Top 5 Reasons to Get Huggerz

We love to have fun at Kidzies. Good thing it is summer!

With fun often comes so many activities they can make your head spin. Every parent needs as much in the way of little helpers as they can! That is why Huggerz are the perfect little helper for summer fun!

Here are the top five reasons to get a Huggerz for each of your kids!

1. Summer camps: Whether it is day camp or overnight camp, hydration is important and with all the running around done, it is easy to lose which water bottle is your child's. Huggerz will help your child be able to identify theirs easily in group activities.

2. Sleep-overs. If you have another child over and they are doing a movie night or you are letting them take a drink to bed with them, the best way to keep them separate is to use a Huggerz on each one. No more mixed up drinks and the guest at your home will feel so special to have a cup of their own!

3. Baseball/Softball games. With so many other players walking around the dugout, it is easy to loose which generic bottle of water is your child's. Mark one with a Huggerz and the problem is solved!

4. Apart from keeping drinks cold and hands dry, Huggerz have some unconventional uses as well. Try using it to store sunglasses for the little ones in your beach bag. Then, when you get to your destination, they are scratch free and you have a Huggerz to use to keep their drink cold.

5. If you are a daycare worker or a church summer camp worker, you will love this: Get several Huggerz for all the kids in the class and you will no longer have to label drinks all day.

Did you know Huggerz fit virtually any drink from juice boxes to tall water bottles? You gotta get  Huggerz today!

Tip: Huggerz are not just for kids! They are great for coffee on the go and keeping Mom & Dad's Drinks cool as well ;)

6 Fun things to do with Food Coloring

Food coloring is a huge staple that any parent should have in thier cupboards.Not only is it great for making colored frosting for cookies, there is so much you can do with it in play!
Try out these fun things to do with food coloring and yourkid's eyes will just light up!

1. Make "Rainbow Spaghetti". Add cooked noodles to a bowl filled with food dye and water. Let them sit for about 15 minutes.

Children Say The Darndest Things

 

 

 

I'm not sure who coined that phrase but I'm fairly certain that they met my oldest son way before I did.  He is an adorable 10 year old who has no clue that he is well over 5 feet tall and his arms and legs are monstrously long.  Moreover, he has no clue just how smart he is.  We try not to make a really big deal out of it but sometimes, he is just out there in his own world and honestly, his world looks pretty doggone inviting sometimes.  

Tooth Fairy Ideas and Tips

The other night, my daughter lost a tooth. It was a molar and this made me sad because she is 10 and soon all her baby teeth will be gone! I decided to make this visit from the tooth fairy extra special. I fully believe in keeping magic alive as long as you can in a child's life.

It then dawned on me that there really isn't a whole lot of information out there on the Internet.

I decided I would share what I did this time and some other tips if you are slightly more crafty than me as well.

Tooth Fairy Tips:

1. First of all, you will need a container for the tooth. Skip the plastic baggie and go for the "big guns" as they say. It can be something as simple as a mint tin that is decorated or there are containers you can buy for this occasion as well. I personally think even putting them inside a Treasure Bagz would be awesome!

2. Make sure you leave the window cracked for the fairy to come in and tell your child that is the reason. Now, in winter, this may not work, but if the weather is warm enough, this is fun!

3. Tell your child to help you set up a plate of "nibblers" for the fairy. She must get so tired after gathering teeth and want a snack! Make the plate mini-even use a child's dish from a play dish set. Put small morsels on the plate. Make sure you eat them or make the disappear so when you child gets up, they see the fairy "ate" them :)

4. Write a note, of course! Here is a sample note based on the one I wrote for my daughter:

"Dear ______,
Last night, I was in ________ and I saw your wonderful town/city! The kids there sure have some nice teeth! I saw you wiggle that tooth loose last night and place it under your pillow so I made a special stop to see you and pick up the tooth. Let me tell you, it is the PERFECT tooth for making fairy dust-so pearly white and shiny! You must take care of your teeth well!

Thank you so much for leaving me such a great tooth!

Love,

The Tooth Fairy

Ps. You are getting so big!"


5. A magical tip is to put some glitter on the plate the fairy "ate from" and maybe a tiny bit on the child's pillow.

6. To make fairy dust money, take a bill and spray it with hairspray. Quickly sprinkle some fine glitter on it while it is still wet. You don't need much glitter or hairspray. What is great about this method is, it washes off easily. You could also leave a shiny new toothbrush as well.

I hope these tips help you make a visit from the Tooth Fairy magical!

Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets

Many children who have allergies or intolerance's cannot eat a lot of the foods that other kids enjoy. Here is gluten free, and easy to switch up version of chicken nuggets that almost any child can enjoy.  They don’t eat meat?  No issues, just switch out the chicken for Tofu or a veggie of your choice.  This mixture can be used on a variety of ingredients such as mushrooms or broccoli.  

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Gluten Free Bisquick

1/3 cup crushed rice chex

1/2 cup parmesan cheese (or toasted GF Bread crumbs)

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp garlic salt (or salt)

3 chicken breasts cut into ½ inch cubes (or other fun shapes)

2 eggs lightly beaten (or egg substitute)

3 tablespoons of butter (or butter substitute) melted

Directions:

10 Low-Cost things to do for Fun This Summer

10 Things To This Summer

Summer is now in full swing and you probably have heard "I'm bored!" at least a dozen times already. So what is a mom to do? Here are 10 fun things that you can do with your kids this summer:

Rainy Day Pick me Up: Cookie Lollipops

It's been raining here for two days now. We all needed a little pick-me-up so I decided to bake Lollipop Cookies! These always turn blah moods into smiling faces. :)



Here's what you'll need:

• 1 roll of refrigerated sugar-cookie dough
• Wooden Craft Sticks
• Colored Sprinkles
• Optional* Parchment Paper

Kid Craft: Glass Bubble Magnets

I love crafting with my daughter, who is 10. She is so much like me in that I loved to craft a lot as a kid and wish I had more time for it now. I try to find easy crafts to do with her that are low cost as crafting can get pretty expensive if you do it a lot!

Almost everything on this list can be found at the Dollar Tree, and some of it, you probably have lying around the house!

Too Much Stuff

Do you have too much stuff? I do! I bet your kids do, too! As my son and I were going through all of his way too many toys, we started making piles.

Dean Terry / Kids Photos / CC BY-NC-ND

Pile #1-BROKEN and/or MISSING PIECES

Kids in the Kitchen: Caramel Crispix

This is great recipe to make when you need a fast and easy sweet fix. This recipe is something the kids can help with since they can shake the bag and help spread out the yummy mix. Depending on your child's age would depend on if they can get the bowl out of the microwave or not.  BUT there is plenty for the kids to help with. They can help measure and stir in ingredients into the caramel mixture.

L. Marie / Food Photos / CC BY

Caramel Crispix

*1 box of crispix cereal