Safety Tattoos For Kids Provide Piece Of Mind To Parents and Grandparents

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No, they’re not REAL tattoos, they’re write-on labels that look like tattoos. Remember the silver I.D. tags we wore as kids?  I’ve thought about them and considered ordering them for my grandchildren but this idea seems way easier.  These are a great idea for grandparents to use when the grandkids are visiting, and you’re away from home and out in public.  Sure to  provide any parent or grandparent with some piece of mind in the event one of the children
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She’s 4, and She Likes Jazz…Creating Musical Memories for Grandchildren

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I’ve since made them a CD of music I love from a bunch of musicians including James Taylor, Carly Simon, and some lullabies from their ethnic backgrounds, including Cuban and Irish musicians.

Everything Easter For The Kids

Unique Easter items for all of your grandkids, from bunnies, to window decorations, to decoupage egg decorating kits…   Even “Far Away” Grandparents can get in the “spring” of things by choosing a basket, filling it, and sending it…all from one website! Create innovative, individualized baskets for each of them and share in their fun. Click on the photo to get started!

3-in-1 Baby Monitor Meets All Your Needs And A Few More

How do you choose a nursery monitor to purchase when a new baby has arrived? Of course you want every sound coming from the crib heard, but how about a monitor that would provide   you with video and a movement sensors too? The Angelcare Video Movement – Sound Baby Monitor contains a video and sound monitor with a movement sensor. It even has a touch screen on the Parents Unit. Peace of mind for parents and grandparents, right at
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Turning 4 Is Pretty Cool!

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This is what you look like when you wake up as a BRAND new 4 yr. old, surrounded by “Rainbow Unicorn” decorations, knowing your presents are on the table, your party starts in 3 hrs. and you’re surrounded by people who love you!  (and they’re all eating fresh doughnuts your dad just walked in the house with!!) What a day we had!  So grateful I was able to share it with her.

Give Me A Finger, Give Me A Nose…Bonding With My Grandson

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With one hand firmly grasping my finger, and the other often gripping my nose, my 1st grandson and I spend a blissful moment together. I hadn’t seen him in 3 months, and at a ripe old age of 8 mos. I wasn’t sure he’d be too happy to see a strange older woman who mildly resembled his mom, but my worries were for naught. The mega-watt gummy smile was bestowed upon me every time I entered a room or spoke
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Custom Placemat Map to Grandparents House

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My grandchildren are in Wisconsin, and I’m in northern California.  For the 1st 4 yrs. of #1 granddaughters life she lived in the same city as her paternal grandparents, and was able to spend alot of quality time with them.  I wasn’t so lucky, but fortunately I’m able to visit at least every 3 – 4 months.   I remember talking to her about how I would love to see her more often, like her other grandparents do. I would
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Vegetarian Child In a Family of Meat Eaters

Adopting a vegetarian lifestyle approximately 15 years ago, my oldest daughter continues to hear this comment from her 90 yr. old grandmother, (my mom)…“Oh honey, just a little bit of chicken won’t hurt!!”  She was in her early 20′s when she made the decision to embrace vegetarianism, and was no longer living at home.  At times during her childhood (as my picky eater) if she had the option of choosing her own meals, spaghetti, pizza and mac and cheese would
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