Dec
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December 28, 2008
Price : $24.95
Features
- Soft, breathable padded air mesh improves air flow
- Keeps arms and legs inside the crib
- Tucks down below the mattress
- Adjustable easy-close fasteners
- Machine washable
Product Description
This remarkable crib bumper lets fresh air through, while keeping little limbs safely inside the crib. Soft and padded for extra protection. Compatible with most crib styles, including convertibles and sleigh cribs, provided they have slatted ends. Hypoallergenic poly mesh. Attaches easily with Velcro; no dangerous ties. Machine wash. Imported.
Customer Reviews
Review date : 2008-08-25 
This is great for keeping the baby’s hands and legs in. We got it because she used to get her leg stuck between the bars all the time. Unfortunately it comes in 2 pieces that didn’t fit our crib. We took it to a local tailor who adjusted the velcro and sewed it into one long piece that now fits. I recommend it.
Review date : 2008-08-25 
I originally bought this product for my active 6 month old. She was constantly getting her limbs caught in the crib rails. After putting in the crib, I realized it is also a great tool for trapping her Nuk when it falls out of her mouth during the night. I wish I would have purchased this item for my first daughter who is now 2! Well worth the money.
Dec
28
Posted by admin on
December 28, 2008
Sometimes as an adult, I think back to those early Christmases with a strange longing. As much as I love giving, it?s always nice to wake up Christmas morning and be greeted with something you really wanted. As I watch my fourteen year old sister-in-law greet Christmas morning deflated, I remember how much joy I got (or didn?t get) from the new pairs of underwear (fancy, but hey, they?re underwear!) or the sweaters I started getting instead of toys each year. It was right around the same time period that I discovered the joy of playing Santa, and rediscover the meaning of Christmas.
My brother was born when I was eleven, so I had quite a jump start on him. When he was three or so, my sister and I were invited to stay up and help our then-single mom put together his Santa Claus presents together. She was anticipating a difficult night, having purchased a tricycle and a push-pedal firetruck, so she wanted all the hands she could get, I guess.
We decided that the fire truck would be the most difficult of the two ? after all, how complicated can it be to put together a tricycle? So we pulled out all the odds and ends and began construction. Surprisingly, the fire truck came with fantastic instructions, clearly written and with (correctly drawn) pictures of each piece for easier matching. At the most, it took us an hour to put together, but I honestly believe it was closer to thirty minutes. Keep in mind this took place at about one in the morning, and you can see the three of us were cheered ? bed was in sight!
My mom pulled out the directions for the tricycle as my sister and I lay the pieces on the floor. We had a Phillips head screwdriver, all that the truck required, so we figured we were all set. Mom read the first step, and my sister ran off in search of a regular screwdriver. Step 2 had my mom scratching her head and us two girls trying to match up the (undrawn and poorly described) next piece needed. Step 3 involved a hammer (on a tricycle? Not what we were expecting!). By now an hour had passed and the tricycle was a pitiful pile of nothingness laid out on the floor. Tempers were getting frayed, and yawns were growing plentiful.
Then came the kicker. Step 4 was in another language. Not even Spanish, which I was studying in school and my mom had studied years before. Nope, it was something oriental, with little characters ? Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, your guess is as good as mine. My mom scanned the rest of the instructions and in dismay realized that every two or three steps the directions changed from English to this obscure, unknown language, then continued right on in English!
At this point, my mom made the educated decision to chuck the instructions. ?We?ll do it like a man,? she declared. I guessed that meant without directions. We pulled the box over and studied the picture, and began making educated guesses about what went where. We went to bed sometime around five that morning; my brother, of course, woke up by seven.
Amazingly enough, that tricycle never fell apart on him. Still, as I watched him jump for joy ?literally ? through a sleep-induced haze, I remember thinking yes, even this was worth it.
I have two children now, both under the age of three, and while I eagerly anticipate Christmas morning and the sparkle in their eyes, one thing is for sure:
They aren?t getting anything that requires assembly.
Now a mother of three, Nola Redd steers away from complicated toys as presents. She is an author on http://www.Writing.Com/ which is a site for Writing. You can view more of her fiction and nonfiction writing on http://Writing.Com/authors/scottiegaz.
Dec
28
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December 28, 2008
The modern world of high speed internet, microwave ovens, fast cars, and Television creates expectations of instant results that are neither realistic nor sustainable when it comes to learning a difficult instrument such as the piano. Children and sometimes parents expect overnight results. This perception of learning is based on what C. Wright Mills calls a Sociological Imagination, or what I call a shared illusion about reality, learned mainly from TV and the movies.
Here’s an example. Ever watch the show “Friends.” This show glorifies people in their 30s who still act like adolescents. Wait a minute, that’s not really fair - my apologies. I know plenty of adolescents who are more responsible than the cast of characters in Friends. Sure. It’s a cute show but think about its content? What message does it send to young people? Certainly not the message that hard work and sacrifice pays off.
Learning to play the piano is more like the sustained effort of planning and growing your own garden, and then sharing your harvest with your family and friends. We have some blueberry plants growing in our back yard. They were very small when we first planted them, producing only a few berries. Now 15 years later, we harvest a freezer full of blueberries every summer! Many times we could have dug them up and planted some more attractive shrubs, but we always believed that one day they would grow into big blueberry “trees” and give us lots of yummy fruit. And now after years of care, they do.
Nurturing your child’s or your own musical talent is a lot like growing a garden. It takes time and patience. As well as attention to the simple things, like coming to lessons each week, attending recitals, developing a practice routine, staying focused on your goals, and believing that one day your dream will come true.
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These exciting stories, games, piano lessons, and inspirational gifts feature the Piano Adventure Bears, Mrs. Treble Beary and her new piano student, Albeart Littlebud. Young students follow along with Albeart to learn what piano lessons are all about in a fun way that kids readily understand appreciate. Click here to visit PianoAdventureBears.com For a wealth of information about piano lessons, visit tallypiano.com