tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post8804438364978485759..comments2024-03-03T03:21:00.994-05:00Comments on Disco Mom Takes on the World: Genius on AccidentDisco Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102319958554597698noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-10813065051305530142008-04-18T15:43:00.000-04:002008-04-18T15:43:00.000-04:00Here's a how to video to make some on the cheap. ...Here's a <A HREF="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/685814/beginner_chopsticks_anyone_can_use_made_with_3_items/" REL="nofollow">how to</A> video to make some on the cheap. The ones you can buy at stores like Bed Bath and Beyond seem really overpriced.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942759609610660482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-19239466953017660862008-04-18T13:03:00.000-04:002008-04-18T13:03:00.000-04:00Kelsey - that's what I do - put the kid socks in a...Kelsey - that's what I do - put the kid socks in a lingerie bag. It's easy to tell them apart because Old Navy prints the size on the bottom in non-skid stuff but in the bag they don't get lost. When they're older I'll get them their own separate bags. I don't think my kids would be helpful folding their own clothes but it's worth a shot. Right now Ginger "helps" by taking armfuls of clean clothes out of the basket and strewing them around the apartment. <BR/><BR/>Davey - great idea! It's the springy because yesterday Ginger was playing with them in the kitchen and Hazel wanted them. I gave Hazel another pair of tongs that are not springy and she complained that they don't open and close right, so it must be the spring. When I was a kid we had training chopsticks, they were fun. I'll keep my eyes out for them.Disco Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102319958554597698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-28479228433488645012008-04-18T11:46:00.000-04:002008-04-18T11:46:00.000-04:00I put all socks in a lingerie bag so that we do no...I put all socks in a lingerie bag so that we do not have missing socks. We were always losing those tiny baby socks! (got this idea from my sister Heather)<BR/><BR/>I also use larger bags to wash their clothes in to keep them seperate and then you give them the dry bag and have them fold it and put it away. (my kids love to help with laundry so this works for us, Christina is an expert folder at the age of 3) tried this concept when i started the socks and it worked so we go with itKelsey Carreonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039006164060649089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-27341170979708212622008-04-18T11:45:00.000-04:002008-04-18T11:45:00.000-04:00Alright, no kids, so surely NOT a genius idea, jus...Alright, no kids, so surely NOT a genius idea, just an observation and suggestion.<BR/><BR/>What is it about the tongs? Is the the springing motion, the difference, the shiny?<BR/><BR/>I can't really help you if it's the shiny, but they make "training chopsticks" Or you could make them. Just like tongs, but smaller. Might be fun for the kids to eat with them. Might even get them to eat more things. <BR/><BR/>Like I said, not a genius idea, just a thought.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942759609610660482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-30690286742614871342008-04-17T22:43:00.000-04:002008-04-17T22:43:00.000-04:00I remember sleeping in the bathtub, too, now that ...I remember sleeping in the bathtub, too, now that you mention it. Huh. And, Tona, that idea is so genius (I recall learning it from you several years ago) that I have put it into practice since I can't tell Laurel's clothes from Sonja's anymore. I mark the bottom side of the sock with lines. Socks are the hardest to figure out by just looking at them. <BR/><BR/>I can't think of any genius ideas at the moment, although I own up to being the one who lets her kids eat (insert name of small chewy candy here, i.e. gummy bears, skittles) one at a time while I cut their hair. Works every time.Marenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333568010582764592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-28304443503863145212008-04-17T22:30:00.000-04:002008-04-17T22:30:00.000-04:00I remember it felt like a treat to sleep in the tu...I remember it felt like a treat to sleep in the tub even though it was totally uncomfortable. But if you're sick you're not really sleeping anyway. I remember the "special" bed felt like special attention, and that was always nice, especially when sick. I also love the division of labor - I'm looking forward to Ed being around when they throw up, and the bonus of having laundry machines in house instead of making a bunch of trips down 6 floors in the middle of the night.Disco Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102319958554597698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-85876092778138828182008-04-17T20:56:00.000-04:002008-04-17T20:56:00.000-04:00Not for the squeamish, but my best contribution is...Not for the squeamish, but my best contribution is for those families whose kids wake you up in the middle of the night by throwing up. Their Dad and I would look at each other and say," do you want to clean up the kid or the mess?" and split up the job. Then, since we knew there would be another episode, this lucky kiddo got to sleep in the bathtub for the rest of the night, padded with old towels and sheets. Worked for us, and the kids survived too.Carol Youncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357265385812766881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-10539215367187850882008-04-17T15:53:00.000-04:002008-04-17T15:53:00.000-04:00I think the tongs idea is genius. My kids both lov...I think the tongs idea is genius. My kids both love to use the tongs, so maybe if I add the caveat that they have to eat what they serve they might do it. I don't think I have any genius ideas of my own, but I'll think on it.Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723136797858906341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911343.post-53772252240907953692008-04-17T14:37:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:37:00.000-04:00Okay, I didn't think this one up but it is genius....Okay, I didn't think this one up but it is genius. I think I got it from the Tightwad Gazette. I have three kids of the same sex all in a row & their clothes are sometimes hard to tell apart. You can't mark their clothes labels with an initial because it will be handed down to a kid with a different letter. So mark oldest child's clothes with a vertical line, and second child's with two vertical lines (like tallymarks), etc. When you hand an item down to a sibling, just add a line to the tag. I love this one. I keep a red Sharpie in the laundry room just for labeling clothes. <BR/><BR/>I just haven't found a good way to label socks. Or keep from losing them. But I did adopt Mom's "sock graveyard" idea. I have a SMALL bin on the dryer for stray socks. It has a sign on it with a gravestone & it says "Here lies yet another, gone to rest without its brother." The graveyard was her idea, and I wrote the poem. We do sort it now and then, but we hardly ever find pairs. O well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com