Nail Art for Kids

Nail art has gained global prominence and it is common among all age groups. As attractive as it is to see a woman’s nails painted in beautiful colors, so it is to see a baby with its tiny fingers and toes beam with sweeter colors.

We all know those super-cool moms who put in extra effort to create a lovely masterpiece on their kids’ fingernails.

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Some would rather stay away from beautifying their kids because of the possibility of hurting them. But who said you can’t keep the little ones stylish without harming them? Children, babies most especially, are used to putting whatever comes their way into the mouth. If you’ve never had a baby, you must have noticed one. Ever tried holding a baby’s hand? The next thing you see is a little hand trying to pull yours into its mouth. Their flexibility even allows them pull their toes towards the oral region. This is not strange at all; babies are just programmed that way.

How about kids who are a bit grown? They also fall victim to ingesting these harmful substances while eating their favorite snacks or licking chocolate off their fingers. So, it is absolutely unavoidable to keep nail polish from getting into your kids’ gastrointestinal system. To do things the right way, check out this list which contains nontoxic nail polish for babies. Now we can look at the various fun and cool nail art options your kids can wear.

·         Superheroes

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This totally depends on which superheroes your kids love to watch. Are they Marvel fans or DC’s or even both? The Avengers is a legion of heroes who are indomitable and DC is filled with amazing characters. This would help your kids identify their strengths in an absolutely fun way.

·         Cartoon Characters

Kids would flip for these endless list of designs. SpongeBob and Patrick? Smurfs? Minions? Pokemon Pikachu? Angry Birds? Frog Prince? I told you the list is endless.

·         Emojis

Wouldn’t it be great to put a smile on your little boys’ and girls’ faces with a smiley face? There are a number of hilarious emojis you can explore too. Good luck!

·         The Animal Kingdom

If you are lucky to have an animal loving family and you don’t want to stop at visiting the zoo on weekends, then this is just right for your kids. You never know how much fun it would be for them to have it at their fingertips. This nail art idea is very astonishing and is sure to make your kids happy.

·         Fruities

Fresh fruits nail designs are never out of season, for kids most especially. You can design those tiny nails with fruits that match the season. For instance, red apples and watermelons for summer and the likes. It is cute to stick to a particular fruit while painting the nails, however, creating some kind of fruit salad is cuter.

We hope you make your children happier with these ideas you’ve just learned.

Summer of Productivity and Organization #1: Hand-me-Down Clothing Boxes

Welcome to the Summer of Productivity and Organization!

Your first assignment is to knock out the hand-me-down monster!*

I don't know about you, but I LOVE hand-me-downs. I love the money it has saved me over the years! With three boys and two girls, passing clothing down from older to younger is just smart. And whenever my sister-in-law asks me if I'd like the clothing from her kids (both older than mine), I always jump at the offer!

Also over the years since my kids were very little, I have always said yes to any clothing anyone wanted to bestow upon me. Everyone is always so gracious and they say, "If you sort through and don't want something, just pass it on to the next person or donate it to a thrift store." And I have.

The problem:

1. Too many hand-me-downs that I don't want to process because thinking of what sizes my kids might be in the future makes my brain shut down. 
2. Wasting time digging through things, never remembering what was in which box.
3. Not being able to find what I wanted and giving up and just buying new stuff.
4. The result was wasted money.

The solution:
The Hand-Me-Down Clothing box.

You might say, "Big deal. I always toss our hand-me-downs in a box in the basement or storage room." Well, it IS a big deal because I took the time to actually sort through every piece of clothing, decided what to keep (Sam is a slim guy so I got rid of all the baggy pants I knew he'd hate), and then typed up a list and printed it out. The list contains the brand, color and size and anything special, like if they are cargo pants versus regular pants. Then I put it in a page protector and packing taped it to the box. Then it went on a nice, organized shelf in the storage room of my new home.

Tip: Make sure you don't tape the top of the page protector so you can pull out the page and make changes to it over the years ... or entirely revamp it depending on what you get rid of and acquire and how old your kids are now. My youngest child is 8, so this entire box is pretty much stuff that's saved for him.

The result so far that I've seen in my home is a lot of money and time saved shopping. My middle son needed shorts for a week of camp and had maybe one pair that would work. They would not be doing laundry there. I raided the hand-me-down clothing situation in the storage room and tossed a bunch of shorts at him that his cousin had just sent over via his mom. Several of them fit and he's all set for summer now. When he's done with them, they'll likely go into the box of too-big clothing for his little brother.

*Yes, I do remember what it was like to have tiny ones and to never want to get rid of their clothing. I kept tiny clothes far too long. Your nostalgia fades a little bit each year until you realize you don't need to keep that onesie with yellow stains, that you can make a quilt (or pay to have one made or ask a family member to make you one for Christmas) out of the clothing, that others would love to be blessed with your hand-me-downs, and that ... if you have another baby anyway ... baby clothes will be showered upon you in droves in the form of new and hand-me-down clothing and blankets. Save a few special things for a potential new baby and call it good. Leave some new memories for the new kid ;-)

Your other assignments:
#2 Entertaining Box

Co-op Class Binder and Bag (coming soon!)
Homeschool Binders (coming soon!)
Homeschool Bookshelf (coming soon!)
Homeschool Closet (coming soon!)
Writing Crate (coming soon!)

How to keep your pet away from nicotine and its dangerous effects

Our pet is like a family member, so we only want what’s best for it. We wouldn’t want to harm it intentionally, but sometimes we do it without realizing. One of the biggest threats to our pets’ health and safety is our nicotine addiction. Smoking classical or e-cigarettes near a dog, cat, fish or any other friend from the animal kingdom means actually poisoning that creature.

Nicotine is dangerous for every living being, not just for humans. There are many ways in which the substance can get into our pet’s system, but you should know that every time you use classical or e-cigarettes near it you are one step closer to harming it. Nicotine and pets simply don’t get along and if you are not careful, you might have to choose between your friend and cigarettes.

Alarming symptoms

If you notice that you pet is vomiting, has diarrhea, is trembling, drooling or hyper-salivating, has an unusual behavior, doesn’t want to play with children or has seizures, remember if you smoked or vaped near it. If you did, nicotine intoxication is, most probably the cause, so you should take immediate action unless you don’t want to lose it. You read it well – pets might lose their life as a result of nicotine poisoning.

How can animals be exposed to this hazard

The dangerous substance can get into the animals’ system the same way it gets into a human body. The difference is that the impact is far more severe in what pets are concerned. Next, let’s see how animals can end up intoxicated by nicotine.

• By chewing and snuffing tobacco. In case this happens, you should get professional help from a licensed veterinarian or Animal Poison Control (ASPCA);
• Shisha Tobacco tastes sweet and it can have different flavours. If it leaks somewhere, pets might be tempted to lick it and this would be very harmful for them. If you notice any of the symptoms mentioned before, call a vet immediately;
• Dissolvable tobacco should be kept away from reach of children and pets;
• Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs) mean different products which contain nicotine in various quantities: patches, gum, inhalers, nasal sprays and others. Of course, some of them are flavoured, so if a pet reaches them, it will lick or chew them. If this happens, a vet will tell you what to do;
• Kreteks (also known as Cloves) can kill your pet, so be very careful when you use them. Don’t think that your dog cannot eat a whole clove cigarette;
• Pipe Tobacco or Loose Leaf can be chewed by dogs, ferret or Guinea Pig;
• E-juice or e-liquid for vaping comes in recipients that can be chewed by dogs. Also, if they get a hold of your PV (Personal Vaporizer) that can intoxicate with the liquids found there;
• Second and third hand smoking or vaporising will affect pets in more serious matter. If they inhale the smoke, the intoxication will be severe. Call your vet as soon as you notice any of the described symptoms.

In all cases, don’t induce vomiting, because the process can be even more traumatizing than the intoxication. You should do that only in the extreme case when you cannot reach a vet on time. As we can conclude, smoking is bad for our health, so smokers should protect those around them more unless they decide to quit smoking.

A Loving Approach to Birthday Party Planning for Kids

Being a kid is the thing that happens once in a lifetime in which we were all kids once at that we had some pretty small and simple wishes where from toys to parties we like to have fun. In which most of the people are very much concern about the responsibility or doing the chores.  Now a day’s many parent are interested in arranging the kid’s parties for their kids to have fun and joy. In which this modern technology there are some agencies operating where they will be taking care of all the kids party arrangements just we have to say them how the party arrangement should be done and count of the persons who will be attending the function. The following are the some of the suggestions for kid’s party planning that will reflect your care for your children.

·       Give yourselves ample time – If you need to make your ids party well organized one then you have take ample time in deciding the things how your party should be only then it makes your party enjoyable one.

·       Involve the child – First you get suggestions from your child also and allow them to decorate, make invitation and help you in organizing the party event, when you do this your child will truly feel that it is their party function.

·       Schedule activities for the event – Have an activity and the time plan so your guest will be having something to do in the party moment. Kids will love to play the games so arrange for some fun kids games that will keep the kids involved in the party.

·       Be sure to take videos and pictures – you will want to have the permanent record of the party yourself. So record all those cute moments of your child little buddy photos. By seeing the videos and photo both you and your child will be enjoying a lot.

The properly planned and hosted kid’s party will bring your child a lot of happiness not just because they had the fun games and activities but also due to the deeper sense of security and your extra effort in caring them.

Kid party ideas for the big time party fun

The great thing about the kid’s party ideas is that these never seem to run out. After all the kids are most inquisitive, most precious and most curious creatures on the planet with their endless questions, active bodies and exploring hands. As such you can organize the birthday party for your kids by inviting their friends to the function based in what they are most interested you can arrange the things. You can get inspiration for your next children’s party with these below practical wonderful kid’s party and ask your kid to choose the one according to their mutual preferences. They are.

·         Construction party

·         Princess and cowboy

·         Clown party

You can also ask help for the service agents who arrange the birthday parties there are number of kid’s party’sagents where they will be taking care of all the works starting from the arranging hall, decorations and parties. As for the food menu items it is better you arrange to simple menu food items for the kids where you can contact  jumpaltitude for kid’s parties Fayetteville and tons of popular theme party ideas that includes the costume, party drink ideas, decoration as well as the printable invitations.

  

Kids parties for making your child’s birthday special

The kid’s parties are one which has to be done by selecting the right good theme ideas where the yearly birthday celebration is a big deal to the kids and they will be looking forward to their birthdays as much as they do for the Christmas celebration. So, if you need some good ideas then you can Google search on the internet and identify the best themes and best party agent service for arranging the party in better way.

You can also provide them the customized designs and themes for arranging the birthday party for your kids in which the jumpaltitude provides an excellent kids birthday parties as per the specification of the users and they will be taking care of all the in and outside works just you need to be there at the time of function and enjoy your kid birthday party along with invited guests.

  

Things which you should not do when planning a party for kids

Kid’s party planning can be a dreadful task where just imagines planning a party for the hundreds of kids and if you are the only adult who will you control over things. The following are the things which you should not do while planning for the parties. They are.

·         Check your place – Since you have planned for the kid’s function you need to arrange the reception area with child proof make sure that no hazardous materials present in the table.

·         Make sure your invitations concrete – Even if you are in the tight budget you need to make sure that your invitation is accurate. Properly indicate the food service agents to prepare the food for the guest by saying the count.

·         Do not invite guests that you cannot handle – some kids can be handled but some kids may not be under the supervision of an adult so it is better to avoid inviting the guests with kids who are difficult to handle.

·         Have a program – While you are arranging the kid’s parties arrange the function with full of games like magicians and other kinds of fun games.

·         Have a back-up plan – Always make sure that you have the backup plan because once the basic plan got failed you can choose the next plan.

When you make sure that you don’t do the above items then your birthday party will be happy and enjoyable one where you will not be in the stress situation and happily enjoy with your time with friends and family members. 

The Tater Tot Casserole Cookbook Recipes

Back here I told you I turned 47 and I thought you should buy my cookbook. That posts sends you back here for the table of contents, so you know what you're getting yourself into :-)

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