult in a crowd. Keep a bright colored scarf with you. Show the scarf to your child and tell them to look for it around your leg if they can't find you. This will give your child a visaul point of reference that he can see from his vantage point. Stand on a bench to elevate yourself above the crowd. Immediatly notify local security. Clint Van Zandt chief hostage negotiator for the FBI.
Stop searching high and low for hair clips and elastics: Store them on an empty TP tube.
Toy Box as Window Seat
The toy box, home to a host of plastic baby goods, can easily be turned into an older child's window seat and a stylish storage chest. If desired, cover the box with a fresh coat of paint. Line the interior with cedar paper, and fill it with blankets, holiday decorations, or your tween's growing crafts collection. Attach self-adhesive Velcro strips to a store-bought cushion (order custom-size cushions at and to the top of the box. Set the cushion in place for a cozy spot to sit
Scooping the Ice Cream:
To save time and hassles, scoop out the ice cream before the party starts. Place individual scoops in a cupcake tin lined with paper baking cups, put in the freezer for up to several hours. After the cake is cut, remove the scoops from the paper baking cups (or not) and place them onto the waiting plates.
A Twister game mat makes a spot-on tablecloth for a child’s birthday party: Sticky spills and icing wash right off. This would also make a great mat for kids to sit on.
Reminder Notes
Help kids remember to take lunch and other important things to school , Write Lunch on one side of a wood clothespin and clip it to their backpack. This simple solution works so well that you may consider Making a changeable reminder clip, by gluing a pad of mini sticky notes to a clothespin. Then you can tear off sheets and switch the "don't forget" message from day to day.
Can't throw away your kids art projects and it's becoming kids' art clutter. Preserve them by taking photos of them and put them in a digital frame. This can Now be a treasure of masterpieces on continuous display in the living room, playroom or bedroom. What a great gift for grand parents too!
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