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Spider Hunting!
This will teach you how to locate grass spiders in the dark using only a flashlight. It's fun, fascinating, and simple. I let my sons, ages 12 and 7, demonstrate the technique. Tools needed: You will...
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how to change a diaper
Here's a quick guide to changing a diaper. What would seem at first to be a frighteningly hideous task turns out not to be that difficult at all. locate a baby If you find a baby that is squirming...
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Help your baby to sleep ! Swaddling!
... Help your baby to sleep ... ...sleep long and calm... This is an old indians way... Swaddling....http://www.metacafe.com/watch/886021/help_your_baby_to_sleep By: golicsContinue Reading »
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How to Amuse Toddlers
I've been providing private childcare for infants and toddlers (3 months - 2 years) for the past six years and during that time I've come up with a wide range of activities that I've used to keep these...
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How to heat baby milk/formula in the microwave.
Everybody knows you're not supposed to heat breast milk or formula in the microwave. Why not? The top two reasons usually cited are 1) it kills nutrients, which is scientifically unfounded, unless...
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Childproof your Ikea chairs
I was happy with my unpronouncable Ikea chairs until the birth of my son. As all children he tends to spoil everything in the house. You can see the result (original blue chair) full of crap. So i...
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Start your own summer camp!
This instructable is the story of the creation of a summer camp called Camp Kaleidoscope, in Cambridge, MA. I created this in 2006 and ran until 2008. It is a program that focused on giving children...
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How to Enroll Your Kid in Public School in San Francisco
Enrolling your kid in a public school in San Francisco can be as easy as the ABCs. Of course some parts take serious time and thought-- much like spelling beyond ABC. So think of this Instructable as...
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Change a cloth diaper!
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to put a cloth diaper and diaper cover on a baby. Prepare diaper and materials For this instructable, you will need a cloth diaper, a diaper cover and a...
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How to get your two year old to spell her name before she turns three
First -- this is a borrowed idea from a crazy-cool educator of young tots in Los Angeles. A teacher who, against what common wisdom and research has told us, believes all kids can learn to spell and...
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Teacher Appreciation Gift Sure to Please!
In this instructable, I will show you how to make a cheap and easy gift to celebrate a special teacher in your life. Guaranteed not to be something they've received before, and pretty much free,...
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How to carry your baby African style
This way of carrying babies is very common in Mozambique, south eastern Africa. It is relatively comfortable and versatile. Plus, all you need is a rectangular piece of cloth (and a baby, or...
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Light Switch for Toddlers
If your kids are old enough to be trusted with turning on and off the lights, but are not yet tall enough, this will bring the light switch down to their level, while still leaving it up where you can...
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Pregophones...Music for the unborn child.
I am expecting my first child in a couple of months, and like many first time parents, I have been researching everything there is to know about these little wonders. My wife and I have been discussing...
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Hands-free Breast Pumping
If you've got a baby, and work outside of the home, or otherwise need to be away from your kid from time to time, you're probably already acquainted with breast pumps. While being able to produce...
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Simple table tent
Kids love making forts and tents. The simplest one would be a blanket or sheet thrown over a table. However if you still want to be able to use the table, this instructible will show you a simple way...
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Footrest helps kids sit comfortably at the table
Do your kids have trouble wiggling in their seats through a meal? Now that my kids are too big for high chairs, the weight of their dangling legs gets uncomfortable after a couple minutes. They try all...
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How to make a Toddler Bed Guard
Our predicament: My son takes naps during the day with my wife, while our niece whom she watches, sleeps in his crib. Our problem is that when he sleeps in our bed for his nap, he has a tendency to...
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Simple Book Repair
My toddler daughter loves books but she's still working on how to take care of them. Like most little ones will do at some point, the other night she dismantled her favorite book. Luckily I got to it...
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Magnetic Family Chore Chart (for a multi-child house hold)
Having a large family means more things to do, less time to do them and MORE mess. One simple solution is to enlist the help of your children. By doing this you will teach them important life skills,...
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Electronic Diaper
Long gone are the days of peeking at a diaper to determine if it's that time or not. You know what I'm talking about. Introducing the Electronic Diaper: a high-tech interior garment for infants...
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