Riding the Rides at Mommytown
The Boy and his friend just spent the past 30 minutes sitting in Daddy’s desk chair, spinning around. I was the spinnee or sometimes The Boy would get down and spin said friend. I did not know that this could be so entertaining. Yesterday the fun was pushing the desk chair around the house.
So, if you have a chair at home that has wheels, consider making that the ‘toy of the day.’
Decorate it with streamers and have a chair parade.
Ride the spinny ride.
Push each other around the house.
Another free form of entertainment!
Ready, Set, Bumbo!
Although this would take quite a bit of time to replicate, it is free entertainment with your Bumbo!
Constructive Playthings
This online store is by no means cheap, but Constructive Playthings does have some really awesome toys for kids. You can search/sort by age, price or theme (trains, pretend play, holiday, etc.).
And, yes, there is an Under $10 section!
Emergency Contact Information
Even though we rarely leave The Boy with a sitter, I felt compelled to create an Emergency Information sheet for him soon after he was born. It’s actually nice to have on hand. I keep a couple of copies with the age and weight sections blank. Then I can just fill out a new one every few months or so. This is a handy, one-sheet to have for sitters or even for yourself.
I have emergency and non-emergency numbers for poison control, fire, police, and gas and electric. I have my home address and directions on how to get to my home. This might be especially helpful for a young babysitter who might need to tell an emergency service provider how to get to your home. I have The Boy’s name, birthplace, blood type, immunizations (I just pencil in “18 months immunizations complete” or something to that effect), age, weight and known allergies.
I have various family numbers listed, along with the names and numbers of our pediatrician, eye doctor, dentist and preferred hospital. At the bottom of the page, I’ve listed our medical insurance information and a brief, signed medical release statement in the event that The Boy needs medical attention and I cannot be reached. I’m happy to say (knocking on wood) that we’ve never had to use this information. It sure is nice to have all in one place though. I do leave a copy out when we have a sitter and I usually have a copy in the diaper bag for the rare occasion that I leave him at someone else’s house.
911
Poison Control
Fire Department Non-Emergency Number
Police Department Non-Emergency Number
PG&E Emergency Number
Home Address and Phone Number:
Directions :
Full Name:
Born at:
Blood Type:
Immunizations:
Age:
Weight:
Allergies to Food:
Allergies to Medicine:
Family Numbers:
Doctor:
Dentist:
Eye Doctor:
Preferred Hospital:
Medical Insurance Information:
Medical Release Information: I authorize any hospital or emergency facility to administer emergency medical treatment for my child, , in the event that I cannot be reached.
Pirate Parenting, Yar!
If there is one thing that is hot right now, it is pirates. Not the stealing, murdering, vile ones that are the true pirate, but the fun, talk kind of funny but still look good one in the movies ones. And no parent would turn down the chance to raise their kid to be the greatest pirate ever. Provided they don’t break any laws and pretty much just walk around in costume and talk like a pirate.
For the talking part, please remember that Sept 19th every year is the official Talk Like a Pirate Day all over the world. Rejoice in the complexities of the pirate language which has such sayings as “scruvy bilge rat”, “grog” and “land lubber.” Grog being another word for milk or juice of course.
The next thing you need is a guide on Pirate Parenting.
If you’re like most parents, you long to raise your children as pirates but just don’t know how. In “Guide to Pirate Parenting,” Cap’n Billy “The Butcher” MacDougall provides everything you need to know to turn your little powder monkeys into happy, healthy buccaneers. In Guide to Pirate Parenting you’ll learn: . Ten benefits of raising a pirate . At what age your child should be able to remove a bottle cap by taking out his glass eye and using his eye socket as an opener . Which offense requires administering The Flying Dutchman Wedgie . How to prevent sogging the quartermaster . The best place to maroon your disobedient child . How to remove chewing gum or a giant octopus from your child’s hair . The difference between plundering and pillaging . How to convert your minivan into a pirate schooner . When to smack your teenager in the side of the head with an oar Each information-packed section ends with “Your pirate’s progress,” a short quiz that shows whether your child is reaching his or her pirate development milestones.
With this book and an observance of talk like a pirate day, you too can be proud of your little pirates.
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