v 5 issue 27: Splish Splash
Scrub-a-dub-dub, time for fun in the tub. This issue is full of bathtime treats sure to put a smile on any water baby.
Cover by Danette Kay
1 A silky smooth combination of bamboo and organic cotton keep baby royally dry and pretty as a princess. The creamy white hooded towel is a fine quality piece adorned with a pink crown and metallic rhinestone appliques. Six fun towels to choose from at Bambooh Brand Organics. All towels on sale now!
2 A staple of American bathtub culture has been revamped with bright colors, polka-dots, and a glow. The Light Up Rubber Duckie Family is a trio of ducks -including a parent and two babies- which all light up when squeezed. Sure to delight the hearts and minds of the little ones. Elegantbaby knows how to make bathtime fun.
3 No need to play Guess the Water Temperature when you can purchase Primo's Starfish Water Thermometer for only $19.99. The days of scalded elbows and reddened tushes are over. Simply drop the corded thermometer into the water for an instant LCD temperature reading.
4 Irresistibly soft, the Bath Wrap
5 Gentle, effective, and soothing, Belli Baby's Calm Me Hair and Body Wash leaves baby refreshed & clean with the scents of marigold and chamomile. Purchase a 14.35 oz bottle for only $12.00, or dibble dabble in sample sizes of all the babycare products with the Bundle of Joy Gift Set for only $14.99.
6 Bummas are the indispensable, multi-purpose cloths perfect for just about any dirty, or not so dirty, nursery job. They clean, they dry, they wipe messes good-bye. Best of all, Bummas are reusable and long-lasting with the ability to be washed over and over again without pilling, shrinking, or fading. Enter code: Coupon Code: u1d9h for 15% off your total purchase.
7 Certainly the most clever and attractive way to store the bath toys between uses. The Küster Bath Toy Store is designed with handles and drains to assist in scooping toys from the water and allowing them to drain thoroughly...all while remaining discreetly concealed within a colorful container. Available at modernlola.com. Enter code: HAPPY10 for 10 % off your purchase.
8 Kid O Stack & Nest Cups provide entertainment both in and out of the bathtub. While the tub is filling, anxiously awaiting tots will remain distracted by tower construction...and when the tub is warm and ready, it's time to plop 'em all in the water for filling & dumping fun. After use, cups can be nested neatly for proper storage.
This weeks mom tips:
Sent in from one of our readers:I have a great tip to share with Moms who might not know what to do with all the keepsakes and homework assignments that you want to keep from your child's school year. Get a 3 ring notebook with a clear outside cover. Have your child decorate an 8x10 paper and incorporate that year’s number on the paper somewhere. Fill it with 3 hole punched page protectors and insert any homework or artwork that you want to keep. You will have years of fun looking at how your child has progressed each year.
-submitted by Lindsay
Green Tips:
If a vehicle's tires have less than recommended air pressure, gas mileage will suffer. Determine the correct pressure level from the small plaque likely found just inside the driver's-side door, but possibly on a rear doorpost, in the trunk/latch area, the glove box, or even on the sun visor.
Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, but can kill. Gas stoves, furnaces and water heaters, kerosene space heaters and barbecues, as well as automobiles, produce carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion. Protect a household with a carbon monoxide detector.
Choose low-toxic paints that also are low in volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which convert to gas at room temperatures. Outdoors, certain VOCs react with sunlight to create smog. Indoors, VOCs can irritate lungs and cause allergic reactions. Check the paint label for a VOC level below 150 grams per liter. Zero-VOC paints also are available.
Time Saving Tips:
Cook big meals – stews, soups, roasts anything that can be had for more than a day. Nothing says time saving like getting a night off from cooking.
Write out your grocery list according to the major aisles in your grocery store. This will make in-store grocery shopping go much faster because you won't have to backtrack.
Tubby Time Tips:
Is Your Child Afraid to Take a Bath?Some toddlers live for bath time. Their faces light up with joy when you mention getting in the tub, and they would happily spend a large portion of their lives there if you would allow it. Other toddlers, however, can't stand taking a bath. You have to bring them kicking and screaming to the tub, and you don't get a moment's peace until the bath is over. The fact is that many toddlers are scared of bathing. It's one of the most common things they fear. But you have to keep your child clean, so what can you do?
Sponge Baths
If your toddler panics when you start to put him in the tub, try giving him sponge baths sometimes. It's important that he overcomes his fear of the bathtub, but there's no harm in giving him a sponge bath at times. It can be a lifesaver when you are in a hurry.
You could even sponge your toddler off for all but one bath a week to get him used to the idea of bathing in the tub. Once he starts getting comfortable with it, increasing it to two a week will start to ease him into a regular bath time routine. Once he is content with being in the tub, you can start giving regular baths every time.
Bath Toys
One reason that many kids love to take a bath is the fact that they get to play in the water. Getting some fun and brightly colored toys and putting them in the tub before you bring your toddler in can make a bath more enticing. Bath paint is also a favorite, because it gives them license to make a colorful mess.
Once you have gotten your child in the tub with toys, play along with him. Making bath time a time to bond with you will add greatly to its appeal.
Bath time is a grand opportunity for your toddler to unwind. It's filled with fun sights and smells, and playing in the water is a blast. Getting your toddler over his fear of the bathtub may take some time, but once you do he may actually begin to look forward to it.
Bath Facts and Tips:
Never leave your baby unsupervised in water, even for a minute and always keep at least one hand on her body at all times.
Bath temperature should never be higher than 100F before you put your child in the tub.
Daily baths can dry your child's skin out. Try limiting baths to just 3 times a week during the winter weather.
Fill the tub with only 2 to 3 inches of water for babies up to 6 months old and never more than waist-high (in sitting position) for older children.
Before bathtime raid your dirty laundry of towels to lay them out on the floor. After water play just scoop up the wet towels and throw in the washer.
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