A Girl’s Nursery

by Lori

Baby Bedding Ideas For Little Girls

Expecting a new baby is very exciting! Getting the nursery ready for a little girl is very fun, but it can be overwhelming when you are looking at all the different choices for design and color.

Pink is the traditional color but if you want to jazz it up and make it a little more un-traditional, try using a different shade of pink and coordinate it with a complimentary color. For example, pink and chocolate brown is a new and trendy look. Add some prints such as florals, ginghams, polka dots and plaids to give the room an updated and contemporary look.

Different styles instead of “themes” are preferred today. These include contemporary, country, eclectic, feng shui, modern, nautical and animals.

Create a nurturing, comforting haven for your newborn with these decorating ideas:

  • chocolate brown/pastels for a gender-neutral modern look
  • pink/chocolate brown for a trendy look
  • lavender/white for a whimsical look
  • pink/white for a traditional look
  • turquoise/white for a gender-neutral organic and stylish look

Another ideas is to start with neutral or subdued colors for the walls. Add pops of bright color in the bedding, wall art, rugs, and window treatments.

Orange, bright red, citrusy yellow and lime green all show a fun and modern look without being too boyish or girly. Some of these looks don’t even look “babyish”!

No matter what today’s designs are, in the end, the Nursery needs to please only your baby and you. Buy what you love and have it reflect your lifestyle and home. Have fun with this!

For some of the looks mentioned above, look at my store BabysNursery-BeddingandMore.

Written by Lori Walker, owner

BabysNursery-BeddingandMore

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Organizing Preschool Supplies

by Lori

If you are doing preschool at home, or even if you are just doing
some extra preschool activities with your child from time to
time, you probably have a lot of papers and craft supplies taking
up space on your countertops and closet shelves.

It was hard for me to get excited about doing preschool
activities
without being organized first, so I set out to go
through all of our supplies and set up an organized storage
system that works for me.

Flash Cards and Card Games

I store all of my boys’ flash cards and card games in a small
plastic storage container. This container is kept up in a closet
where only I can get it down for them. It only took one time of
me putting all the cards back in the boxes to realize they
couldn’t handle getting into this container on their own!

Art Supplies

Most of our art supplies are stored where my boys can get to
them. I purchased a three drawer plastic storage container that
works great for art supplies. One drawer holds their crayons,
colored pencils, scissors, and glue. The second drawer stores a
variety of painting supplies. The third drawer stores
miscellaneous items, such as felt pieces for the felt board and
plastic letters for the magnetic board. This plastic container
is kept near the kitchen table where my boys do their art
projects. This keeps it within easy reach when they want to color,
paint, or do some other art project.

Craft Supplies

I have a separate plastic storage container just for craft
supplies. Most of these supplies aren’t used unless we are doing
a special craft project, so the kids don’t need to get in there
every day. This container stores things like google eyes, pipe
cleaners
, crepe paper, etc. This is also where I store the ink
pads I don’t want them getting into by themselves.

Worksheets, Workbooks, and Project Instructions

If you like to collect preschool craft and activity ideas like I
do, you probably have a lot of piles of paper that need to be
sorted and organized. I purchased several plastic file folder
storage boxes for all these papers, and they have worked great so
far. I sorted my papers into categories like Christmas,
Thanksgiving, spring, animals, alphabet, etc. I combined several
categories together in one container, and then labeled each
container so I would know exactly what is in it. I also placed
all of our workbooks in these containers. It’s nice to have a
place to put all those miscellaneous papers I always seem to run
across. If I cut out an article from somewhere, or photocopy an
idea from a book, I have a place to file it away where I can
always find it again. You can put away the containers you don’t
currently need and just leave out the ones you are currently
using.

Preschool Manipulatives and Puzzles

Hopefully your preschooler has a lot of math manipulatives and
puzzles to play with. These items should be set out where they
can just pick up when they are bored. All of our puzzles are
stored inside of benches we have around the table in our kitchen.
When our boys want to do a puzzle, they can get them out
themselves. Our math manipulatives are stored on a shelf in our
entertainment center. Again, the kids have easy access to them
and often pick them up when they are bored. We have sewingcards,
patterning and sorting activities, and several number, matching,
and reading games. I love to see my boys reaching for these great
learning activities when they want something to do.

The preschool years are a fun time for you and your child.
Whether you are doing preschool at home or your child attends
preschool, make sure you have lots of stimulating activities for
your child at home that are organized and ready to use when you
need them.

by Rachel Paxton

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of five. For
resources for the Christian family, including parenting, toddler
and preschool activities, homeschooling, family traditions, and
more, visit http://www.Christian-Parent.com


Preschool Windsock Activity

by Lori

Preschool Windsock Activity
by Rachel Paxton

Children love windsocks. They are fun to make and fun to hang
and look at. This preschool activity is very easy and is suited
to any season or holiday. To make a windsock you will need:

Construction paper
Crayons or markers
Small pictures
Yarn
Glue
Stapler
Scissors
Streamers

For the top of the windsock you will need one 8 1/2 x 11 piece of
construction paper. Cut the piece of paper in half lengthwise.

Next have your child color the small pictures to place on the
windsock. Coloring and activity books are great for finding
pictures. You can use a copier to reduce or enlarge the pictures
to fit on the windsock. We cut out four pictures for each of our
windsocks.

After coloring the pictures, cut them out and glue them to the
two pieces of construction paper. Next lay the pieces of paper
end to end and staple them together. Bring the two open ends of
the paper together to form a circle and staple the two ends
together. This is the top of the windsock.

Next have your child cut the streamers. These streamers are the
same kind of streamers you would hang up for a birthday party.
Cut approximately six pieces of streamer to be 18 inches each.
Have your child glue the ends of the streamers inside the bottom
of the windsock so that they are hanging out of the bottom of the
windsock.

Have your child cut a piece of yarn approximately 18 inches long.
Staple the ends of the yarn on each side of the top of the
windsock. Your windsock is ready to hang!

These windsocks are very easy to make and look really cute
hanging out on your patio. You can also hang them in your house.
They are great seasonal and holiday projects. You can change the
pictures and colors of the windsocks with the seasons, such as
for Easter, Christmas, or Halloween. You could have flowers for
spring, bumblebees for summer, or leaves for fall. The
possibilities are limitless. My boys are currently interested in
insects, so they colored some bugs for their windsocks.

This activity is a great opportunity for your preschooler to
practice coloring, cutting, and gluing. If your preschooler
doesn’t yet have a long attention span, you might want to pre-cut
some of the pieces ahead of time, like the top of the windsock
and the streamers. My busy boys barely made it past the coloring
part, but loved seeing their windsocks blowing in the breeze!

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of five. For
resources for the Christian family, including parenting, toddler
and preschool activities, homeschooling, family traditions, and
more, visit http://www.Christian-Parent.com

Author: Rachel Paxton
Contact Author: rachel@creativehomemaking.com

Web Address: http://www.christian-parent.com


Grandma El’s

by Lori


Owned by Jonathan & Melissa Posner, the proud parents of a two year old daughter, Grandma El’s Diaper Rash Remedy & Prevention is absolutely the most effective diaper changing ointment available today. Used with every diaper change, Grandma El’s will keep your baby free of diaper rash. This pediatrician recommended, hypo-allergenic product is proudly made in the USA and contains only the safest ingredients for your baby. Grandma El’s has put an end to the white, messy paste, lotions, and creams. The patented formula creates a breathable barrier which lets your baby’s skin breathe as it protects from moisture, making it the fastest, most effective product available.

Grandma El’s was formulated in early 1972 by Jonathan’s father, Robert Posner, a renowned skin care specialist and cosmetic chemist. It was initially formulated for Jonathan’s stubborn diaper rash in their Long Island Home.

When it was realzed that the product worked so well, Grandma El (Eleanor Posner), found herself hand delivering this miracle to people who had heard of the product from their friends.

Jonathan followed in his mother’s footsteps and as the word of this miraculous product continued to spread, he hand delieverd the miracle to friends and neighbors at all hours. In 2005, Jonathan formed the company using the name Grandma El’s and now helps parents prevent and heal diaper rash throughout the country. If your baby is in diapers, you Need Grandma El’s!

Grandma El’s Diaper Rash Remedy & Prevention is a Patented Skin Soothing, and Healing Ointment. This unique Pediatrician Tested product has been used by Grandma El since 1974 to successfully treat and heal diaper rash.

Grandma El’s creates a skin softening, protective barrier which prevents wetness and stool enzymes from coming into contact with your baby’s bottom, while allowing the skin to breathe; something no other product offers. Grandma El’s promotes the growth of new skin collagen, which helps the healing process.

Grandma El has put an end to the white, messy paste, lotions, and creams. Grandma El’s knows that for the skin to heal, it needs to breathe. Other products coat the skin, and stop the skin from breathing, thereby slowing the healing process. Grandma El’s patented formula lets your baby’s skin breathe as it protects.

Recent studies have shown Grandma El’s Diaper Rash Remedy & Prevention to help in the following:
· Preventing skin breakdown
· Healing irritation and chapping
· Promoting the growth of new skin collagen
· Soothing and softens baby’s skin making for a comforting experience
· Allowing skin to ‘breathe’ while protecting the skin from wetness and bacterial contamination Stopping redness, itching, pain, and soreness

DIAPER RASH, DIAPER RASH, DIAPER RASH
WHAT TO DO? WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO??
GRANDMA EL TO THE RESCUE!!

Written by Robert M. Posner, Expert Product Formulator and Skin Care Professional
June 7, 2006

Before the rescue, let’s learn more about Diaper Rash…what can cause it, how it can progress if untreated, and how to prevent secondary bacterial and fungal infections which can invade improperly cared for babies’ bottoms.

The main cause of diaper dermatitis is simply contact of urine on the skin. Between diaper changes, urine begins to break down into ammonia and other chemical by-products. Fecal matter in the diaper area, between diaper changes, can cause the rapid proliferation of bacteria and or fungus which can infect the already irritated diaper area.

Obviously, the breakdown of urine, its continual contact with the skin, and resulting skin irritation, begins the all too common diaper rash syndrome. It was thought that Luvs, Pampers and other disposable diapers would be a better answer than the common cloth diaper. The new diapers were better. But diaper rash is still an all too persistent and difficult problem to deal with…until Grandma El’s Diaper Rash Remedy & Prevention, everything else either didn’t work too well, or did not work at all.

The most important treatment in healing diaper rash is PREVENTION!

Prevent urine from coming into contact with the baby’s tender skin by putting a barrier on the skin that prevents urine and fecal matter from contact with tender bottoms by barrier action. Grandma El’s, as it’s smoothed on baby’s diaper area (peri-anal) creates a barrier that allows the skin to breathe or respirate, while keeping moisture and other irritants from penetrating to the skin. This preventative action of Grandma El’s is accompanied by a healing, soothing action to stop the beginning of irritation that produces Diaper Rash.

It is important that the skin is always able to breathe or respirate to induce the healing process. Many diaper rash products are heavy creams, pastes or lotions. While some will create a barrier to keep moisture away from the skin, these products DO NOT have the capability of allowing the skin to breathe. Thereby, the existing moisture can not be released and the healing process is hindered dramatically. It is recommended that you use a semi-occlusive ointment such as Grandma El’s Diaper Rash Remedy & Prevention.