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Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   Where can I find a baby mobile arm for craft project?
   I'm looking for a plastic mobile arm for a craft project. It should be a standard, plastic, 4 or 5 arm mobile base - much like this one:

   http://www.amazon.com/Infant-Stim-Mobile-Wimmer-Ferguson/dp/B00000K3QH/ref=pd_sbs_ba_11

   I'm not looking for any actual decorations on it, just the plastic base. Any ideas? I want to buy them in bulk, so buying a ready made mobile and then modifying it wont work for me.

   • ANSWER:
     hobby lobby

2. QUESTION:
   How do I modify my baby son's mobile with a battery to ac adpter?
   My son has a small wind up mobile above his crib. It only plays for 2-3 minutes at a time. I'd like to figure out how to modify it so that I can add batteries or plug it into the wall. Would a hobby or craft store have a kit to do this? Any Engineers out there know how I could modify this?

   • ANSWER:
     Hm mm!
     it depends on your skills and available resources

     there must be some thrifty stores near your place
     they often have electric toys with motors and gears, now to rig this to your mobile is where the ability comes-in

     good luck

     Guru

3. QUESTION:
   Baby nursery, Winnie the Pooh theme, looking for creative ideas
   so far we've decided to go with red-shirt pooh, rather than the classic pooh
   and we've decided to use a neutral color scheme, particularly light green

   but besides buying the "Winnie the Pooh" line of baby items that everyone else has (crib, bedding, mobile, lamp, diaper stacker, etc...) we just don't have many creative ideas to make this nursery our-own (one-of-a-kind)

   we've talked about getting a stuffed-animal hammock for the corner and using it to hold all the stuffed-animal Winnie the Pooh characters from our childhood (Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Gopher, Rabbit, Owl, etc...)

   we've also talked about painting some empty flower pots with the word "hunny" on the side and use them to hold little things like diaper creams and pacifiers, any little knick-knacks that baby needs handy

   as far as the walls go, we decided to frame finished mosaic style jig-saw puzzles of Pooh and Tigger rather than paint (since we rent) or hang the same old framed posters you see in all the nurseries
   link to one of the puzzles we are using:
   http://www.buffalogames.com/products/1000_piece_puzzles/disney_photomosaics/?tx_ttproducts_pi1[backPID]=70&tx_ttproducts_pi1[product]=165&tx_ttproducts_pi1[cat]=8&cHash=01fbc7632f

   We're really at a loss here,
   we want this nursery to be fun and playful, something the whole budding family can enjoy...can anyone offer any unique or creative ideas for decor? Specifically any Winnie the Pooh craft ideas, we are crafty people who would very much enjoy making something one-of-a-kind for our baby's room.
   We'd appreciate links to any sites with ideas as well. Thanks for any shared ideas!

   PS, to help get the creative juices flowing we've been doing research on Winnie the Pooh's history on these sites:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh
   and here's some more specific history to the shows my husband and I enjoyed as children, the shows which we want our to base our nursery off-of:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Winnie_the_Pooh
   Thanks again!

   • ANSWER:
     Make some stuffed balloons out of fabric and hang them from the ceiling. With Pooh and Piglet hanging from them. Frame famous Pooh quotes and hang them on the wall. Use beehive baskets, little stuffed bees and balloons as sub decor. You can add a Winnie the Pooh mural to the room by painting a scene on an armoire, a dresser or a folding screen. Add some Winnie the Pooh Books to the room. Decoupage pictures of the Characters onto wooden blocks, you can get plain ones at craft stores. Buy a basic lamp and glue some stuffed characters onto the bottom of it. Hang a little yellow rain hat and jacket from a hook on the wall. This would be cute hanging from a shelf with little coat pegs under it. You can probably buy a set at Build a Bear or craft stores. Display the characters throughout the room rather than in one location. Shelves are the best for this. Take a picture of your baby in a Winnie the Pooh outfit and display it in the room. As he/she gets older make a shadow box with the outfit and picture of him/her in the outfit in the shadow box. And use it as decor.

4. QUESTION:
   baby nursery, Winnie the Pooh theme, looking for creative ideas
   so far we've decided to go with red-shirt pooh, rather than the classic pooh
   and we've decided to use a neutral color scheme, particularly light green

   but besides buying the "Winnie the Pooh" line of baby items that everyone else has (crib, bedding, mobile, lamp, diaper stacker, etc...) we just don't have many creative ideas to make this nursery our-own (one-of-a-kind)

   we've talked about getting a stuffed-animal hammock for the corner and using it to hold all the stuffed-animal Winnie the Pooh characters from our childhood (Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Gopher, Rabbit, Owl, etc...)

   we've also talked about painting some empty flower pots with the word "hunny" on the side and use them to hold little things like diaper creams and pacifiers, any little knick-knacks that baby needs handy

   as far as the walls go, we decided to frame finished mosaic style jig-saw puzzles of Pooh and Tigger rather than paint (since we rent) or hang the same old framed posters you see in all the nurseries
   link to one of the puzzles we are using:
   http://www.buffalogames.com/products/1000_piece_puzzles/disney_photomosaics/?tx_ttproducts_pi1[backPID]=70&tx_ttproducts_pi1[product]=165&tx_ttproducts_pi1[cat]=8&cHash=01fbc7632f

   We're really at a loss here,
   we want this nursery to be fun and playful, something the whole budding family can enjoy...can anyone offer any unique or creative ideas for decor? Specifically any Winnie the Pooh craft ideas, we are crafty people who would very much enjoy making something one-of-a-kind for our baby's room.
   We'd appreciate links to any sites with ideas as well. Thanks for any shared ideas!

   PS, to help get the creative juices flowing we've been doing research on Winnie the Pooh's history on these sites:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh
   and here's some more specific history to the shows my husband and I enjoyed as children, the shows which we want our to base our nursery off-of:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Winnie_the_Pooh
   Thanks again!

   • ANSWER:
     http://mariesmanor.hotusa.org/NURSERY/WinnieThePooh.html

5. QUESTION:
   Can I just use a big blanket and tuck in underneath the babies matress instead of buying a fitted sheet?
   Baby sheet sets are so expensive, and making blankets and other such things are not that difficult. Could I simply go to joan fabrics or some craft store and get baby themed cloth and make some sheets? It would be much cheaper. I mean, do they really have to be FITTED, couldnt I just tuck in underneath the bed really well? at least while the baby is really little? What else can i do to save money for a baby? Im very creative and I love making things from wall ornaments to blankets and decorations. Please give me ideas! Maybe ideas of what to do for a baby mobile? thanks!

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6. QUESTION:
   I need help with a baby egg project??? (arts and crafts?)?
   Ok so for school we have to carry around an egg baby for a week for psychology, since we are learning about the development of a child..

   How can I decorate the "baby egg" in a really cute way? We also have to make a basket to carry the egg in with a mobile attached....any ideas how to do this???

   • ANSWER:
     Easy. Find a wig cut some hair off and glue it to the tome of the egg. use an assortment of sharpies to make the face. Cut some cloth off of some old pants and glue it to the bottom of the egg. And for the basket: find some cloth cover the sides of the basket make sure the basket has a handle. add a top and fake wheels or something to make it look like a baby stroller.

7. QUESTION:
   What is a crafty name for my mum's business she is starting?
   She cooks delicious cakes by her homemade recipes. the cakes she makes is: carrot, banana, marble, orange, sponge cake, blackforrest cake, apple and tea cake. etc.

   she also does the occasoinal catering where she makes platters of fruit, crackers and other snacks.

   she used to be a partner in a craft store and wants to re-continue making crafty things like baby items, mobiles etc.

   She would like a name that is both catchy and creative that simply tells what she does, both with the baking and crafts.

   any sujestions are warmly welcomed.

   thankyou.,xox jennifer xox

   • ANSWER:
     the crafty bakery

     The Baked Cake & Craft Raft

8. QUESTION:
   Switching rooms at day care...experiences?
   The administrator at my 13-month-old daughter's day care suggested today that she move from the infant room to the toddler room. She's walking well now and is ready to be in a place that promotes her new skills - the infant room, of course, only has a small area for the babies who are mobile. On one hand I'm excited that she'll get to start participating in new activities...they do blocks, ABC's and counting, coloring and crafts. On the other hand, I'm a little nervous...we've had a rough time since she started there five months ago with her being sick (if you happened to see my questions posted here last month, you know she was even hospitalized for a rota virus infection). I'm worried she's going to be bombarded with a whole new set of bugs, and we'll be in the pediatrician's office every other day again. Did you find this was the case when your children changed areas, or did the transition go more smoothly than you expected?

   Also, she's only at the day care two times a week max, for three and a half hours a day. Some weeks, depending on the availability of family and baby sitters, she doesn't even attend. My husband and I have done everything we can to keep her out of day care as much as possible. We were forced to enroll her last year due to an unforeseen family medical issue. The daycare will transition her to the new room...an hour a day to start, and work up gradually from there. They did ask for our approval and consent.

   Thanks in advance.
   Thanks! I reposted this over in Toddler/Preschool and got some answers, but this one is great as well!

   • ANSWER:
     I used to be a day care teacher for one- year- olds and did so for over 10 years. That is an excellent way of transitioning infants to the toddler classroom....an hour a day to start and slowly build up. That is a sign of a good day care. I did not find that the toddlers new to our classroom came down with any NEW viruses all of a sudden. Did they still get sick? Yes, a lot, but not any more than when they were in the infant room. By around 2 years old, they started not getting sick quite as often because the children were not mouthing toys as much anymore. However, until then, it was pretty much constant colds, flus, fevers, etc. no matter how much we disinfected everything. That is one of the not so good things about day care I am afraid. However, your daughter will love the new activities and challenges in the new age group and classroom. Hope it all works out for you!

9. QUESTION:
   DIY decorating a nursey!!! CRAFTS!!! gimme ideas!?
   I got a quilt that i am using as a theme to decorate the room for the baby boy were about to have in the beginning of july. its made with bright blues, greens and yellows. so i am sticking to those colors, and trying to incorporate the animals in any way i can. (click link below to see the quilt)
   I made a mobile out of those colors by folding 3d origami stars to hang, Ive printed and colored coloring pages and framed them and hung them in a cluster. but im far from done! we live in an apartment so painting is not an option, sadly.

   I am skilled in pretty much all crafts, crochet, sewing, scrapbooking, drawing, anything you can think of, i have done before and done it to professional quality. But when it comes to ideas Im LOST!!!

   I want to make everything to keep costs as super low as possible, plus i have so many supplies i need to use up.

   Please give me some craft ideas to decorate the babys room! HELP!!!!!

   Photo of Quilt im theming the room around:
   http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs553.snc3/30275_389252787038_628172038_4598435_69516_n.jpg

   Photo of mobile i made
   http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs330.ash1/28675_396976052038_628172038_4807669_968381_n.jpg

   Photo of hung coloring pages
   http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs301.snc3/28675_397109792038_628172038_4811639_3730606_n.jpg

   • ANSWER:
     Sort out the supplies to see what you have to work with in each category.

     Go from there, although it appears you have already done quite a bit.

     Have you ever made a chenille rug from strips of left-over fabric? There is rug tape you can use to keep the rug from slipping. It is not permanent and sticks-on then pulls off when you want to wash the rug. It is sold with the accent rugs at Walmart.

10. QUESTION:
    can someone please answer this question ( i will pick a best answer)?
    Can anyone tell me how this schedule sounds?
    I have two schedules one is a set schedule with specific times ( for my 25 month old and 8 month old daughters) it goes as follows

    7am wake up 8 month old, change diaper, dress let crawl around and wake up
    7:30 give 8 month old bottle of formula ( 7-8oz)
    8am give 8 month old breakfast ( 3 tbsp pablum 1/2 jar baby food and 2tbsp plain yougrt) and do the baby can read flash cards
    8:30am wake up 25 month old, put on potty, fresh pullup, dress, watch barney or some tv show to get her woke up and going
    9:30am breakfast for my 25 month old ( something like cherrios and a fruit cup) and the baby can read flash cards
    10am baby can read video with both kids
    10:30am a one hour long nap for my 8 month old
    11:30am snack for my 25 month old ( apple sauce) and a bottle for my 8month old
    12pm lunch for both and baby can read flash cards
    1pm baby can read video
    1:30pm one and a half hour nap for 8 month old
    2pm one hour nap for 25 month old ( if needed she doesnt always nap)
    3:30pm snack and tv time for 25 month old ( just 1/2 hour or so of tv to help wake up from nap) and bottle for 8 month old
    4:30pm supper and baby can read cards for both
    6pm bath for yongest snack for oldest
    6:30 bath for oldest some pablum and fruit for yongest
    7:30 bottle for 8 month old
    8pm bed time for 8 month old ( sing, read, pray , mobile on one turn, night light on)
    8:30 pm bed time for 25 month old ( same as above but she gets a little sippy cup of water and a potty break first and she is just getting use to sleeping in her own room so she has the tv on treehouse until 10pm)

    that is the first schedule and then I also write a list of things each day that I hope to do and check them if we do I try very hard to do all/most of these things but dont always and dont have set times for them

    8 month old:
    swing, jolly jumper, exersaucer, floor time, teaching time, bible time, practice standing, outside

    25 month old :
    imagination play, teaching time, bible time, active play, outside, craft/baking , colouring/drawing
    I am sorry but what dont you understand about it
    I am sorry it seems the ? got lost my question is how does the actual schedule look and what do you think of the activities I try to do each day with my girls should I add anything
    my kids love the baby can read things they giggle when i put them in the dvd player or take out the cards I let my kids be kids and anything I teach them I teach through play or in a fun way
    they watch the videos twice and they are 20 mins long that is a total of 40mins so it hardly takes a way from their playtime
    i am not defending everything this is a conversation someone states their opion on something and i respond back you do know what a conversation is right lol and this schedule works great for me and my girls it doesnt matter what anyone thinks i am just bored and cant sleep it is 4am here

    • ANSWER:

11. QUESTION:
    can anyone tell me how this schedule sounds?
    I have two schedules one is a set schedule with specific times ( for my 25 month old and 8 month old daughters) it goes as follows

    7am wake up 8 month old, change diaper, dress let crawl around and wake up
    7:30 give 8 month old bottle of formula ( 7-8oz)
    8am give 8 month old breakfast ( 3 tbsp pablum 1/2 jar baby food and 2tbsp plain yougrt) and do the baby can read flash cards
    8:30am wake up 25 month old, put on potty, fresh pullup, dress, watch barney or some tv show to get her woke up and going
    9:30am breakfast for my 25 month old ( something like cherrios and a fruit cup) and the baby can read flash cards
    10am baby can read video with both kids
    10:30am a one hour long nap for my 8 month old
    11:30am snack for my 25 month old ( apple sauce) and a bottle for my 8month old
    12pm lunch for both and baby can read flash cards
    1pm baby can read video
    1:30pm one and a half hour nap for 8 month old
    2pm one hour nap for 25 month old ( if needed she doesnt always nap)
    3:30pm snack and tv time for 25 month old ( just 1/2 hour or so of tv to help wake up from nap) and bottle for 8 month old
    4:30pm supper and baby can read cards for both
    6pm bath for yongest snack for oldest
    6:30 bath for oldest some pablum and fruit for yongest
    7:30 bottle for 8 month old
    8pm bed time for 8 month old ( sing, read, pray , mobile on one turn, night light on)
    8:30 pm bed time for 25 month old ( same as above but she gets a little sippy cup of water and a potty break first and she is just getting use to sleeping in her own room so she has the tv on treehouse until 10pm)

    that is the first schedule and then I also write a list of things each day that I hope to do and check them if we do I try very hard to do all/most of these things but dont always and dont have set times for them

    8 month old:
    swing, jolly jumper, exersaucer, floor time, teaching time, bible time, practice standing, outside

    25 month old :
    imagination play, teaching time, bible time, active play, outside, craft/baking , colouring/drawing
    i am from niagara falls canada so it is a little cold to go outside now and I dont drive but in my parents have a van and we all go out for supper at the mall once every couple of weeks and in the summer we are outside alot ( in the shade of course)

    • ANSWER:
      Ummm ... it all sounds great but what about outings? Or do you live somewhere too cold (at the moment) to go outside?

      Kids need to get out and about, to see new things, meet new people and experience their world.

      When you think about it, everything's new to little ones so even the stuff that's boring for us is interesting for them - a trip to the shops, a play in the park, a walk around the block, a trip on the bus, a visit to the library ... the list is endless.

      Wherever you go and whatever you do, don't rush. Take it slowly so you can talk to the people you meet, examine the letter boxes, the flowers in the gardens, the ants on the footpath ....

      Talk about it all with your kids. This is much more useful and interesting for them than 'baby can read' videos and flashcards and it will have the same - or a better - result.

      I'd also add lots more stories. Kids need to be read to every day, lot and lots of stories.

      I've just answered a question where I said almost the same thing but it's important so I'll repeat it here. It's long so I apologise in advance!

      There is absolutely concrete proof that kids who are read to have better vocabularies, learn to read easily and naturally, excel at school and grow up to love reading ....

      http://www.best-books-for-kids.com/impor…

      Choose great books, read for at least 10 minutes every day and, above all, make it fun.

      If you need help choosing some great books, start with this list:

      http://www.best-books-for-kids.com/books…

      It's really, really important that you don't actually try to teach your daughter to read. This is just a stressful exercise and you risk turning her off books and reading for life. Just HAVE FUN reading together.

      Now, the alphabet and phonics.

      There is so much wrong information out there about these. By all means teach your daughter the letters of the alphabet if you like but the SOUNDS the letters make are the important thing.

      Teaching kids the names of the letters without talking about the sounds they make can actually do more harm than good.

      Reading poems and rhymes and playing word games with your children is absolutely vital because it helps kids develop something called 'phonological awareness' which is crucial for learning to read ....

      http://www.best-books-for-kids.com/poems…

      There is loads of proof that this works. I'm just a Mum but it's worked for my kids and I've seen it work for lots of other children too. I've also seen many kids who were not read to go on to have problems at school.

      Look at what the experts say:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Lv9KRXV…

      http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-c…

      Both Mem Fox and Jim Trelease have websites and have written books which I highly recommend if you'd like more detail about the importance of reading aloud:

      Mem Fox - 'Reading Magic'

      Jim Trelease - 'The Read-Aloud Handbook'

      Feliss
      (mum to 3 teens in Sydney, Australia)

12. QUESTION:
    extremely jealous neighbours who practically want my stuff??please help!!12 points!PLZ PLZ ?
    Ok so i have these neighbours....there are 2 daughters..the elder one is actually 7 years old but her brain has some problem so she is mentally retarded and the brain is of a 4 year old...the other one is just 1 years old..she is very nice...so no talk about her!
    the mentally retarded one...she likes to hang with me at my house..even tho my house is full of dump our furnishing is really pretty...and her house is really simple......so she comes to my house and she peeps into my cupboards,wardrobes,drawers,my shelves and EVERYTHING!!
    I just hate it! and she is mentally retarded so i cant explain her what to do and what not to.....and like yesterday..she came over with her little sister.....her little sister is very nice,she is extremely intelligent at this age...she can even switch on the TV and the air conditioner and save numbers to the mobile phone!she loves me a lot and is always with me only when she is at my house....
    and my mom...actually i am 11 and my brother is 20 so we kinda do not keep any stuff for babies...and i had this gift from a very close friend...3 babies of plastic as a showpeice..i had placed it and my mom took it out and gave it to the baby to play (i really did not mind 4 that).....after some time...the mentally retarted kid..she actually asked me "can i have these babies!" and i was like....ummm....actually i really love those babies and i dont like to give my stuff away just like that...and i said i cant give it to you right now...but i may tomorrow....
    and then she saw my small box that has stuff...and its called a SCHOOLKIT..and there was this scale in it that had some shapes...and she really liked it....first she tried to track down every possible thing and use it...
    after sometime
    she asked me "can u give me your box"
    and i said nothing..i told her "hey there is diwali coming up right (its a hindu festival) so i will buy u some really nice gift okay"
    and she said
    "u will get me the box?" and i was BLANK!
    and then she started to open my cupboard in which i have my CD collection and some Art and craft stuff....and she saw this box in which i had really pretty gems for making cards...i bought them yrs ago..i just use them when i gotta make real special cards...
    she saw the box , saw my CD collection....
    and then
    she saw this set of sketch pens that my parents bought like 5 years ago from united states that i really love....and she was like
    "give me some sketch pens..and whenever i need some gems i will come to you ok"
    ughhh it is sooo pissing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
    she opens my drawers,my wardrobe and even peeps into my personal stuff and my toys
    and she always makes me feel very guilty when i dont let her touch my real special stuff.......and then that pisses me!

    her grandmother is also very jealous of me and my family b;coz everytime she goes home...she tells her to buy her stuff and then she gotta shout.......
    i just cant TAKE it anymore!

    she wants to play with my teddy bears and my dog (toy)...and i jst hate that
    i know i am behaving like a kid but i AM one!and all these things are REALLY VERY PRECIOUS TO ME!!and i dont even let my parents touch them

    PS - bcoz her grandmother is jealous of us...whenever i go to their house she shows me her new clothes and stuff for absoloutely NO REASON!

    please help!
    i really like the small kid but i hate the mentally retarted one!
    i dont want to give away my stuff at any cost
    PLEASE HELP!!!!

    • ANSWER:
      Wow. That's something tuff to explain but i'll try to. You know I really appreciate your honesty. It's not always easy to express oneself like this, but if i can say something to you little sister, you should not hate somebody just because she is retarded and that she has a different way of thinking. You are 11 and for my part you are not too young to understand that. It is really not her fault if she is like this you know? You should try to see her like somebody you would really like to help and you will see things a new way. If she was in your place and you in her place, would she have reacted like this with you?? Love is the answer. You will see that this will greatly help you.

13. QUESTION:
    Birthday party for two....??
    I posted this Q a few days ago but I wanted to get some more answers.

    I know I'm a little early but I like to plan WAY ahead or I will never remember everything. I have 2 little boys whose birthdays are 3 weeks apart from each other. I ALWAYS said I would never share their parties but times are hard & money is tight right now and I just don't have the money for 2 parties AND Christmas in a 4 week time frame. The only part that bums me the most is that this year is my youngest's 1st birthday. Riley's 1st birthday is November 26th & Tyler's 4th birthday is December 17th. I, unfortunately, have to have ONE party and I was just looking for some suggestions on ideas on where to have the party. I want it to be really nice since Tyler didn't get a real party last year because his baby brother was in the NICU (he was 8 weeks early). I did Chuck E Cheese for his 2nd birthday but it was so crowded and loud that I don't really want to do that again. I live in a mobile home so we can't have it at my house and outside isn't an option either because its *supposed* to be winter (in PA it will be 40 degrees one day and 65 degrees the next through Nov - Jan. )

    Any ideas?? Also, what are some things I can do to cut down the cost of the overall party. Having food has to be an option, but any cheap ways to do it? Also, I think I should have them each have their own small cake and 1 sheet cake for the guests. Tyler is allergic to eggs so I have to make my own cake for him without eggs.

    Also, I never had any games played at Tyler's party (he & all the other kids were too little) but they have grown up!! What kind of games could we play? Or maybe a craft to make or something?

    Sorry this is soo long...any advice is greatly appreciated!!

    • ANSWER:
      I shared parties with my brother because are birthdays were also 3 weeks apart. I still had a great time and so did my brother so I wouldn't worry about it. For a location I would ask a family member or a friend if it would be ok if you had the party at there house so you don't have to spend money on a place. If that isn't possible see about renting a hall for a few hours. For the food I would make it yourself. You could have a make your own taco bar and have a crock pot full of the meat and all the toppings in bowls and chips or pretzels. You could also do hot dogs or pizza. For the cakes I would make all three yourself because you will save a lot of money if you don't buy them already made. I would just make the boys cakes different so you don't get them mixed up. For games you could do pin the tail on the donkey, bean bag toss, and hot potato.(have the kids sit in a circle and have them pass a ball to music and when the music stops whoever is holding the ball is out.) You could also have them make party hats out of construction paper, crayons, stickers, etc.

14. QUESTION:
    what do you think we should get to match this.?
    http://www.target.com/Crown-Crafts-Classic-Pooh-Collection/dp/B000OAE88Q/ref=cm_reviews_dp_seemore/602-6917126-0849416?ie=UTF8&coliid=&frombrowse=1&alt%5Fview=custReviews&asin=B000OAE88Q#RQKY73RR4VOQG
    i'm looking on target.com and they have some really cute stuff in all the pooh collections. what do you think goes best for this?
    there will be two babies in the room the other one had this bedding
    http://www.target.com/Tiddliwinks-Jungle-Collection/dp/B000ITRZQK/qid=1201926645/ref=br_1_2/602-6917126-0849416?ie=UTF8&node=16291801&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
    with the mobile
    the pooh bedding is for our 7 month old and the other in for our 1 month old. what decorations should we put on the wall that will go with both? it is an apartment so it has to been something we can remove without damaging the walls. also should i put a rug that matches each set in front of the beds or just a plain rug in the middle? thanks. oh and the room is very small.
    i asked in newborn and baby and one got one answer.
    we have a rocker but i'm getting rid of it. it would be nice to use but it is on the bigger size and just won't fit.

    • ANSWER:
      I think you should put some of each of the decorations - they are not that different from each other!!

      Also, a larger rug in the middle in a solid color might work the best and go with everything better!

      Do you have room for a rocker? That's always nice to have!!!

15. QUESTION:
    what do you think we should get to go with this.?
    http://www.target.com/Crown-Crafts-Classic-Pooh-Collection/dp/B000OAE88Q/ref=cm_reviews_dp_seemore/602-6917126-0849416?ie=UTF8&coliid=&frombrowse=1&alt%5Fview=custReviews&asin=B000OAE88Q#RQKY73RR4VOQG

    i'm looking on target.com and they have some really cute stuff in all the pooh collections. what do you think goes best for this?
    there will be two babies in the room the other one had this bedding
    http://www.target.com/Tiddliwinks-Jungle-Collection/dp/B000ITRZQK/qid=1201926645/ref=br_1_2/602-6917126-0849416?ie=UTF8&node=16291801&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
    with the mobile
    the pooh bedding is for our 7 month old and the other in for our 1 month old. what decorations should we put on the wall that will go with both? it is an apartment so it has to been something we can remove without damaging the walls. also should i put a rug that matches each set in front of the beds or just a plain rug in the middle? thanks. oh and the room is very small.

    • ANSWER:
      they also have the character stick ups that go on the wall if they dont have them at target you could probably find them at a hardware store or somewhere they sell paint and wallpaper, they peel off easy, you could even find a small rug for the wall or you could find pictures and put them in frames around the room or even print of some colouring pages and colour them in and frame them

16. QUESTION:
    Switching rooms at day care...experiences?
    Asked over in N&B...still no answers.

    The administrator at my 13-month-old daughter's day care suggested today that she move from the infant room to the toddler room. She's walking well now and is ready to be in a place that promotes her new skills - the infant room, of course, only has a small area for the babies who are mobile. On one hand I'm excited that she'll get to start participating in new activities...they do blocks, ABC's and counting, coloring and crafts. On the other hand, I'm a little nervous...we've had a rough time since she started there five months ago with her being sick (if you happened to see my questions posted here last month, you know she was even hospitalized for a rota virus infection). I'm worried she's going to be bombarded with a whole new set of bugs, and we'll be in the pediatrician's office every other day again. Did you find this was the case when your children changed areas, or did the transition go more smoothly than you expected?

    Also, she's only at the day care two times a week max, for three and a half hours a day. Some weeks, depending on the availability of family and baby sitters, she doesn't even attend. My husband and I have done everything we can to keep her out of day care as much as possible. We were forced to enroll her last year due to an unforeseen family medical issue. The daycare will transition her to the new room...an hour a day to start, and work up gradually from there. They did ask for our approval and consent.

    Thanks in advance.
    Thanks so far! We were told when she started 5 months ago that they would begin to transition her when she started walking well. I would think by the time she is 15 months, she'll be in the next room only.
    Thanks. These answers are all really helpful.

    I'm far from keeping my daughter or myself in a bubble. What I'd like to avoid is another 2-day hospital stay for a stomach virus. Who knows, maybe she didn't get that bug from day care, it just seemed the most likely source. I *know* she's going to get sick, whether she attends day care or not. It just seemed her initial introduction to the facility brought much more illness than I expected, especially for a part-timer. Our pediatrician has told us over and over, it won't matter what day care we put her in: it'll all pretty much be the same experience.

    • ANSWER:
      I used to work in a daycare and "taught" the newborn/babies and as my pregnancy progressed ended up in the toddler room for a while and then to te older ones. If they are going to do a transition time with her to get her used to it, it sounds like a good idea. She will learn much quicker and may even potty train faster because of that transition. The toddler room is a great place with the activities that go on in there. Obviously some things she not going to understand at first, but you'll start getting pictures that she colors and different projects that they do which are great for scrap books. as for the illnesses usually they are going to get more from the baby room than they are from the toddler room because the toddlers are typicially busier, they don;t spend most the day with their hands in their mouths and then on the toys and visa versa. Plus the toys don't go into their mouths as much either. This sounds horrible but in the toddler rooms they wash their hands more often just because of the snacks and the outside play time. Good Luck and hope this helps!