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Kids Crafts: Dragon eggs
Theses kids crafts are an accent to a Harry Potter themed party or even a medieval party. But, you don�t need a party to have fun with these crafts for kids. You can do this with your child in a step by step process that will also be a great bonding experience with them.
Kids Crafts
Collect plastic eggs that are found around Easter time or eggs that are used for the sale of nylons. Paint them with fleck-stone paint to give them the look of enchantment. Leave them to dry as you make the �goo� for the inside of the egg. You will need the following ingredients:
1. Elmer�s glue
2. 2 large bowls
3. food coloring
4. Borax laundry detergent
5. small dragon figure
Mix 2 cups of white Elmer�s glue with 1 � cups warm water in a large bowl. Add food coloring to make the desired color. In the other bowl mix 1 1/3 cups warm water with 3 tablespoons of Borax. Then, mix the contents of the two bowls together. This will make a gelatinous substance. Place in an airtight container or plastic bag until you are ready to fill the eggs.
Once the eggs have dried; place a small figure of a dragon inside the egg. Add the goo or flubber. Close the eggs and put them in a basket until your little guests arrive.
When the children arrive, give each of them an egg. Tell them that they are to keep the egg as warm as they can so the dragons can safely hatch. When you are serving the cake or are opening gifts, have the guests open their dragon eggs as well. The gooey substance will resemble what oozes from the egg when a dragon hatches. Girls might think it is gross, but rest assured the boys will love it!
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Baby Shower- Bringing Culture to the Womb
Here’s a creative Baby Shower idea. It can be quite a challenge to come up with new and creative ideas for baby showers. This idea gives your guests a chance to be interactive in the baby shower even before it begins. These baby shower ideas will provide your guests with there very own personalized favors as well.
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Children’s Birthday: Zoo party
A fun idea for a children�s birthday party is to take a trip to the zoo. This will take the stress off of having to think of games when children are very young. This is the perfect idea for a children�s party. For beautiful birthday and party dresses, please visit us at www.treasureboxkids.com.
In lieu of having to supply party favors and lunch, you might consider just paying the admission of each guest. You can have cake at home to celebrate your child�s first birthday for anyone who would like to return to your home after the zoo excursion.
Children's Birthday
Arrange to meet at the front gate at a designated time. You can wear safari hat so that your guest will easily find you. If you have paid the admission before your guests arrive, you can distribute the tickets as they arrive.
To distinguish your group from the others in the zoo you can have painters caps decorated with animal designs. Painter�s caps can be purchased for about one dollar at a painting supply company. To make your children�s birthday party even more personal have your child�s name on the painters hat. For example it can say Johnny�s First Birthday. To add to the fun and cohesiveness of the group suggest that each parent dress the child in a certain color. This will also help if everyone does not know each other and becomes detached from the group during the day.
For a first birthday an excellent gift idea is to suggest that in lieu of giving the baby gifts the guests can make a donation to the zoo for the care of animals. Your child is too young to understand the concept of a birthday and will not know the difference. This will be a great way to celebrate her birthday and help the zoological society as well.
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Party idea�.
Kids Birthday: Outer Space
This kids birthday party idea will be a perfect idea that uses your child�s own make believe and imagination to create. If you have the space, this party could be quite a hit at your child�s next birthday. To add to the effect of the party, the kids can come dressed for the theme party or you can visit us at www.treasureboxkids.com for the perfect kids birthday party dress. Visit us often to learn monthly tips and tricks as well as more kids birthday party ideas.
Kids Birthday
If you have a basement, it would be the perfect place to host your child�s birthday. If you don�t have a basement, a few dark sheets darkening a room will also work. Start by hanging glow in the dark stars to the ceiling using fishing line. You can hang rewritable CD�s from the ceiling and you can also attach the glow in the dark stars to the CD�s. You may also want to hang some black helium balloons on the ceiling to add to the effect. Make the planets out of construction paper and hang them from the ceiling as well. For a centerpiece you can use three empty oat meal boxes covered in aluminum foil. Fill them with black and royal blue tissue paper.
On the day of the party, purchase some dry ice from your local ice company. You can put it in a bucket with water and when it �steams� you can tell the kids that it just fell from space and it is a moon rock. A cake will be easy to make since most cake molds are round. You can use chocolate icing to make the cake look like a planet or use vanilla icing to make it look like the moon.
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Tips and tricks
Baby Shower Invitations: message in a bottle
Beautiful baby shower invitations are a sure way to build the excitement for an upcoming baby shower. Be creative as possible when creating these baby shower invitations. At www.treasureboxkids.com we like to keep you informed on the latest and most original ideas for baby showers as well as kids birthdays. Please visit us anytime to see our adorable girls party dresses.
Baby Shower Invitations
Purchase some baby bottles at the local discount store, clear bottles are the best to use for this project. The clear bottle will resemble the message in the bottle better than the colored bottles.
Use confetti to line the bottom of the bottle to give it the festive look. On your own computer you can create the invitation. The possibilities are endless as to what kind of design you would want to choose from. One suggestion is to use scrapbook paper with a design for babies. This will give a nice background to the information about the shower. Roll the invite and place it in the bottle. The top of the bottle should secure the paper inside or you can use some hot glue to be sure that the top stays secure.
Another cute idea is to take an ultrasound picture, scan and copy the pictures and write the information on the back. Put it in an envelope and send it along.
Kids Activities: Raising Thankful Kids
Doing kids activities is helpful when teaching kids to be thankful in everyday life. Here at www.treasureboxkids.com we know that while we strive to make the outside look good on your child there is another aspect to raising kids that is so important.
Family Activities
One important factor that we often overlook is being grateful for what we have. Our example to our kids is more important than anything we say or do. If we model our gratitude to them and have frequent family activities, they will be grateful right back. Thanking our children and letting them know how the little things they do mean a lot will give them added self-esteem as well as encourage them to be more giving and grateful.
New York psychologist Michael Schulman PhD author of the book Bringing Up A Moral Child had a wonderful suggestion for raising thankful kids. Make a chart listing all the things that each family member did during the day with the needs of someone else in mind. This is a graphic illustration of how you are raising thankful kids.
Doing kids projects and chores beginning when they are young is also a beneficial way of raising thankful kids. It is especially helpful if at time you do the chore with them. All of us can relate to making the job easier and give them a positive attitude when we have some company.
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