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Link roundup: Crazy homemade trophies, new sippys, DIY diaper cream, and “satisfaction guaranteed”
By Jeremiah | December 21, 2008 | 5 comments / Join the conversation!
Photo by Ravages, shared via Flickr.
Financially-strapped parents are foregoing daycare. Yep, the alternative is as bad as it sounds.
Elise at The Tranquil Parent had an interesting post this week about helping kids learn to turn off the lights.
We wrote about the Santa gift program run by the U.S. post office recently on The Tranquil Parent. The New York Times reported that a scare last week triggered the shut-down of the program, but they were able to reopen it with new privacy controls. The article sounds a mournful tone, but the changes sound good to us.
Polliwogged has a quick review of a great, simple infant sling, and found a link to instructions for making homemade diaper cream.
We love, love, love the easy, quirky homemade trophies on My Paper Crane as a form of creative reuse. Can't wait to do this!
Did you know that "Satisfaction guaranteed" is actually enforceable? Slate explains the law and the limits.
Looking for simple ways to celebrate tonight's winter solstice with your child? We discuss a family solstice celebration on Gardenaut, and have a review up on Punnybop of three much-loved children's books about the solstice, and another book to celebrate the sun.
We discovered (through a blog, but we can't find it again now...) some intriguing stainless steel sippys made by Bilt, a company known for adult water bottles. There are a few on Amazon.com for $17, sold through Kangaroodle; Organically Hatched also carries them, currently priced at $16. We'll ask Bilt for one to review on Z Recommends, and add it to the ZRecs Guide.
Elise at The Tranquil Parent had an interesting post this week about helping kids learn to turn off the lights.
We wrote about the Santa gift program run by the U.S. post office recently on The Tranquil Parent. The New York Times reported that a scare last week triggered the shut-down of the program, but they were able to reopen it with new privacy controls. The article sounds a mournful tone, but the changes sound good to us.
Polliwogged has a quick review of a great, simple infant sling, and found a link to instructions for making homemade diaper cream.
We love, love, love the easy, quirky homemade trophies on My Paper Crane as a form of creative reuse. Can't wait to do this!
Did you know that "Satisfaction guaranteed" is actually enforceable? Slate explains the law and the limits.
Looking for simple ways to celebrate tonight's winter solstice with your child? We discuss a family solstice celebration on Gardenaut, and have a review up on Punnybop of three much-loved children's books about the solstice, and another book to celebrate the sun.
We discovered (through a blog, but we can't find it again now...) some intriguing stainless steel sippys made by Bilt, a company known for adult water bottles. There are a few on Amazon.com for $17, sold through Kangaroodle; Organically Hatched also carries them, currently priced at $16. We'll ask Bilt for one to review on Z Recommends, and add it to the ZRecs Guide.
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That sippy spout looks MONSTROUS. I’d be interested in hearing some reviews before taking the plunge..
Need to be careful with stainless steel. Apparently many people are nickel sensitive and that metal is present in SS! :(
We can’t win for losing!)
Tori, we’d love to learn more about this if you know of any good resources. Sounds like this would be a source of an allergic skin reaction in those with the sensitivity… so parents would need to be aware of this when first using a SS container with their child, and consider this a possible cause if it occurs? Or are initial reactions possibly more serious?
I’ve had a nickel allergy since childhood, and I’m very sensitive...I’ve even gotten a rash from the inside of the snap on my jeans. I would never be concerned with a water bottle or sippy causing a reaction. I’d have to hold it a long time to see an allergic reaction,a nobody holds a cup that long. I’ve also never heard of a nickel allergy being serious. Just really itchy and rashy. I’d be curious if anyone would have a different opinion.
Thanks for mentioning it, Monica. We too would love to hear others’ experiences with this issue, particularly with children.