Winter is here! Here are some ideas to keep kids entertained during the long winter months:
• Museum of Natural History: http://umnh.utah.edu/home 1390 E Presidents Circle M-S 9:30AM-5:30 PM Prices: A $7.00,K $3.50 Free Family Mondays on the first Monday of every month. Group rates are avail with 2 week advanced reservation: A: $4.50 K: 2.50 581-5567
• Cottonwood Rec Center: Swimming, Ice Skating, Racquetball, Aerobics, Fit Kids, Zumba Kids, Basketball. http://www.cottonwoodheights.com/ Racquetball Ruckus: rent a racquetball court and bring lots of balls, let the kids have fun. Swimming is open: 12-4 & 7-9. Fit Kids: after school 45 min. class designed to encourage children to lead active and healthy lifestyles. Kids are taught Yoga, games and obstacle course agility. Designed for children 5-12. Sign up at the main office. Time: 4pm M-Th Cost: $2 single visit or $18.50 10 punch card. ZumbAtomic: Specially designed class for kids ages 6-13 using Zumba fitness concepts. ZumbaAtomic is a 100% kid-friendly mix of songs, dances, games and energy that comes together for a fun, healthy program. Kids can participate with or without their parents. Regular adult fitness class fees apply for all ages for this class. Time: 5pm Thurs. Cost $4 members, $5 non-members
• Sledding: Parks or up the canyon. Kids hike for an hour up to Doughnut Falls area, Sled back down. Bywater park has a great hill, with not many people. We winter hike about 2 times a week. There are many trails that are perfect for kids! Not only is it fun for us, it gets the kids out of the house!
• Thanksgiving Point Lights: 6-8 pm $8 per car. $3 wagon rides
• Chuck E Cheese: http://www.chuckecheese.com/ M-Th: 10:30am-9:30pm, Fri & Sat 10:30-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm. Sandy location: 10535 S State Street. Online Coupons
• Clarks Planetarium: http://www.clarkplanetarium.org/shows Free Exhibits TOO! Adult coupons can be found here: http://www.citydeals.com/?ref=CDUODk2OTU
• Classic Fun Centers: http://classicskating.com/sandy/sandyhome.html M-Th open 10am-9pm. Fri 10am-10 pm & Sat 12-10pm Monday night is Family night: $10 for a family of 5 (4-9pm only), Tues: Each activity is $2, Wed: unlimited fun for $7.50 (4-9 Only). Coupons here: http://www.citydeals.com/ref=CDUODk2OTU
• Incredible Pizza: http://www.incrediblepizza.com/draper/ Buffet, drink and $10 game card is $12 ages 4-11. M-Th 11am-8pm-game room open to 9pm. F & S 11-9 game room open to 10pm. Coupons Available on website.
• Boondocks Fun: http://www.boondocksfuncenter.com/public/draper/ M-Th: 10am-10 pm, Friday & Sat: 10am-Midnight. $12 Tuesdays.
• Skating at Gallivan Center. Then go see the temple lights.
• Zoo Lights: Sun-Thurs 5-8pm, Fri & Sat 5-9pm Adults $6, Kids $4, 2 and under free.
• Ebenezer Scrooge Ballet: Murray High School 2pm & 7 pm
• Winter Smores: Up any canyon or in back yard to camp spot where you can built a fire.
• Ski free after 3 at Alta: This is our favorite!!! Bring hot chocolate and cookies, eat in the parking lot after a fun night of skiing.
• Bouncin Off The Walls: Wed: Open bounce $5 per child 3-5 pm. 398 West 9400 South Sandy
• Dollar or Matinee Movie
• Jungle Jim’s Playland: M-Th: 11am-9pm, F 11am-10pm, S 10am-10 pm $8.19 all day pass. Riders 2 and under $5.49, single ride $1.29.
• Hollywood Connection: 3217 S Decker Lake Drive. Monday is “All Day Wrist Band $6.95. Tuesday is $5 for any show $1 popcorn, $1 drinks: Different deals on different days. M-Th 4pm-9:30 Fri 3-11pm Sat 11:30-11pm.
• Fat Cats Bowling: 3739 S 900 E. M-Th 10 am-12am/ Fri-Sat 10am-1am: More info at website: http://www.fatcatsfun.com/index.php/locations/salt-lake-city-utah.
• Make Sugar Cookies
• Gingerbread houses
• Neighborhood Front Yard Snow Art Contest: Have neighbors build a snow feature, and reward everyone with a award and a small gift. (best is show, smallest, most creative, best use of snow.)
Enjoy!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Be Good For Goodness Sake!
Plug in the website and start building an email movie from Santa that is personalized for your child! It is so incredibly easy! It takes about 10 minutes to finish the whole movie. Select your the age of your child, and follow the easy steps. Add specific information about your child and if he has been bad, needs to work on something, or has been good. You can also add cute photos!! Also don't forget to send one to your sigificant other, friend or family!!! Everyone likes to be remembered for christmas!!!
The funnest part for me was seeing that my boys thought Santa knew them. Santa knows their name, their age, and if they have a brother or sister or BOTH! My boys eyes glowed as Santa talked to them through the email. This is so darling, and watching my boys get this message from Santa really warmed my heart!
Log onto this website, and start the process.
http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/home
I would LOVE for you to post how it worked and how your kids responded!!!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Waiting: Keep Kids Entertained!
How many times have you had to wait for something while your kids terrorise you? This year has really tested my ability to entertain my kids while we have to wait. We have had numerous doctor appointments that have required us to wait for over an hour. Going out to diner can be a challenge if your kids are board!
Here are some of my secrets to keeping my kids amused.
A backpack with many zippers and pockets can be easily transported, and can keep many items organized.
What I put in the pack depends where we are going and what we are doing.
You can pick and choose from my list of items.
The items you do pick should be kept only for going out or waiting. These should not be items that your kids see everyday. The new item will keep them more entertained! If they see it everyday, it won't amuse them.
Basics: Needed in every pack
Pens
Pencils (sharpened)
Crayons
Scissors
Carola Markers
The List:
Coloring Books
Workbooks (Age appropriate)
Mazes (my favorite is Kumon Workbooks http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Kumon )
Design My Ride (basic car outlines, then the child designs what the car looks like- http://www.supercoloring.com/ Select the coloring page you want. Then click the picture again, then select "No Ad Version." It will open up another web page. Click the "+" to enlarge, and "Print Preview" to make sure the page is fitting correctly. Then you are set to print.
Cranium Silly Stories ( http://www.amazon.com/Cranium-Silly-Stories-Play-Again/dp/0316012068 )
Family Flip Quiz ( http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=family+flip+quiz )
Old Magazines (I have my kids search for photos-Things that start with an A: apple,B: ball, C: car. Then I have them cut (bring scissors) and paste the photos on a sheet of card stock.)
Best Knock Knock Book Ever ( http://www.amazon.com/Best-Knock-Knock-Book-Charles-Keller/dp/0806965134/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292006679&sr=1-5 )
How to Draw Books
Highlights High Five Magazine (best kids magazine! It has stories and poems and stickers, lot's of fun!) http://www.highlightshighfive.com/
Highlights Hidden Pictures http://www.highlights.com/
Brain Quest: Question flip book http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=brain+quest
Favorite Toy, or Stuffed Animal!
Batteries Included
Nintendo Ds: With a variety of games.
CD Player with head phones: I use my old portable CD player and bring CD's.
Leapfrog Leapster: With games. (My Favorite for a nice dinner with family! They ONLY get to play it when we go out to eat! They are not allowed to play it any other time!!!)
ipod, or ipod Shuffle: I actually don't let my kids use mine, I don't want to have to worry about them loosing them or causing damage. The CD player has been enough for my kids.
Phone Games: Pull up a game on your phone and show them how to do it.
Digital Camera: Take photos of them and then show them. Have them make funny or silly faces. They can use it too, but I have found this can get a little annoying.
Portable DVD Player: Perfect if your child has to try to be motionless.
Over the summer we had to have our little 5 year old sit in a completely dark room for 40 minutes. I had find things to entertain him in the dark. Here is what I came up with.
"What is it?" Put items in a bag that have a specific feel: Legos, paper clip, marshmallow, plastic fork, little toys, playdough. Don't use anything that you will have to wash your hands, keep it clean.
"What does it smell like?" Put items in plastic baggies that have a specific smell: Oranges, apples, lime, lemon, garlic, vanilla drops, honey, BBQ sauce, candy.
Tell a story: Pick a topic, and each person tell a portion of the story.
No Bag No Worries
I SPY: Find an object in the room and use one description word, "I spy something red."
Name Game: 1. Write out one persons name, and use word to make a sentence of each letter. 2. Reverse the your names and see what it spells. 3. Try to see how many words you can make out of the letters from your name.
Alphabet Words: Name a word that starts with each letter of the alphabet.
Perfect Sequence: Have the child follow your moves in sequence, keep adding a move. Example: Touch your nose, child touches their nose. Touch nose, elbow, then the child touches nose elbow. Touch nose, elbow, clap. Child touches their nose, elbow and then claps. (additional moves: snap fingers twice, tap knees, wink, blow a kiss, ect.)
Concentration: Pick a topic like animal. Go around the group naming different types of animals. When an animal is repeated the games starts over.
Picture Words: Draw the word into a picture. Example: Draw a bow, with the "W" drawn as a bow.
What's Red: Make a list of everything that you can think of that is red. Change the color and make a new game.
Say it again: Each person make up a simple sentence. Have each player read their sentence aloud in the following ways: 1. As if they were out of breath. 2. Didn't understand. 3. It was really funny. 4. Frightened. 5. Sad.
Telegram Fun: Create an abbreviated telegram by giving initial letters only. Each person make what they think it says. Example: CISITH: can make Cat Is Stuck In Tree. Help.
There are so many ways to entertain your children. Changing up the activities every time really helps to make any event fun.
Traveling with little ones can be challenging too. Especially when driving long distances or flying on a long flight. Although movies are really great entertainers for kids, they will get restless if you pull them out in the first few hours. If your flight is longer than 2 hours you will want to plan to have something else to entertain in the beginning of your flight. The flight usually has a drink and food, and I make my kids wait at least until they are finished with their drinks and snack. I try to start an activity first, like drawing, coloring or a maze. Maybe another snack that I have brought with us. Then the DVD. The longer you can stretch the first few hours the happier you and your child will be. When your child starts to get really restless that's when we pull out the video. The last few hours of a flight are hard for anyone. The video will let them and YOU relax for the final hours of the flight.
Have fun!
Here are some of my secrets to keeping my kids amused.
A backpack with many zippers and pockets can be easily transported, and can keep many items organized.
What I put in the pack depends where we are going and what we are doing.
You can pick and choose from my list of items.
The items you do pick should be kept only for going out or waiting. These should not be items that your kids see everyday. The new item will keep them more entertained! If they see it everyday, it won't amuse them.
Basics: Needed in every pack
Pens
Pencils (sharpened)
Crayons
Scissors
Carola Markers
The List:
Coloring Books
Workbooks (Age appropriate)
Mazes (my favorite is Kumon Workbooks http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Kumon )
Design My Ride (basic car outlines, then the child designs what the car looks like- http://www.supercoloring.com/ Select the coloring page you want. Then click the picture again, then select "No Ad Version." It will open up another web page. Click the "+" to enlarge, and "Print Preview" to make sure the page is fitting correctly. Then you are set to print.
Cranium Silly Stories ( http://www.amazon.com/Cranium-Silly-Stories-Play-Again/dp/0316012068 )
Family Flip Quiz ( http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=family+flip+quiz )
Old Magazines (I have my kids search for photos-Things that start with an A: apple,B: ball, C: car. Then I have them cut (bring scissors) and paste the photos on a sheet of card stock.)
Best Knock Knock Book Ever ( http://www.amazon.com/Best-Knock-Knock-Book-Charles-Keller/dp/0806965134/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292006679&sr=1-5 )
How to Draw Books
Highlights High Five Magazine (best kids magazine! It has stories and poems and stickers, lot's of fun!) http://www.highlightshighfive.com/
Highlights Hidden Pictures http://www.highlights.com/
Brain Quest: Question flip book http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=brain+quest
Favorite Toy, or Stuffed Animal!
Batteries Included
Nintendo Ds: With a variety of games.
CD Player with head phones: I use my old portable CD player and bring CD's.
Leapfrog Leapster: With games. (My Favorite for a nice dinner with family! They ONLY get to play it when we go out to eat! They are not allowed to play it any other time!!!)
ipod, or ipod Shuffle: I actually don't let my kids use mine, I don't want to have to worry about them loosing them or causing damage. The CD player has been enough for my kids.
Phone Games: Pull up a game on your phone and show them how to do it.
Digital Camera: Take photos of them and then show them. Have them make funny or silly faces. They can use it too, but I have found this can get a little annoying.
Portable DVD Player: Perfect if your child has to try to be motionless.
Over the summer we had to have our little 5 year old sit in a completely dark room for 40 minutes. I had find things to entertain him in the dark. Here is what I came up with.
"What is it?" Put items in a bag that have a specific feel: Legos, paper clip, marshmallow, plastic fork, little toys, playdough. Don't use anything that you will have to wash your hands, keep it clean.
"What does it smell like?" Put items in plastic baggies that have a specific smell: Oranges, apples, lime, lemon, garlic, vanilla drops, honey, BBQ sauce, candy.
Tell a story: Pick a topic, and each person tell a portion of the story.
No Bag No Worries
I SPY: Find an object in the room and use one description word, "I spy something red."
Name Game: 1. Write out one persons name, and use word to make a sentence of each letter. 2. Reverse the your names and see what it spells. 3. Try to see how many words you can make out of the letters from your name.
Alphabet Words: Name a word that starts with each letter of the alphabet.
Perfect Sequence: Have the child follow your moves in sequence, keep adding a move. Example: Touch your nose, child touches their nose. Touch nose, elbow, then the child touches nose elbow. Touch nose, elbow, clap. Child touches their nose, elbow and then claps. (additional moves: snap fingers twice, tap knees, wink, blow a kiss, ect.)
Concentration: Pick a topic like animal. Go around the group naming different types of animals. When an animal is repeated the games starts over.
Picture Words: Draw the word into a picture. Example: Draw a bow, with the "W" drawn as a bow.
What's Red: Make a list of everything that you can think of that is red. Change the color and make a new game.
Say it again: Each person make up a simple sentence. Have each player read their sentence aloud in the following ways: 1. As if they were out of breath. 2. Didn't understand. 3. It was really funny. 4. Frightened. 5. Sad.
Telegram Fun: Create an abbreviated telegram by giving initial letters only. Each person make what they think it says. Example: CISITH: can make Cat Is Stuck In Tree. Help.
There are so many ways to entertain your children. Changing up the activities every time really helps to make any event fun.
Traveling with little ones can be challenging too. Especially when driving long distances or flying on a long flight. Although movies are really great entertainers for kids, they will get restless if you pull them out in the first few hours. If your flight is longer than 2 hours you will want to plan to have something else to entertain in the beginning of your flight. The flight usually has a drink and food, and I make my kids wait at least until they are finished with their drinks and snack. I try to start an activity first, like drawing, coloring or a maze. Maybe another snack that I have brought with us. Then the DVD. The longer you can stretch the first few hours the happier you and your child will be. When your child starts to get really restless that's when we pull out the video. The last few hours of a flight are hard for anyone. The video will let them and YOU relax for the final hours of the flight.
Have fun!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Deals...Deals...and MORE Deals!
There are so many sites that offer deals or coupons. You can buy a discount or coupon for pretty much anything!
They all offer great deals, with huge discounts.
Here are a few sites, just to name a few…
Media One Deals Utah
Presented by local Utah news agencies. This is the of best!!! Great local deals!
Citydeals
This site offers many types of deals with different discounts. They don't just offer one a day like the other sites.
Groupon
Groupon is one of the best state to state sites. I have had the best luck with them. I bought a paragliding experience from them, and it was a great deal! Deals are located all over the United States. If you travel, you can by deals where ever you go. I watched the California link, and bought surfing lessons for when we went to California!(we had to plan to use the coupon.)
Living Social
This is a new site. They don't have deals everyday. I have not bought from this site.
Deals That Matter
This site offers deals mostly around South Jordan area. Great deals.
Screamin Daily Deals
Screamin Daily Deals isn't my favorite. Their customoer service is aweful! If you sign someone up hoping you will get a referal, think again. Unless the person buys with in 2 days of signing up, you will not get a fun $10 credit!
KSL Deals
Local deals! Really great site! On this site we bought Olympic Park passes for 1/2 off.
http://www.utahsrealdeals.com/
Channel 4 deals. These are deals until they are gone, not just a daily thing.
My EZ Deal
Coming soon.
How do you tell what coupons are right for you? Is it worth your time to buy it, or will it just a waste of money?
Every morning my email account is filled up with a bunch of coupon offers. Which ones do I buy?
Here are a few questions you can ask before you click the "BUY" button.
Is the coupon in your area?
Or do you drive near that area regularly?
If the answer if "No" to both those questions, I would suggest you don't buy the coupon.
No matter what type of deal it is, if you are not driving near that location you are not going to use it. It is not worth buying it.
The only exception to that rule is if it is an internet coupon, or an activity that you or you family would love to do.
If it is a fun activity you want to do, here are some questions to ask.
When does the coupon expire?
Will you have the time or when will you do it. If yes, then make a plan, and write it on the calendar.
Another question is if you really like what you are buying? If you like yogurt, but only go once a month, then you might only want to buy one coupon for yogurt. Just because it is a deal doesn’t mean you have to buy a ton of them. I had a friend buy a laser hair removal coupon. Then when she went into the doctors her skin was too sensitive to do the laser. Now she is out the $120 for the coupon. Just be careful.
You can get some really great deals! I love that I have been able to go and do so many fun and interesting things. Hope these tips help you to decide which ones are best to get!
They all offer great deals, with huge discounts.
Here are a few sites, just to name a few…
Media One Deals Utah
Presented by local Utah news agencies. This is the of best!!! Great local deals!
Citydeals
This site offers many types of deals with different discounts. They don't just offer one a day like the other sites.
Groupon
Groupon is one of the best state to state sites. I have had the best luck with them. I bought a paragliding experience from them, and it was a great deal! Deals are located all over the United States. If you travel, you can by deals where ever you go. I watched the California link, and bought surfing lessons for when we went to California!(we had to plan to use the coupon.)
Living Social
This is a new site. They don't have deals everyday. I have not bought from this site.
Deals That Matter
This site offers deals mostly around South Jordan area. Great deals.
Screamin Daily Deals
Screamin Daily Deals isn't my favorite. Their customoer service is aweful! If you sign someone up hoping you will get a referal, think again. Unless the person buys with in 2 days of signing up, you will not get a fun $10 credit!
KSL Deals
Local deals! Really great site! On this site we bought Olympic Park passes for 1/2 off.
http://www.utahsrealdeals.com/
Channel 4 deals. These are deals until they are gone, not just a daily thing.
My EZ Deal
Coming soon.
How do you tell what coupons are right for you? Is it worth your time to buy it, or will it just a waste of money?
Every morning my email account is filled up with a bunch of coupon offers. Which ones do I buy?
Here are a few questions you can ask before you click the "BUY" button.
Is the coupon in your area?
Or do you drive near that area regularly?
If the answer if "No" to both those questions, I would suggest you don't buy the coupon.
No matter what type of deal it is, if you are not driving near that location you are not going to use it. It is not worth buying it.
The only exception to that rule is if it is an internet coupon, or an activity that you or you family would love to do.
If it is a fun activity you want to do, here are some questions to ask.
When does the coupon expire?
Will you have the time or when will you do it. If yes, then make a plan, and write it on the calendar.
Another question is if you really like what you are buying? If you like yogurt, but only go once a month, then you might only want to buy one coupon for yogurt. Just because it is a deal doesn’t mean you have to buy a ton of them. I had a friend buy a laser hair removal coupon. Then when she went into the doctors her skin was too sensitive to do the laser. Now she is out the $120 for the coupon. Just be careful.
You can get some really great deals! I love that I have been able to go and do so many fun and interesting things. Hope these tips help you to decide which ones are best to get!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Stop the SWEAT!
In the 1980's there was a commercial that said "Never let ‘em see you sweat!" Remember that? I do, and I could never get my body to cooperate and stop sweating. Starting at my tween years, and continuing up to a few years ago I would lather myself up with that white stuff. I would buy anything that said something about “extra protection” cause I sure needed it! I did find that my body began to need more and more of it. Just a normal deodorant wouldn’t work for me, I had to have more. It got to the point that I had to get a prescription to help stop the sweating! My husband told me about the “Crystal” he used, and that it really worked great. I gave it a try, and it didn’t work at all for me, I was a sweaty mess!!! My body and sweating was getting worse and worse so I, in desperation, tried it again. I dedicated myself to using it for 6 months, and if it didn’t work then, I would stop. The first few months were really hard. I couldn’t stop my body from sweating, and I seemed to sweat more. Some of the days were so bad I had to take a shower twice just to control the sweat. Finally after about 3 months my body started to decrease. The waterfall that had seemed to run from my arm pits was finally getting under control! All those years of using antiperspirants had finally worked their way out of my body. By the time the 6 month mark hit, I was amazed at how much less I sweated. The best part about it was that I wasn’t worried about “hiding” my smell, or sweat anymore. I still sweat, but not at all like I used to!
The Crystal has been such a huge positive change in my life.
Here are my tricks:
You HAVE to use it everyday.
You have to wet the top to apply, use warm water not cold.
It can damage your marble countertops. It dulls the top surface. We haven't had a problem with cultured marble, or granite.
Don't tap it on your fauset, it is mineral based and will eventually cause hard water deposits on that area.
If you miss or forget to put it on you will KNOW it!
If you get stinky, you have to wash your armpits, not just re-apply.
The product works by stopping the bacteria growth. If you start to smell, bacteria is already growing and they don't just die with a reapplicaion.
I have found I need to cover all the skin around my armpit, LET IT SIT for a moment. You don't have to let it completely dry, just soak in for a minute.
If you wipe it off by putting a shirt on, you will find it won’t work as well.
Don't drop it, it will break. Then it can scratch and burn as you put it on. (no fun!)
I don't like the "Spray Crystal." It's cold, and didn't seem to work as well.
Dedicate yourself to the product, don't jump between different things.
If you give it a try just remember you have years of antiperspirants that will want to make you sweat, keep on trying!
(PS This also works on my boys smelly feet!!! I use one for body and one for my boys feet. YAY!)
Hope it works for you!!!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sharpie Baby!!!
The scenario: Your child has a fever. You grab the bottle of Ibuprofen and open it. Then you realize you don’t remember the dose, and you tip the bottle to check the dosage. The Ibuprofen spills onto the counter top and floor. You then check the bottle, looking closely at the small print for the dose. Find it, give it, and then clean up.
There is a better way!
Write with a sharpie pen your children’s name/s on the bottle. You can also just use the first initial of each child. Then put the exact dosage that the child should receive, and I always put how often you can give it also.
Example:
R= ½ t 6-8 hrs E= 1t
I also mark my children’s prescription bottles with their names and amounts.
This makes it so much easier to know the exact dose and be able to do it quickly.
Also I like to make sure the times that medication is given on our calendar. That way everyone is on the same time line, and there is less chance of a double dose.
Example:
E= Ace- 8:30 AM
E= Ibu- 11 AM
Use abbreviations for medications: Ace for Acetaminophen, Ibu for Ibuprofen, anti for antibiotic, A for antihistamine. Whatever you choose will be great! Just makes it easier to use abbreviations.
I used this system when our whole family got strep last year. It helped me to keep track of who needed what and when. We were able the finish the whole 10 days of treatment with out missing a dose! I also put helpful sticky notes on tables and mirrors so I knew when the next dose would be.
I came up with this idea when my oldest had surgery as a baby. Not only did he need an antibiotic they also had him on two separate doses of pain killers. It was crazy trying to juggle the medications he had to take. Using this helped me keep track.
Hope you find it helpful!
There is a better way!
Write with a sharpie pen your children’s name/s on the bottle. You can also just use the first initial of each child. Then put the exact dosage that the child should receive, and I always put how often you can give it also.
Example:
I also mark my children’s prescription bottles with their names and amounts.
This makes it so much easier to know the exact dose and be able to do it quickly.
Also I like to make sure the times that medication is given on our calendar. That way everyone is on the same time line, and there is less chance of a double dose.
Example:
E= Ace- 8:30 AM
E= Ibu- 11 AM
Use abbreviations for medications: Ace for Acetaminophen, Ibu for Ibuprofen, anti for antibiotic, A for antihistamine. Whatever you choose will be great! Just makes it easier to use abbreviations.
I used this system when our whole family got strep last year. It helped me to keep track of who needed what and when. We were able the finish the whole 10 days of treatment with out missing a dose! I also put helpful sticky notes on tables and mirrors so I knew when the next dose would be.
I came up with this idea when my oldest had surgery as a baby. Not only did he need an antibiotic they also had him on two separate doses of pain killers. It was crazy trying to juggle the medications he had to take. Using this helped me keep track.
Hope you find it helpful!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Save Your Chicken!
I've killed many a chicken tender by cooking it too long. Over cooked chicken isn't something I am proud of, but has happened often at our dinner table. Making sure the chicken is fully cooked has been my goal, but the result has been chewy unpalatable chicken. For my birthday my sister bought me a meat thermometer. It has SAVED my chicken! The thermometer is called “Thermoworks Super Fast Digital Thermometer.” This thing is the BEST! This thermometer takes the temperature ever 3 seconds, and show the reading immediately. No more waiting for the metal core of the BIG BULKY meat thermometers to warm up. This one is so quick! You will be amazed, and your chicken will be tender and YUMMY! Everyone will be asking for second helpings!
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