Monthly Archives: March 2012
5 Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe Around Stairs
Every 6 minutes a child younger than 5 is treated in an ER for stair-related injuries. Some of these falls are from a child falling down the stairs or because a caretaker fell down the stairs while holding a child. This alarming number sends everyone a wake up call. Many of these injuries are preventable by taking a few precautions.
- Be sure you have a mounted gate at the top of the stairs and at least a pressure-mounted gate at the bottom of the stairs.
- Make sure you have a securely mounted banister rail that is thin enough to grasp in case you need to grab onto it while holding your child.
- Don’t multitask when going down the stairs. Don’t try to carry more than one child or your child and groceries, etc.
- Flip flops and heels increase your chance of falling while going down stairs and carrying your child. Take off your shoes or wear other shoes when carrying your child down stairs.
- Keep your stairs clear of toys, bags, laundry and other obstacles.
These easy-to-follow tips only take a few minutes to do and can possibly save you and your child from life-threatening falls.
Mom Moments
Every day is full of those mom moments. You know those little moments of love even amidst the chaos where we know in the depth of our being that motherhood is better than we could have imagined. Sometimes this comes during a night feeding when you get that baby snuggle or when your toddler just blurts out “I love you” or when your teen makes the right choice. These moments can get us through the mom challenges so they are worth sharing & celebrating.
Share with us a recent mom moment that made you happy to be a mom.
10 Delicious and Fun Recipes for Your Toddler
Our friends at Parenting magazine have easy, fun, healthy recipes that will get your toddler saying, “More please!” Try them out this weekend!
Our favorites:
Find more at Parenting.com
Funny Things Your Kid Says
We love how our kids can say funny things that make our mom heart smile and give us a different perspective. Today’s quote is brought to us by 4 year old Sawyer.
I think it went: dinosaurs, pilgrims, and then real people. (HA! Somehow pilgrims as people didn’t translate.)
What things do your kids say that make you laugh?
Celebrate Dr Seuss’ Birthday with Your Kids
Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday and what better way to celebrate than through a party and reading to your child? We have a few ideas for making your Dr. Seuss birthday celebration fun and educational!
Dr. Seuss Party Decorations
- Make Cat in the Hat party hats
- Decorate your wall with trees from the Lorax. Just take this finger paint art craft and make it on poster board.
- Make a Dr. Seuss themed birthday cake. We love these ideas inspired by his books! Be sure to sing happy birthday!
- Have green eggs and ham for breakfast with this easy recipe.
Dr. Seuss Party Activities and Crafts
- Play pin the green eggs and ham on the plate. Simply cut out a plate, green eggs and green ham from construction paper and hang on wall like pin the tail on the donkey.
- Do a Dr. Seuss word search with your children or make your own!
- Have kids sit in a circle, read words from One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish and see how many words they can come up with that rhyme. i.e. – Cat, Fish, Dog, etc.
- Color Dr. Seuss coloring pages and talk about which character is your favorite and why.
- Make bookmarks with Dr. Seuss characters. Encourage your kids to draw their favorite character. It doesn’t have to be perfect!
Make sure you have storytime and read your kids’ favorite Dr. Seuss books. Have fun celebrating the author who has taught thousands of kids how to read!
Biggest Savings of the Year on Sealy Crib Mattresses
Now is the time to get the best deal of the year and save big on a new crib mattress! Sealy’s premium crib mattresses, Sealy Nature Couture Cotton Bliss 2 Stage Infant – Toddler crib mattress & Sealy Nature Couture Soybean Serenity crib mattress, are on rollback during Walmart’s Baby Days. Starting this weekend these crib mattresses will be sold at the best deal of the year! These premium crib mattresses give your baby a peaceful night’s sleep which in turn helps you to sleep!
There is so much we love about these crib mattresses that we proudly make in the USA, but we wanted to highlight our absolute favorite parts.
Sealy Nature Couture Cotton Bliss 2 Stage Infant – Toddler crib mattress
- Exclusive Crypton Clean Sleep keeps the organic cotton cover easy to clean without the use of plastic coatings like PVC or food-grade polyethylene. It’s organic and eco-friendly giving your baby a comfortable and clean sleep surface.
- Excellent coil count of 204 engineered steel coils interwoven for optimal support that will last forever.
- GREENGUARD® Children & Schools Certified: This entire mattress is GREENGUARD® Children & Schools certified for indoor air quality and low chemical emissions to help create a healthier sleeping environment for your baby.
- Infant side features firmer layers and anti-sag interior steel system helps distribute weight across the entire surface of the mattress so newborns can sleep on a firmer, flatter surface and is identified on the silk name tag.
- Toddler side features both highly durable and plusher sleeping layers including certified organic cotton cushioning.
Sealy Nature Couture Soybean Serenity Crib Mattress
- Exclusive Crypton Clean Sleep keeps the organic cotton cover easy to clean without the use of plastic coatings like PVC or food-grade polyethylene. It’s organic and eco-friendly giving your baby a comfortable and clean sleep surface.
- Strong high-density foam-core that is enhanced with soybeans offers an extra-firm and durable sleeping environment that infants need.
- High-density foam is CertiPUR-US® certified for durability, air quality, and chemical content.
- GREENGUARD® Children & Schools Certified: This entire mattress is GREENGUARD® Children & Schools certified for indoor air quality and low chemical emissions to help create a healthier sleeping environment for your baby.
- More natural surface closest to baby with a durable woven organic cotton cover that is soft and breathable.
You will be amazed at the quality of our eco-friendly Crypton water proofing. This very short video demonstrates how it works.
Your baby spends a lot of time on his crib mattress. Walmart’s Baby Days gives you the opportunity to buy this top-of-the line crib mattress at an unbeatable price.
