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Archive | June, 2006

First aid trick for little ones

My little guy is always cutting, biting or smashing his lips/tongue/cheeks/you name it – he’s a busy little guy and always into everything. To help with the bleeding and pain, popsicles are our friends. Not only because they calm him down and because it’s probably the only way I could get ice in there, but [...]

Carnival of the Vanities #197

Welcome to Lil’ Duck Duck & Carnival of the Vanities #197! This is the very first time that Lil’ Duck Duck, his ducks and I – the Mama Duck – have hosted a carnival, so we had a lovely time putting it together just for you. Just a quick introduction for first-time visitors – Lil’ [...]

Carnival of the Vanities tomorrow!

Just a reminder, be sure to come by and visit the carnival (and a link would be great too), I’ll have it up first thing . You don’t want to miss my open letter to Instapundit either, wonder if he will pay any attention….. You can submit up until the 6pm EST deadline today, see [...]

A toddler breakfast idea

Take Cheerios or Clifford Crunch & mix it with yogurt (soy in our case, but you can use whatever works for you). Voila, then Lil Duck can feed himself without the mess of regular yogurt, but with the protein not found in dry cereal. He LOVES it!

Homemade Finger Paint Recipe

Mix 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/3 cup of cornstarch in a saucepan, then slowly add 2 cups of cold water. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly until the mixture is a clear, smooth gel. When cool, stir in 1/4 cup of liquid dishwashing soap. Scoop into plastic containers, and stir in [...]

Thanks for the traffic….

Darren of Problogger has inspired me with his post about giving thanks for the top sites that send traffic his way. Not that I get a ton of traffic yet, or that I don’t have many more people to thank than I could possibly mention here…. Rocks in My Dryer Problogger (of course ) Blogging [...]