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Deluxe Pet Net - Stuffed Animal and Toy Organizer |
netwhich will match with your decor and hold all of baby's stuffed toys. Just cut out a triangle of strong, stretchy fabric measuring about 1 metre by 1 metre by 1.4 metres (or 40"x40"x60"). Tie each corner of this triangle tightly to a metal ring and suspend up in one corner of your baby's room with hooks screwed into the wall. Fill with those toys!
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special drawer, taking the things out and putting them back in.
It may even give you some time to get your kitchen work done!
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Cut the bottom off your 1 litre (quart) bottle. Then cut a long U-shaped scoop, sloping your cut up along the sides. (If your bottle comes with a handle, make sure the handle ends up on the top side of the scoop.) This becomes your shovel.
The best part of these toys is - if they get left behind at the beach, you can always make another set!
Take one plastic grocery bag with handles. Tie a long length of string to one handle, and RUN! Take two wooden sticks, center one on top of the other, at right angles. Strap together with a thick elastic.PRESTO! An instant cross-boomerang. Hold upright, and throw with a quick snap of your wrist.
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pages. If desired, you can round off the corners on each
page. Gather ten photographs of your family, bright pictures from magazines, or use your imagination! Trim to fit and paste one picture on each
page, using both sides of your book. Cover both sides with Mac-Tac, and trim off excess. Your baby will love it!
You can make several board books out of just one sheet of bristol board and a roll of Mac-Tac.
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fashionfinish, but I found the children enjoyed sorting the cartons by brand-names (the colours on the outside). I started this project while pregnant with my first, 8 years later we have quite a collection and it's always a favourite with visiting friends. They make great walls, forts and cages for kids, as well as cities and roads for small cars. Thanks to Karla for this great Frugal Baby Tip!
Laminate sheets of 11" x 8.5" paper (yes, landscape). It can be something you decorated yourself, wrapping paper, stationary, etc.
Staple them in the middle and fold in half to form a book. This worked great when Micah was in the hospital. Every time he was poked at, prodded or tested for something else, they gave him a sticker. By making the laminated book, he could place the stickers on there and keep them.
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stay-inday by creating an indoor sand-box. All you need is a large plastic dish-pan and a 5lb. (2 kg.) bag of cornmeal or rice for
sand- spoons, measuring cups, funnels, strainers, etc. The cornmeal or rice vacuums up quickly and doesn't scratch the floor.
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An empty toilet paper tube!
Commercial choke testers are made to gov't. regulation size of 3.5 cm (1 3/8") in diameter. However, the Consumer Products Safety Commission in the U.S. has reported many deaths of babies and children who have choked on objects slightly larger than 3.5 cm (1 3/8") in diameter.
Your ordinary toilet paper tube is 4.5 cm (1 6/8") in diameter. You can consider any toy or object in your home that fits inside this tube to be a choking hazard to your baby or child.
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