it’s almost always a good idea to shop used, especially for kid stuff, since they grow out of it so quickly. However, there are things best left behind on your trip to the neighborhood garage sale.
- Cribs and children’s furniture – Only because you may not be aware of safety recalls. If you buy, be aware.
- Car seats – a good, new car seat can be very cheap. With used, you don’t know the quality of the seat and padding which degrades greatly in an accident, with use, or by being dropped on the ground. Heaven forbid, your child ever needs the protection of a car seat, but if he or she does, you want it to work.
February 22, 2009 – 6:20 pm
However, with just a simple pack of cards, you can play a lot of games. Here are a few ideas: 1. … How can anyone ever understand the many references to “go fish,” without playing this game where each player collects sets of four cards by asking another player for a specific numbered card. … There are lots of ideas for kids (and adult) card games, played with a simple pack you can find at the drugstore.
December 9, 2008 – 4:16 pm
A tie snake – With cold weather seeping in through every door and window, make a snake draft blocker using a colorful old tie filled with polypropylene pellets, or even dried beans (make sure they don’t get wet). … If you want to go the extra distance, make it into a snake-looking object by sewing on eyes, and gluing on a red felt tongue.
…Fill the tie instead with rice and you have a silky soft and heatable pad for sore muscles, keeping warm in the car, or to drape over your eyes during a nap.
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