Monday, 31 October 2011

Entertaining the Toddler

!±8± Entertaining the Toddler

Most parents of toddlers get to the point where they wonder what they can do to keep their toddler occupied. Toddlers tend to have short attention spans so you need a multitude of activities in your box of tricks to keep them happy. While entertaining your toddler why dont you also bring in a bit of teaching. Most activities can be done with things around the house and encourages creativity and builds their imagination.

One easy and creative activity is dance. Child love music and love to dance. While singing and dancing put in different moves such as stomping, jumping,clapping and swaying all help with listening, gross motor skills and imagination along with that its great exercise.

Why not try pretending to be animals. Children love to copy you. You can hop like a rabbit, crawl around like a lion etc. Depending on the age of your toddler you can ask them what noise different animals make, what do they like to eat.

There are also many things you can do with balls which all help with coordination and gross motor skills. You can have your toddler roll the ball between the two of you back and forth using a different hand each time. Trying to throw balls into laundry baskets, helps with their aim. Find something such as a fly swatter, or something similar and the child can tap a small ball (such as a tennis ball) around on the floor, this is perfect for hand eye coordination. If you have a larger ball the size of a soccer ball, you can have them sit and bounce on the ball, or you can have them lay with their tummy on the ball this all helps with balancing.

Another way to work on balance and other gross motor skills is to lay down a piece of ribbon or string and pretend to balance/walk along the item.

Even having your child help with cleaning. Toddlers can put their own clothes into wash baskets, can help with dusting, give them a cloth and away they will go wiping tables and such.

Toddlers also love to colour and paint. This is not a hard activity to set up, just make sure you have the table covered thick crayons and some paper. If painting remember the painting smock and something to wipe up the mess. The art of colouring and painting is to be prepared ahead of time, because once a toddler starts there is no leaving them along. Colouring/painting works on their fine motor skills.

And never forgot pots and pans and a wooden spoon are always a favourite that can never go wrong, well either than maybe hurting your eardrums (you may want to purchase some ear plugs before you start this one).

Remember it should all be done with fun in mind.


Entertaining the Toddler

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Monday, 17 October 2011

DaVinci Jayden/ Piedmont Full Size Bed Rail Set, Espresso

!±8±DaVinci Jayden/ Piedmont Full Size Bed Rail Set, Espresso

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This full size conversion rail kit can be used to convert your Jayden crib into a full size bed. Very easy to assemble in minutes and you will have extended the useful life of your DaVinci Jayden crib for many more enjoyable years to come. Non-toxic finish. Made of New Zealand Pine wood from sustainable forests. Measures 76 5,8"L x 1 3,4"W x 4 3,4"H. Features: This conversion rail kit can be used to convert your Jayden Crib into a full size bed for your young one to enjoy for many more years. Lead and phthalate safe Non-toxic finish Extend the useful life of DaVinci cribs well into your child's teenage years. Made of solid New Zealand Pine wood from sustainable forests Measures 76.625"L x 1.75"W x 4.75"H. Weight: 14.5 lb.PRODUCT WARRANTY:1 year warranty

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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Learn the Truth About the DaVinci Crib Rumors

!±8± Learn the Truth About the DaVinci Crib Rumors

All over the web you can find forums where people have asked the question... How does DaVinci baby furniture differ from Million Dollar Baby? You'll get crazy answers like Million Dollar Baby (MDB) created a second name, DaVinci, so they could sell the same furniture at two different prices, marking Million Dollar Baby cribs as higher end and DaVinci cribs as lower end. That's just not true.

In fact, all of the furniture is made under the umbrella of the Million Dollar Baby Company, but is offered in three different brands including: DaVinci, Babyletto and Million Dollar Baby. The company, MDB, considers all three brands as siblings, being similar in safety, style and quality, but still offering their own individuality.

In reality, DaVinci is just one of a few brand names for baby furniture lines made by the company MDB. So, Million Dollar Baby is the company name and DaVinci is a brand name. This tends to confuse some people when they see the same crib name such as: Annabelle Crib listed as a Million Dollar Baby crib by one retailer and listed as a DaVinci crib by another retailer. The explanation for this is simple. All DaVinci brand cribs are made by the MDB Company, but are not part of the Million Dollar Baby brand...hope that makes sense! Just like all Babyletto brand cribs are made by the company, MDB, but are not part of their Million Dollar Baby brand. Where as, Million Dollar Baby brand cribs are also made by the MDB Company...get it? So, if a retailer lists a crib as a MDB crib that you've seen listed elsewhere under the DaVinci brand, don't get confused or worried that there's some type of conspiracy. It simply means that the first retailer was stating that the crib is made by the company, MDB and they forgot to mention that it's part of the DaVinci brand, where as the second retailer listed it as a DaVinci brand crib. Both were telling the truth, written in different ways.

Let me address the rumor about the Million Dollar Baby vs. DaVinci conspiracy theory that they're selling the same furniture, under two names, at different prices. First of all, it's totally false. Second, retailers can sell cribs by the DaVinci brand at whatever price they want depending on the margin of profit they wish to make. So if you see the same DaVinci crib being sold at two different retailers for two different prices, it has nothing to do with the Million Dollar Baby Company and everything to do with the retailer's desired profit margins. Also, if you see it listed as a crib by Million Dollar Baby on one site and listed as a DaVinci crib on another, that also has everything to do with how the retailer has titled the crib and has nothing to do with the company, Million Dollar Baby. So as you can see, there's absolutely no conspiracy at all. It's all just good old American Free Market Trade.

If you're one of those people who have been scouring the web for DaVinci cribs, but you've gotten confused by the use of the Million Dollar Baby name in place of DaVinci, don't feel bad, you're not alone. Luckily, now you know the truth and you should have no problem finding that DaVinci nursery set that you want.

DaVinci is a popular brand with today's parents for many reasons. It's admired for its sturdy construction, non-toxic finishes, stylish designs, and functional furniture designs such as: convertible cribs that convert to bigger beds as your child grows and changing tables that double as handy dressers later. Plus, the DaVinci brand furniture is JPMA certified and meets all US, Canadian and even Japanese safety standards. Now that's impressive! To make it even clearer, which is DaVinci brand furniture and which isn't, here's a list of the DaVinci brand collections: Anastasia, Charleston, Emily, Harmony, Jayden, Jenny Lind, Kalani, Parker, Reagan, Richmond, Rivington, Roxanne, Thompson and Twinkle.

MDB is a trusted baby furniture company that makes low, mid and high end furniture to fit every parent's budget. All furnishings meet safety standards and come in gorgeous styles and finishes, so no matter which MDB brand you choose, you'll be getting quality nursery furnishings that will keep your baby comfy, safe and organized for years.


Learn the Truth About the DaVinci Crib Rumors

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