Kids are like sponges; they absorb. If you want them to learn what’s important in life, you have to teach them young. Nothing is more important than teaching them to stay green, so therefore: It’s time to have a recycling day! Here’s how to do it. Set Up a Recycling Station Put a bunch of recyclable and reusable items on a table. Ideas include glass bottles, newspaper and old shirts. Ask Them Which Items Can Be Reused Help kids pick out the reusable items, such as clothing and tea towels. Tell them that you donate these instead of recycling them. Teach Them to Sort Together, sort out the rest of the recyclables into the right bins. Help Them Drag Bins...
Color is a key part of our world, but that doesn’t mean humans come into it instinctively able to distinguish orange from purple and green from red. No, color is another subjective cultural experience that has to be taught to our children. Yet it is nevertheless important, so you should start at any early age. One of the easiest ways to do this? Leverage the power of art supplies. Kids do instinctively love art, so teaching them color through crayons and paints is a no brainer. But how to organize? Here’s a quick crash course. Save nonbreakable clear jars until you have approximately a billion of them. Fill each jar with crayons, pens and markers in specific colors. Kids...
Ah, mealtime. That special part of the day that increases a parent’s serenity and makes it all worth it. Wait, no. We’re thinking of massages. Shoot. Okay, meals. That’s right. A terrible, daily mess that transforms your darling angels into spaghetti monsters. Well, here are some ideas to combat the mess that might just make the difference between savage and serene: Put your ketchup beneath your hot dogs on the bun. That way it soaks into the bread and doesn’t get everywhere. Put a cupcake liner under popsicles to catch the spills. Hide your candy in boring bags in the fridge (such as old frozen veggie bags mwahahaha). Cut pancakes into bite-sized pieces with a pizza cutter and deliver them...
Play-Doh. The bane of every parent’s existence. It gets ground into the furniture and somehow ends up on the underside of the table. It’s in hair and on carpet and, hold on … is that some turquoise dough in the tuna casserole? Unfortunately, we can’t do much to help you keep it away from the television, but we do have a great idea for keeping Play-Doh organized and out of the living room, courtesy of What’s Up Moms. No longer do you have to be plagued by this pesky childhood favorite all rollin’ around under the couch and stuff. Stick all your colors into a K-cup carousel and keep it in the art corner, and you’ll never again have to...
So it’s time to climb on a plane, maybe for the first time, and you’re understandably nervous. After all, kids have a terrible airplane reputation for a reason: They feel cooped up, their ears hurt and they’re bored. It’s not exactly Kid Heaven. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make it a whole lot more awesome. Especially when you use the Aspen Tyke Traveler to organize your life and keep your bebe happy. Here are just a few ideas on how to do that: Pack lots of activities: The best way to keep a little one busy on the plane is to have plenty to do. If you’ve got a toddler on your hands, art supplies and books are...
