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Price : $64.95
Features
- A unique assortment of baby gifts
- Receives rave reviews from new parents and babies
- Includes: First Tooth Box, First Curl Box, 12in teddy bear
- Soft cotton terry robe, matching padded slippers, and more
- Wicker basket is perfect for keeping diapers and other necessities
Product Description
Included are: * Soft cotton terry robe with hood and belt * Coordinating padded terry slippers * Brush * Comb * The Music of the Masters Classic Lullaby CD * 12 Teddy Bear * Photo frame * First Tooth Box * First Curl Box The wicker basket is perfect for keeping diapers and other necessities neat and organized in the nursery.
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So many youth believe that they are already prepared to live independently, and don’t need anymore training or education before embarking on life on their own. Here are some very creative ways to show youth that education will be essential to their future. All these interventions focus on common adult transportation problems. If your youngsters don’t readily have the answers to these adult situations, perhaps they also don’t know it all about other key adult independent living issues too.
** Off the Road Again
Explain what happens when you hydroplane, and when you hit black ice; how do you try to still stay on the road?
Answer: When you hydroplane, your car floats on a sheet of water caused by rain on the road. Black ice is ice on the road that you may not be able to see. Black ice can be present before any evidence of icy or dangerous driving conditions is obvious and can send you flying. Slow down and avoid turning your wheels abruptly. Perhaps people think about all those science classes that they skipped as they hydroplane off the road or fly through the air on black ice…
** Say Good Bye to a Good Buy You’re buying a car.
The dealer says that they will add the option you want to your car on Thursday. What is an option, and what do you say?
Answer: An option is a feature that can be added to a car, such as a cassette player. You say I must see the option on the car before I pay. Once you have paid for the car, the dealer has no incentive to follow though, and you lack any clout to gain compliance once you pay.
** Do You Know the Way to San Jose– Today?
Name a good site on the internet to get free directions to anywhere in the US then show how to use it by finding the way from where you are right now to San Jose.
Answer: Some great, free map sites include mapquest.com, mapblast.com, travelocity.com, anywho.com and charlotte.com.
** Filling Up Can Drain You
You fill up your gas tank at a gas station. Later, you write a check for another purchase; the check bounces. You know you had over $100 in your account. What happened?
Answer: You used your debit card to buy gas and gave your card prior to the gas being pumped. The gas station put a hold on $100 of your checking account funds. Next time, don’t use a debit card, or wait to use the card until the amount of gas purchased is known. Then you’ll only be debited for the amount you bought, not the amount you might have bought.
** Insure It You total your car.
You and the insurance company finalize the amount that you’ll be paid for your car. Their check arrives but it’s missing $250. What happened?
Answer: The $250 was your deductible.
** It’s Classified You need to buy a car.
Ads refer to OAC, AC, 4D and 4WD. Translate.
Answer: OAC means on approved credit, that if you are deemed worthy of credit, they will loan you money to buy a car. AC is air conditioning. 4D means four doors, but 4WD means four wheel drive; got all that?!
** Did You Know That Cars Can Swim?
You’re about to get a good deal on a used car. How can you tell if the car has been for a swim?
Answer: Sometimes that good deal means that the car has a soggy past. For example, after a flood, cars can be restored to look and smell okay, but may have hidden problems from time underwater. Use the internet to search a car’s past and discover past collisions and even undersea adventures.
Want more strategies like these? These strategies are taken from our Maximum-Strength Motivation-Makers book. We have many more lively, compelling strategies just like the ones here. (www.youthchg.com/guide.html).
About The Author
Get much more information on this topic at http://www.youthchg.com. Author Ruth Herman Wells MS is the director of Youth Change, (www.youthchg.com) Sign up for her free Problem-Kid Problem-Solver magazine at the site and see hundreds more of her innovative methods. Ruth is the author of dozens of books and provides workshops and training.
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Making glow in the dark candles is fun, easy and neat to do. A great project to do with the kids on a cold rainy day this is fun for all age groups. Kids love to create and there is a lot of room to create here. I will approach this article and break it down into steps.
First Step, Supervision
I do not recommend letting children do this by themselves. You will be working with hot materials and perhaps a stove to melt your gel. So be very available. Besides it is really about spending time with them for you, and about learning for them. Also, candles can be inherently dangerous due to the fire portion of it. Suggest that they make them and send it Uncle Bob and Aunt Martha as a present which show them how fun giving is.You do not want them burning them in their room. If they want to make one for themselves here is an easy solution do not put a wick in it and call them the “wickless candle for kids” You can also put fragrance in them. Many people call the wickless candles, air fresheners. It is the same stuff. You can put a bunch of fragrance in it and it covers up the smelly sneaker smell in their room. There is a caution on using the fragrance which we will cover.
Second Step, Materials
If you do not plan on making a bunch of these I suggest getting a kit from your local crafts store. You are going to be making gel candles and that is what you should ask for when you look for them. The kit should include the following. Candle gel, Glass containers, candle thermometer, wicks and complete instructions. It will probably also come with things called embeds. Almost all of these premade kits are aquatic themed meaning. You will get a fish, a seashell and some sand. You can get great info at www.candletech.com if you want to make more. It is endless what you can do with this type of candle making. I have found them to be very helpful and informative. Also you will need a couple of pots or metal pans to melt your gel.
Third Step, Preparation
Clean off a kitchen table. Like with all crafts you need room for all this creating. Gel candle making is a lot like cooking. It is all about timing, good ingredients and you must be a little patient.
Forth Step, Execution
1)Have the kids break up the gel into little pieces and place it in your melting pot. This lets the kids get their hands into it and it feels gooey. No real mess for mom. Some candle makers recommend using a double boiler system. What that means is you have a large pan with water in it and bring it to a boil then take a pot with the gel in it and place that in the boiling water. The water can not get hotter than 220 deg F because that is boiling point. That way you never have an issue with the gel catching on fire from being to hot. You do not want the gel getting hotter than 200 deg. That is why you always use your candle thermometer. You really do not need to heat your gel any higher than 180 for this application. DO NOT USE A MICROWAVE TO HEAT YOUR GEL!!! The safest easiest way to melt your gel is to get a Presto pot. The Presto Pot is given that name for obvious reasons. This is a great way melt you gel and not have the mess. Plus they are very inexpensive at around $30.00 and you can reuse it make and make more candles or air fresheners. Or melt regular wax for conventional candles.
2) Next you need to place your wick into the glass container. Dip the tab end of your wick in the hot gel let is stand for a couple of seconds and cool then place in the bottom of the glass container so adheres to the glass. Place it in the middle. I suggest you push down on the tab with a pencil to make it stick to the glass good.
3) Into the melted gel pour the GloNation glow in the dark powder. One ounce will make one pound of gel glow like crazy. You at this time can add gel coloring and fragrance. You should only use fragrance that is made for gel candles. This is important! And do not use too much. Read how much to add from any good gel candle making web site. You need to stir this mixture to circulate the glow powder into the gel. Use a heat resistant spatula from the local dollar store. Pour the gel into the glass container with the wick. Remember it is hot so be careful. Do not let the kids do this! You can alter the Presto Pot and add a spout to make the pouring easier. Let it cool and you have a glow in the dark candle.
I hope you enjoy this project with your children as it is fun and you can make it profitable.
About the Author
Troy Myers is the owner of http://www.GloNation.com/ and a candle enthusiast.