EtsyKids Design Challenge for April: Outdoor Adventure
Posted Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Each month EtsyKids Team members are challenged to create a unique item within a chosen theme. This month's challenge, "Outdoor Adventure", was picked by last month's winner Trendy Peas. EtsyKids members will have until April 19th to submit their entries, and voting will be open to everybody from Wednesday, April 21st to Tuesday, April 27th. So, be sure to come back to the EtsyKids blog for a new post on the 21st to see all of the entries and VOTE! In the meantime, please click here to get a sneak peek at some exciting entries so far!
Oh the Humiliation!
Posted Monday, April 12, 2010
So my just-turned-three-year-old, to put it mildly (very mildly), is a stinker. I now fully understand the reason some people just stop at one, because there's never any bickering, sibling rivalry or contention until you add another. My house was so quiet before, and I didn't even know it. There's that hindsight again.
Ryah will relentlessly torture her older sister. At any given moment, you'll hear Peri sobbing and Ryah laughing at her. It's horrible. Ryah will take toys from Peri, while Peri chases after her yelling, "Give it back, Ryah! Give it back!" And there's Ryah, happily running away and just giggling. Peri hates loud sounds (which is Ryah in a nutshell) and at night, Ryah will scream at the top of her lungs, while Peri cries for her to stop, then Ryah will let out a hearty laugh and do it again. Seriously, she's a stinker. I have to roll my eyes when people say how cute she is. It's all for show. :oP
She's also a discipline problem, as I haven't yet figured out anything that works. She's the child that laughs while you punish her. She'll sit in timeout, but as soon as she's done her time, she's out and doing whatever it is again, that got her in there in the first place. I thought I would be doomed to wait until she's old enough to have things she cares about taken away.
And then she turned three.
So for Ryah's birthday (which was April 7th), we decided to take her to Red Robin for dinner
then come home for cake and presents. We thought it would be fun to have the staff sing to her at dinner (plus we had to suffer it so many times, we thought everyone else should have to listen to the song again). They brought over the obligatory birthday balloon ears and she seemed kind of confused. Then they started singing.Ryah put her head down and started shaking it. Then she looked up, slapped her hand to her face and continued shaking her head. She was embarrassed!! I had never seen that before! My three-year-old was being pubicly humiliated and I couldn't help but laugh. So that's it! All I have to do is take her to a public place and start singing Happy Birthday to her. When they were done, she was beat red. Of course, when we got home, we just had to sing again for her candles. And it happened again! Classic.
So there you have it, if you have a child, who doesn't respond to discipline, they may just need a loving dose of public humiliation. Apparently, it works! And it makes for great photos. Mwahahahahahaha. :o)
Written by Holly for The Mama Dramalogues
Thanks mom
Posted Sunday, April 11, 2010
Without moms, we couldn't have Team EtsyKids. Because of this, we have gotten together to give you a special thanks for being such great moms! We are giving away 3 baskets of goodies that Team EtsyKids members have made especially for you : #1 Infant/Toddler Girl Basket #2 Infant/Toddler Boy Basket #3 Older Children Basket #4 Special Mommy Basket. Entering to win will be easy and fun because we are going to do a scavenger hunt! Contest runs from Sunday, April 11, 2010 till Sunday, April 25, 2010
These are the items in the Infant/Toddler Girl
Basket!
1. Amy Butler Organic Hooded Towel by Ahmelie www.ahmelie.etsy.com
2. Booties by Baby Sew Pretty www.babysewpretty.etsy.com
3. Washcloth by Cort's Things www.cortsthings.etsy.com
4. Pacifier Clip/Bib/Bow Holder by Cute As A Button 4 Baby www.CuteAsAButton4Baby.etsy.com
5. Ruffled Socks by Giggle Baby Designs www.gigglebabydesigns.etsy.com
6. Sandwich Bag by Granny Zann www.grannyzann.etsy.com
7. 1-3 Year Old Pink and Green Tutu by Happy Honu Maui www.tikitales.etsy.com
8. "When I am Quite on Oahu" Book by Happy Honu Maui www.tikitales.etsy.com
10. Crocheted Flower Headband Sadie Bear Accessories www.SadieBearAccessories.etsy.com
11. Freezie Sleeves The Crazy Elephant www.thecrazyelephant.etsy.com
Gift Certificates in the basket:
$15 to Monogramming by Tammy www.monogrammingbytammy.etsy.com
$5 to RaspberryKidz www.raspberrykidz.etsy.com
$10 gift certificate to Elizabeth Gwen Orignals www.elizabethgwenorignals.etsy.com
These are the items in the Infant/Toddler Boy Basket!
1. Amy Butler Organic Hooded Towel by Ahmelie www.ahmelie.etsy.com
2. Washcloth by Cort's Things www.cortsthings.etsy.com
3. Pacifier Clip/Bib/Bow Holder by Cute As A Button 4 Baby www.CuteAsAButton4Baby.etsy.com
4. Baby Friendly Pram Kitty by Dotty Monkey www.dottymonkey.etsy.com
5. Sandwich Baby by Granny Zann www.grannyzann.etsy.com
6. Travel Silky by Happy Honu Maui www.tikitales.etsy.com
7."Absolutely Awesome Island Animals" Book by Happy Honu Maui www.tikitales.etsy.com
8. Freezie Sleeves by The Crazy Elephant www.thecrazyelephant.etsy.com
Gift Certificates in the basket:
$15 to Monogramming by Tammy www.monogrammingbytammy.etsy.com
$5 to RaspberryKidz www.raspberrykidz.etsy.com
Solid white onsie or shirt with one design by Three Cs Custom Designs www.threecscustomdesigns.etsy.com
$10 gift certificate to Elizabeth Gwen Orignals www.elizabethgwenorignals.etsy.com
1. Amy Butler Organic Hooded Towel by Ahmelie www.ahmelie.etsy.com
2. Bow by Cort's Things www.cortsthings.etsy.com
3. Sandwich Bag by Granny Zann www.grannyzann.etsy.com
4. Superman Sandwich Bag by Quilt Dreams www.quiltdream.etsy.com
5. Freezie Sleeves by The Crazy Elephant www.thecrazyelephant.etsy.com
6. Ruffle Socks by Vivy's Closet www.vivyscloset.etsy.com
Gift Certificates in the basket:
$25 to Lakenandlila www.lakenandlila.etsy.com
$15 to Monogramming by Tammy www.monogrammingbytammy.etsy.com
$5 to RaspberryKidz www.raspberrykidz.etsy.com
$10 to MonkeysNMunchkins www.monkeysnmunchkins.etsy.com
$10 gift certificate to Elizabeth Gwen Orignals www.elizabethgwenorignals.etsy.com
These are the items in the Special Mommy Basket! )
Thank You Cards by The English Pea www.theenglishpea.etsy.com
Gift Certificates in the basket:
$5 to RaspberryKidz www.raspberrykidz.etsy.com
$10 gift certificate to Elizabeth Gwen Orignals www.elizabethgwenorignals.etsy.com
Are you getting excited yet? I know I am! Let me explain now how to win one of these adorable baskets from our Team EtsyKids Members.
Do you see this Daisy Photo?
Ok. Remember what that looks like because we are going to go on a scavenger hunt now! Hidden inside 2 items in each participating shop are the daisies. What you need to do is open the survey/form in a new window:
Ok. Remember what that looks like because we are going to go on a scavenger hunt now! Hidden inside 2 items in each participating shop are the daisies. What you need to do is open the survey/form in a new window:
Hurry giveaway ends Sunday, April 25th!
All answers to the survey are optional except the ones that have an asterisk (*). It is up to you how many entries you want to have. The more you answer the more entries. So answer as many as you would like. You can come back and answer the ones you left blank at another time. You just have to fill in the ones with the asterisk and go from there.
Here you will find all of the information that you will need to collect and also a list of shops to go to to find the daisies. There will also be a list at the bottom of this post. You are able to come back and add any information that you need to as many times as needed. Just fill in your name and email and then whatever information you need to add. Leave the rest blank.
There are several ways to earn entries (and they are super easy):
1 entry - by referring a friend and them posting the link
1 entry per photo found
1 entry per favorite item listed
1 entry for listing your overall favorite item out of all of the shops
1 entry per tweet, facebook page, or blog post about the contest or a shop per post per day
10 entries per purchase made
Shop Name and Shop Address
Elizabeth Gwen Orignals www.elizabethgwenorignals.etsy.com
Happy Honu Maui www.tikitales.etsy.com
Lakenandlila http://www.lakenandlila.etsy.com/
MonkeysNMunchkins www.monkeysnmunchkins.etsy.com
The English Pea www.theenglishpea.etsy.com
Twirl
Posted Friday, April 09, 2010
I want one of each please! Don't you?
Fun with Magenta & Moss Skirt by littlegirlPearl
On a whim, Owls on Aqua Skirt by labeba
Daisy & Dot Twirl Skirt by GingerlouiseClothing
Simple Everyday Skirts by AveryLane
Cupcake Cutie Skirt by ChewChewsCloset
Vintage Cherries Skirt by elliebean
On a whim, Owls on Aqua Skirt by labeba
Daisy & Dot Twirl Skirt by GingerlouiseClothing
Simple Everyday Skirts by AveryLane
Cupcake Cutie Skirt by ChewChewsCloset
Vintage Cherries Skirt by elliebean
Handy with a sewing machine? Make your own with these skirt kits from ohsosassy and GingerlouiseClothing!
National Volunteer Week
Posted Thursday, April 08, 2010
National Volunteer week 2010 is April 18th-24th. Click on the link to go to the Hands On Network to learn more.
Volunteering is a great way to help out your community, and because of the internet we can also reach out a bit easier to help people around the United States and also even in other countries! There are SO many organizations who would love some help/donations, and here are just a few wonderful organizations to donate hand made items to (or even money if you can). If you are not crafty, look up some organizations in your local area (library, pet shelters, homeless shelters, hospitals, senior centers...) there are bound to be many places that you can volunteer at.
Dress A Girl Around The World - They take pillowcase dresses made by volunteers and distribute them to girls all around the world. They even give you a tutorial on their website on how to make the dresses. It is very easy! My 6 year old daughter can do it (with a little help from me)
Project Linus -
"Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission statement, which states:
Craft Hope - You can get involved in all kinds of charitable donations here. Craft Hope raised a lot of money to help out Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. They have many different projects in the works.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep -From their website:
"The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers a network of more than 7,000 volunteer photographers in the United States and 25 countries. At a family's request, a NILMDTS Affiliated Photographer will come to your hospital or hospice location and conduct a sensitive and private portrait session. The portraits are then professionally retouched and presented to the families on an archival DVD or CD that can be used to print portraits of their cherished baby.
Our entire network of affiliated photographers graciously donate their time and talents to our families and we are proud to be able to offer our services at no cost. Your Donations are greatly needed and greatly appreciated."
The Preemie Project - "The Preemie Project is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that comforts premature and critically ill infants and their families at The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital by giving gifts of hats, booties and blankets that have been handcrafted by a devoted group of local and national volunteers. In addition, The Preemie Project offers solace to families who are grieving a loss by providing bereavement items such as handcrafted burial layettes and tokens of remembrance. The Preemie Project uses financial contributions to supply UI Children’s Hospital families in financial crisis with basic necessities such as diapers, toiletries and clothing."
This is just a very small sample of all of the wonderful organizations out there looking for help getting things to people in need. Please feel free to post your favorite charities in the comments!
Volunteering is a great way to help out your community, and because of the internet we can also reach out a bit easier to help people around the United States and also even in other countries! There are SO many organizations who would love some help/donations, and here are just a few wonderful organizations to donate hand made items to (or even money if you can). If you are not crafty, look up some organizations in your local area (library, pet shelters, homeless shelters, hospitals, senior centers...) there are bound to be many places that you can volunteer at.
Dress A Girl Around The World - They take pillowcase dresses made by volunteers and distribute them to girls all around the world. They even give you a tutorial on their website on how to make the dresses. It is very easy! My 6 year old daughter can do it (with a little help from me)
Project Linus -
"Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission statement, which states:
First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.
Together we have distributed over three million blankets to children in need since our inception in 1995."
Craft Hope - You can get involved in all kinds of charitable donations here. Craft Hope raised a lot of money to help out Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. They have many different projects in the works.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep -From their website:
"The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers a network of more than 7,000 volunteer photographers in the United States and 25 countries. At a family's request, a NILMDTS Affiliated Photographer will come to your hospital or hospice location and conduct a sensitive and private portrait session. The portraits are then professionally retouched and presented to the families on an archival DVD or CD that can be used to print portraits of their cherished baby.
Our entire network of affiliated photographers graciously donate their time and talents to our families and we are proud to be able to offer our services at no cost. Your Donations are greatly needed and greatly appreciated."
The Preemie Project - "The Preemie Project is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that comforts premature and critically ill infants and their families at The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital by giving gifts of hats, booties and blankets that have been handcrafted by a devoted group of local and national volunteers. In addition, The Preemie Project offers solace to families who are grieving a loss by providing bereavement items such as handcrafted burial layettes and tokens of remembrance. The Preemie Project uses financial contributions to supply UI Children’s Hospital families in financial crisis with basic necessities such as diapers, toiletries and clothing."
This is just a very small sample of all of the wonderful organizations out there looking for help getting things to people in need. Please feel free to post your favorite charities in the comments!
No Girls Allowed
Posted Monday, April 05, 2010
I don't know about you, but when my husband and I decided to have kids, I had it all planned out. We were going to have two boys and if we were nuts, have a third and she would be a girl. All I knew was that I did NOT want to have girls. I even bought only boy clothes after we started trying.
Growing up, I was a complete wallflower, but minding my own business in the background did
not save me from the cattiness of girls. In junior high, there were girls that would call other classmates, pretend to be me, and say who knows what (curse the era before caller id). I know it was bad because one of the boys that asked me about it, wouldn't tell me what "I" had said. In any event, I had more boy friends than girl friends because I just didn't want to deal with the drama of it all.
Yup, I was going to have boys and avoid reliving my teenage years, even vicariously. I should have known. Statistically, I thought we had a shot, I mean there is a 51% to 49% ratio of male to female births. However, I married into a family where the odds aren't quite so even. Between my husband and his two brothers, there are nine, count 'em NINE, girls and no boys. How is this even possible? I suspect a government experiment using their tap water growing up, but we'll never know. :oP It would be an interesting study though.
While I still wonder what having boys would be like, I do love my girls and it's made me realize that you don't get what you want, you get what you need. And perhaps I will relive my teenage years through my girls, but having gone through it, maybe I'll able to make theirs better. Or at the very least, a little less traumatic. Time will tell. :o)
Written for The Mama Dramalogues.
Growing up, I was a complete wallflower, but minding my own business in the background did
not save me from the cattiness of girls. In junior high, there were girls that would call other classmates, pretend to be me, and say who knows what (curse the era before caller id). I know it was bad because one of the boys that asked me about it, wouldn't tell me what "I" had said. In any event, I had more boy friends than girl friends because I just didn't want to deal with the drama of it all.Yup, I was going to have boys and avoid reliving my teenage years, even vicariously. I should have known. Statistically, I thought we had a shot, I mean there is a 51% to 49% ratio of male to female births. However, I married into a family where the odds aren't quite so even. Between my husband and his two brothers, there are nine, count 'em NINE, girls and no boys. How is this even possible? I suspect a government experiment using their tap water growing up, but we'll never know. :oP It would be an interesting study though.
While I still wonder what having boys would be like, I do love my girls and it's made me realize that you don't get what you want, you get what you need. And perhaps I will relive my teenage years through my girls, but having gone through it, maybe I'll able to make theirs better. Or at the very least, a little less traumatic. Time will tell. :o)
Written for The Mama Dramalogues.
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