Kids party and mobile creche fun!

A picture guide to making play dough with your under 5's

Start with 2 cups of plain flour, 1 cup salt, 2 cups of water, 1 table spoon of oil, 2 tablespoon cream of                               tartar (home baking section) and food colouring.
Start with a non stick pan and add your 2 cups of flour, we use a large spoon to add flour to the cups.            

Pour the salt into the cups, taking care to  assist with pouring

Help your little one put 2 cups of water and the tbsp of oil


Add the food colouring

Stir on a low heat, I take saucepan  off the heat for my little one to stir, empty


Make sure you have a suitable container, although a plastic bag will do ( store out of childs reach).


It's play time and play dough will bring many hours of fun and will last for ages.

              


This recipe is so much better than shop bought versions, it lasts longer and doesn't crumble easily.
 We take it to most of our christening, birthday and wedding bookings, children of all ages enjoy play with play dough why not have a go your self.
If you have older children you can do a recipe sheet and let them make the play dough in a home experiement style, following instructions.





Bluey and Baloo's Christmas Roadshow



We will be having lots of fun this Christmas with our little craft table and toys, please find a selection of events that we are attending and one that we have organised. We are also giving one lucky family the chance to win a children's party in our Christmas prize draw.



23rd November 2013 - 1-4pm Amy and Friends Craft and Gift Fair at the Huyton Suite, Huyton, Liverpool.



26th November – 12:30-2:30pm - Biz Mums Christmas Bazaar Silly Billy's, Ellesmere Port. Come and support some local businesses and do some family friendly networking. Your first session at Biz Mums is free, subsequent session £6.



28th November Eccleston Lane Ends school Christmas Fair. 6:30-8:30pm. Albany Avenue, Eccleston Park, Prescot.





29th November 6:30-9pm - Christmas Fair at Little Achievers Nursery in the Park, Park Children’s Centre Barnes Road Skelmersdale WN8 8HN .There will be lots of stalls and Christmas goodies, cakes, mulled wine, cafĂ©, Father Christmas and lots of family fun.



6th December 3:30pm - Longton Lane Community School Christmas Fair, Longton Lane, Rainhill



8th December 11-1pm - Bluebird baby and Children’s market – Birkenhead High School Academy, 86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY There will be plenty of Nearly New stalls of top quality baby & children's items including designer items, Small Business stalls and Soft Play and Arts and Crafts provided by Bluey and Baloo. Stock up on Christmas presents and save £'s!!!
Adults £1.00 Children Free















Potty training and dry nights - our top tips

I was in Wizz Kids in Queensferry today when my lovely little 2 1/2 year old daughter had an accident on the slide, whilst carrying out the rescue mission in the toilet we met a very nice lady that shared some very useful tips that so inspired me that I am now writing this post.

Please find listed my top tips for potty training and getting dry in the night.
                                                                               

POTTY TRAINING


 1. Purchase a potty a couple of months before taking the plunge and talk to your child about what it's for, make positive  associations with your own visits to the loo.

2. Purchase lots of light weight secondhand clothing so that when your little one has an accident you can change them many times before running out of clothes.

3.The best time to train is in summer when clothing is lighter and there is less chance of getting sore legs. You can also let them run around with no clothes, which most small children love.

4. Look out for cues, my little one fidgets for England so I knew when she stopped moving that it was likely she needed the potty or toilet.

5. Try not to use potty training pants for too long as they prolong the potty training period, in the 1960's the average age of a child becoming dry was 2 1/2 years this has lengthened to 3 1/2 today.

6. Praise - kids love to be told how wonderful they are and will be more willing to cooperate if you are full of positive comments.


IN THE NIGHT

1. Get used to taking your little one to the toilet before bed and slightly restrict their fluid intake so they do not get a full bladder early in the night.

2. Buy lots of bedding and secondhand night wear.

3.If you don't have a tumble dryer invest in a good clothes airer. Or try to wait for warmer weather so you can hang your washing outside.

4. ADH is a hormone that helps children stay dry in the night, if your child is not staying dry despite your best efforts and they are regularly wetting the bed it could be that they have a an ADH deficiency, this is very common for younger children and become less common up to the age of 7.

5. Bedwetting can also be caused by a stressful event such as a birth of a sibling or starting a new school.

5. Use potty training pads (Dry Like Me) and bed liners.

6 Always have plan of action and hopefully this will make training a less stressful experience.

I hope you have found this post useful and we welcome comments If you have any tips or would like to share your experiences with us.