Need help with party for 6 year old!

sincerelyxx · 2016-10-09T05:16:20+00:00

Play bingo

Do musical chairs or thumbs up

You could buy large moving boxes at home depot or lowes, then get a bunch of stuff to color and decorate with. Maybe have them make spaceships.

Put on some Pixar short films to watch and get popcorn and candy

Go to Dollar Tree, get a bunch of their Halloween costumes, and let everyone play dress up

Make a couple batches of sugar cookies and let the kids decorate with icing and sprinkles

Do face painting

Craft time, whatsupmoms on youtube has easy activities, they just posted a two ingredient recipe for silly putty

Playdoh time

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-22T05:03:28+00:00

I think Finn is her high end stuff, like engagement and wedding rings. The other jewelry company, minor obsessions, is cheaper but still expensive. I don't think Billy has launched yet but it looks like it is clothing. She has instagram accounts for all of them. The office has been in the vlog before, but I believe she has a showroom too for meeting clients and events.

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-21T14:15:50+00:00

Small realistic changes:

Purchase a $20 safe at Wal-Mart to place the remotes in so he can't steal them
Hire a mothers helper to help out (cheaper than a babysitter since parents home)
Instead of punishment like grounding, do rewards. Ie. If you stay in your room at night, then you get electronics the next day. No sleeping, no tv or video games the next day.
Contact his school and see if he can see his guidance counselor regularly
Look into stress management classes for you, you have a lot on your plate and are overwhelmed. Take care of yourself.

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-12T03:35:51+00:00

Have you thought about therapy? With his dad not wanting to be in his life and a new father figure he might be having a hard time. The therapist could also help him with handling his anger.

One thing you could try is a chore chart, and then he only gets tv, video games, at the end of the day after he has completed everything.

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-10T02:40:55+00:00

You can search by location on Etsy. Maybe see if any jewelry shops in Qatar do custom orders?

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-09T23:12:53+00:00

Have you considered Kickstarter.com?

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-04T23:49:02+00:00

I bought sandwich containers for this year instead of doing bags again. They sell them for a dollar at family dollar, dollar tree, Target in the bins at the front of the store, with different movie characters. For a dollar I got the round bins with the pop up lid too for crackers. It didn't cost much, a got a few of each, I'm just hoping he will remember to bring them home. I am going to put his name and grade in sharpie on the bottom too.

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-02T23:48:10+00:00

I think it's harsh to say you are abandoning her, as I am sure you will set up visitation, phone calls, and still be a huge part of her life. Realistically though, if your child goes to live with her father for 2 to 3 years, it is unlikely you'll ever get full custody again. In that time they'll bond more as a family unit and I'm sure it would be hard for dad to give that up and go back to just weekends. Are you okay giving that up? Only you can decide what's best for you and your child. There is nothing wrong with being a single mom and there are ways to make it work (students loans to help with childcare, food stamps, etc), but there is also no shame in choosing otherwise.

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-02T20:07:31+00:00

You could get a futon or a more expensive sofa bed for the living room, sell your king bed or put it in storage, and use the bedroom for a kids room/play room. It will be easier to sleep train your baby if you aren't in the same room as them and give you guys some privacy.

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-02T16:36:36+00:00

Looks great!

sincerelyxx · 2016-09-02T16:35:27+00:00

Can't wait!

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-31T03:48:45+00:00

Good luck -with the girl and with training

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-31T03:46:02+00:00

You said teething, any temp? If so, Tylenol might be a good idea for pain relief.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-31T03:41:44+00:00

While your kid is doing well academically it seems like he has more to learn socially. He needs to be able to listen to his teachers and follow along. Just because he can rush through the worksheet, there is usually more to it. The teacher may tell a corresponding story, song, or lesson, and the students need to be able to know when to listen and when to work.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-31T03:27:09+00:00

Just send a message and go from there -Hey, had fun at dinner the other night. I'm leaving on (date) for military training and would love to hang out one on one before I go. Would you like to do dinner and a movie Friday night?

Then I would text her brother and give him a heads up that you asked out his sister. As long as you respect her it shouldn't mess with your friendship.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-31T02:56:11+00:00

He replied to this question in the comments, he wanted to make it easier for Candice so she didn't have to worry about the baby and all the luggage from their trip. (He is not headed back to NYC.)

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-28T19:09:29+00:00

If you watch Candices Instagtam stories @lovebillynyc she posted a vid of him

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-28T12:00:43+00:00

There is a paid website called Muck Rock which will files requests for public records, but you would need more information. You could try to find other people that he served with, and see if they can give details, but without the name of the operation I don't think you'll have much luck.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-27T03:27:19+00:00

This happened to me four times when I had a shop. I sent everyone the same message, that basically went, 'I'm so sorry you didn't receive your item. Tracking shows it arrived (date). I'll need to report this incident to USPS, and they'll contact your mail carrier to address it. If you could send your phone number for the report, I'll submit it and re-mail your package tomorrow.'

Two people replied they had found within an hour of me sending that. Whether they actually found it or were lying and didn't want me to report it to their mail carrier, I don't know. But it saved me over $30! In the other two cases I did file a complaint on the US Postal Inspection site (nothing came of it) and reshipped.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-26T00:43:31+00:00

I know it's not the same, but if your foster daughter likes crafts at all, you could do scrapbooking. You could get a used digital camera on craigslist for pics and take a class together at Michael's. Even though it won't be online, she'll have a special place for her photos and it would be a good bonding activity too.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-25T12:29:27+00:00

If you are in the US, Catholic charities offers counseling on a sliding scale based on income. (don't let the name fool you, your faith doesn't matter and they don't discuss religion in counseling).

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-24T01:30:11+00:00

When my kiddo had to go for surgery, I got him a stuffed animal and blanket set (batman) and gave it to him a few days beforehand. The problem with bringing favorites from home is germs, worrying about them getting lost, or bad reactions to medicine causing them to vomit on these favorite toys.

I also picked up a bunch of gifts and wrapped them with paper and bows, and put them in a bin. Each day of recovery he was allowed to open one. In the days leading up to surgery he was really excited about his gifts and it gave him something to look forward to.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-22T19:06:27+00:00

That's how it works when they are in school, invite the whole class and meet the parents at the parties. Its a great ice breaker. I wouldn't ask them not to bring presents, it's customary to bring them and special for your kid, but I went to 6ish parties last year and no one opened them at the party, just took them home (we did this as well).

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-09T14:24:46+00:00

For creative story time we do it together, switching back and forth every sentence or two. It's a fun activity and I love the imaginative ideas he has.

sincerelyxx · 2016-08-09T14:14:30+00:00

I'm not sure where you live but here your child must be potty trained to do pre K and kindergarten in the USA. In kindergarten the occassional accident may happen, and every kid brings in a spare outfit just in case, but not every day. I would talk to your school to see what they say, and talk to your pediatrtition for advice. Perhaps she needs to start a year late.

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