Menu Ideas for a Baby Shower

Hosting a baby shower?  What should you serve?  Although the hostess puts much effort in determining what foods will be on the baby shower menu, we know that if there was a bowl of potato chips on the table, few would complain.
However, if you’re one who thinks a bowl of chips is totally unacceptable, perhaps we [...]

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Jeep Overland Limited Jogging Stroller

Product Name:  Jeep Overland Jogging Stroller
Submitted by:  Melanie Triplett; St. Paul, MN
Rating:  9
Where to buy:  Amazon.com
Description:  The Jeep Overland Jogging Stroller is a traditional fixed front wheel jogging stroller with an ultra-light aluminum frame. All 3 wheels have reflectors, there is a child tray, parent tray with a “music on the move” hook up for [...]

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Scrapbooking: Baby’s 1st Birthday

Baby’s first birthday – Can you believe it?  It’s hard to believe that your baby is walking, eating table food, and beginning to speak. Baby has developed a unique personality during this year and is not afraid to express it.
Need some scrapbooking ideas on how to make this 1st birthday page special?
Picture Ideas:

You must have a [...]

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Design Your Nursery to Grow With Your Baby

While waiting for your baby’s due date to arrive, use that time wisely to design a nursery that will grow with your child.  A little planning now can save you time and money down the road as your baby becomes older.
Painting:  When painting the walls of the room, most people tend to go with an [...]

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Fisher Price Roll-a-Rounds Drop & Roar Dinosaur

Product Name:  Fisher Price Roll-a-Rounds Drop & Roar Dinosaur
Submitted by:  Elizabeth Kelley; Richmond, VA
Rating:  8
Where to buy:  Amazon.com
Description:  My son received this for Christmas at age 7 months. He absolutely loved the sounds and lights as he dropped the balls through the different holes in the dinosaur’s back. Each different hole sends the ball on [...]

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Baby Shower Decorating Ideas

I’ve never met a shower hostess who didn’t run around like a crazy woman cleaning her house before the guest arrived. Sure there are those whose house always looks meticulous, but many houses get the deep clean only when company arrives.
It’s a given that the house will be clean, but the one thing that the [...]

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Nursery Theme Ideas for Baby Boys

The ultrasound showed that a bouncing baby boy is on the way. Now you need to prepare a room in which he can grow and have adventures. You may want to stimulate his very active imagination along with his very active play. However, sometimes it’s wise to create a cozier, less stimulating room, so your [...]

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Baby Shower Favor Ideas

Remember going to birthday parties as a little kid? You always came home with a goodie bag. Sometimes it would contain candy or bubbles or a pinwheel. It was so fun to go to a party for someone else’s birthday and come up with a little present for yourself.
Bring a present – get a present. [...]

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Using Creative Art for the Nursery

When decorating a new arrival’s nursery, you don’t have to stick to the usual teddy bears and pastels. There are so many more options available today. Research has shown that bright colors, especially black, red and white, are better for eye development in the early months. Big bold shapes are also good, as they help [...]

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Baby Shower Theme Ideas

If you have a particular baby shower theme, it makes it very easy to decorate and to plan menu items. Well, sometimes it helps with the menu items.
Of course the reason for the shower is the baby, but you can also decide to have a particular theme. Below are just a few examples.
Fall Harvest Theme
You [...]

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