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How To Organize a Long Distance Baby Shower

mcdesign — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:08:29 -0500

How To Make a Diaper Cake

Cassandra — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:33:18 -0500

Decorating for a baby shower can have limited options. For a fun and creative decoration, consider making a diaper cake. Creating this cake lets you gift the new mom with items she needs while serving as a decorative centerpiece. Just follow these directions and you can make a diaper cake quickly and easily.

Materials:
1-2 packages of diapers (amount depends upon the size of the cake)
Ribbon – ½” in width or less
Package of pacifiers
Package of booties
Small doll, truck or rattle

Tools:
Scissors
Double-sided tape

How To Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs

teacher — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:54:54 -0500

What is Pysanka? It is a technique to decorate Easter eggs according to the Ukrainian tradition. This technique takes a lot of time, patience and...creativity. Although you can use specific traditional patterns, you can also use some creativity to display various designs of your choice.

The original intention behind this tradition was to send good wishes to family and friends when handing the eggs out as gifts. It is a bit similar to a card in which you've written best wishes, but the eggs were an easier way to express those wishes throughout the years when writing was not an acquired skill by all. At home, these eggs were meant to attract specific blessings (such as having a good crop, benefiting from good health, etc). How do you make Ukrainian Easter eggs? Let's see...

How To Garden Safely with Children at Home or in School

Marilisa560 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:56:26 -0600

Gardening is in my list of top five learning activities. It's natural, therapeutic, hands-on, interactive and a great learning tool. Whether you teach plant care, botany lessons or gardening at home with your children or in school as a teacher, there are several areas to consider and steps to follow to ensure safety.

How To Make Moving with Children Easier

afriedl — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:01:54 -0600

The house is chosen, the paperwork is started and the bank visit is scheduled. In theory, your move from one house to another is going smoothly. However, the packing is taking longer than expected and now the children are upset about a new house. Where do you start? How can this possibly go smoothly? And will it be better once we're in the new place? Some simple things to consider can make moving much easier for children to handle. Older children can be easier to reason with and coerce into involvement. But what about younger kids?

How To Keep New Year's Resolutions

CVRAJAN — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:07:55 -0600

Why does everyone seem to have a record of failures when it comes to sticking to New Year's resolutions? It is the simple reason that while most of us are good in theory, we flounder in practice! We recognize that the difficulty in getting rid of a bad habit is directly proportional to our attachment to it and the length of the time we've been doing it.

We normally make a resolution to get rid of some of our bad habits - like smoking, drinking, overeating, workaholism, procrastination, etc. To become successful in keeping our New Year's resolutions, we need a few essential ingredients:

How To Stick with New Year's Resolutions

teacher — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:28:58 -0600

New Year's is a synonym for resolutions. This is the time of year when you want to make changes and start anew. It is also the time of year filled with good intentions and empty promises. Why? Well, mostly because you either forget about them, your goals seem unreachable or you simply count them as failures as time goes by. Why not make them a long term success by staying focused on each one of them? How can you make it easier? The answer is obvious...visualize them. You see, 70% of people are considered to be visual, 20% are auditory and 10% are kinesthesic-tactile. You can use this info to help you out.

How To Choose Valentine's Day Flowers

Denise639 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:02:22 -0600

Valentine's Day is the day set aside for lovebirds. It is a time to express your innermost feelings to the one who brings joy to your life. In short, Valentine's Day is for couples. One of the most popular gifts purchased for Valentine's Day is flowers. Whether you are considering buying your better half carnations, a bouquet of roses, or a mix of different varieties, choosing flowers should be just as important as the day itself. Follow these steps, and you will be sure to bring delight to someone this holiday.

How To Keep Your Children From Driving You Crazy During The Holidays

ralexander — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:03:17 -0600

Prepare yourself. Your children are getting ready to invade your house during their Christmas break. Your home will no longer be filled with quietness during the day, but instead will have the noise and chaos that can only be brought about by children. Use the following tips to make the Christmas-break time a fun season for yourself and your children:

How To Buy a Gift for Someone Who Has Everything

omehaney — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:58:57 -0600

Many of us have someone in our lives that has absolutely everything and then some. Buying a gift for that special person can prove quite stressful around the holiday season and with each upcoming birthday. Sit back and relax. Here are a few pointers aimed at making difficult gift buying a little bit easier.