Im babysitting! KID GETS BORD EASY!?

lexa

im babysitting a kid and she is 8 and almost 9. i take her to the pool every nice day but i want to know some new things to do. we do fun stuff but after this whole summer the games we play together to pass time get old. what are some fresh new ideas for outside on sunny days. but most importantly fun things to do on stormy and windy days!!!

P.S. please dont say take her to the pool, ialready inderstand that. also think of activities for the state of ohio.

Answer
I've worked with kids for a while. Here are some ideas that kids like.

1. Make bird feeders to hang outside. Coat a pine cone with peanut butter, roll in birdseed, and hang from a tree. Birds love them, and it's a good way to spend an hour.

2. Make a mini-golf course to use inside. Use plastic cups for holes, paper towel tubes for tunnels, and a box and pinwheel for a windmill. Better yet, have her help you make it and let her decorate the setup. You can buy toy clubs and balls at any store.

3. Scrapbooking. Get the kid a disposable camera and let her take pictures about her life or on a trip with you. Then, you and she can crop and put together pages and make her very own scrapbook.

4. If you're near a zoo, go to the zoo. Kids love animals! Again, take a camera and let her take her own pictures.

5. Teach her card games like Go Fish or 500. Try clock solitaire. Get a book of card tricks from the library and work on them together.

6. While we're on the subject...LIBRARY! Never underestimate the power of the library! She can browse the kids' books, some libraries have computer games for kids to play, sections with toys, and most places I know have videos and DVDs for you to check out.

7. Living History museum. If there's one in your area, then ten to one she'll love it. You get to dress as a person from the time period the museum is about, try little projects, and make souvenirs.

8. Paper Dolls. There are printables available on the internet, and all you have to do is glue them to card stock, give her the clothes to color, cut them out, and you have paper dolls. Or, you can make your own from magazines.

9. Make a castle. Drape a sheet or two over a table after moving the chairs away, and you have a castle/fort/hideaway/tent, etc. You can "camp out" and have a lunch in your tent or a feast in your castle. Take the fun even further and dress up as princesses with crowns and dresses and jewelry.

10. Print coloring pages from the internet. They beat coloring books hands down, and even more fun for the kid is to let her choose her own.

Basically, all you have to do is use your imagination. Be creative. Good luck.

family camping and tubing on the guadalupe?

Kathy G

A very large group of us (about 15-20) will be going to New Braunfels in July. We are looking for a place to tent camp (would like a cabin with A/C, but they seem to be very expensive, so apparently that's out of the question). There will be some small children, and a couple of adults who aren't swimmers. I was looking at the Horseshoe as maybe a good place to go tubing? Is it possible for adults who don't swim to tube on the horseshoe? Is there a shallow area for the kids to play in the water? Is there any place where you can bring your own tube instead of renting two days in a row? Any help would be greatly appreciated. We are wanting to experience a great trip, but want EVERYONE to be able to enjoy themselves. Thanks!

Answer
The adults who don't swim can go tubing but only if they have a life jacket on. For the questions try calling and asking them. They should be able to answer them for you.

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How to bond with my Sugar Glider?

kids tent with tube image

akime713

I got a 3 month old sugar glider baby, its a boy. The thing is i have tried everything to bond with him. He keeps getting out and getting lost, and i find him then he wants nothing to do with me. He wont let me hold him, iv tried luring him in my hand with food, and pampering him with tubes and letting him climb in my room. but he is stuborn and wont let me hold him. What should i do?

Answer
Two things to keep in mind first off:

#1 - bonding with a sugar glider takes time. LOTS and lots of time - sometimes weeks, months, even years. It really all depends on your little guys personality and how patient you are with him.

#2 - gliders don't like to be held, especially not at night when they are awake - that's playtime!!

What you really need to do is go back to the beginning of the bonding process and start over. You want to get him used to you, your smell, your voice and your hands first. At night when he's waking up, start by talking to him, reading outloud or something for an hour for a few nights in a row. If by the 3rd or 4th night he's acting curious and not running away at the sound of your voice, move on to the next step - if not, keep up with this for a few more nights. It is absolutely KEY not to rush him, if you move on to another step and he's not ready for it, it will set you back even farther.

Next step is to sit next to the cage and put your hand and arm inside while he's playing at night, making sure he's not able to squeeze out. He'll learn you're not going to chase him and start using your arm and hand as a tree branch to play on. Keep this up for as long as you can, he'll get used to your hands much faster, but don't try to catch him or hold him. Next you can start putting treats in your palm for him to pick up. During this step you should also be doing pouch or shirt bonding during the day.

Now, once he's acquainted with your arm you don't just want to let him loose in the house - there are far too many things he can squeeze into and get hurt, lost, or ingest something poisonous to him (they are allergic to many things like catnip and mint). I went to Target and bought a $25 kids tent - it's small and easy to set up, plus it is SAFE. I bring in toys, treats, and myself and face the screen towards the TV. Turn out the lights and bring in the pouch with your boy and let him wake up on his own. He might not come out the first few times, but he'll eventually find out that this is play time, and you are his human tree. This really helps with the bonding process because he'll learn you're not just a big monster trying to chase him down. When you're ready for tent time to be over, ask someone to turn on the lights, or sneak out of the tent and do it yourself. He'll automatically want to go back into his cozy dark pouch for safe transport back to his cage.

I hope all this helps, and you can message me through Yahoo! Answers if you have more questions :)

What is the best earthquake emergency kit to buy?

tylertyler

Looking for a good comprehensive kit to buy in case of emergency- in this case earthquake. Would like a kit that has EVERYTHING I need.

Answer
You do not BUY a comprehensive emergency kit, you MAKE one yourself.

I looked at questions you have previously answered, to see where you live. Looks like you live in California.

Since you live in an earthquake zone, with a LARGE population, you should be prepared to care for yourself with zero outside help for a one month minimum. That means your water, food, fuel, transportation, medicine, sanitary and a way to protect all of your supplies for a one month period of time.

Think I'm kidding? Look at Haiti, or New Orleans, or anyplace else hard hit by a natural disaster. Would a three day kit do the job? Or do you think it's going to take an entire month before there are enough roads cleared, and supplies brought in to make a difference?

You probably don't have the space to store an entire months worth of water. Besides, it weighs a lot (you probably live in an apartment). Buy a Big Berkey, so you can filter your own water. Even water out of a ditch would be safe to drink after being filtered through a Big Berkey.

Go to Ready Made Resources for the best price on Big Berkeys.
Link:
http://www.readymaderesources.com/

Water is your number one concern. You could go an entire month without eating, and survive. Water is first and foremost.

Take any prescription medications? That includes eye glasses, or contacts. You need to keep at least a month supply on hand at all times if they are important to maintain life (heart, blood pressure, diabetic, epileptic, ect). Do you wear contacts? Get extra eye glasses with your Rx. It will be unsafe to wear contacts after an earthquake due to all the dust.

Go to Zenni Optical for extremely inexpensive (but good quality) prescription eyeglasses. They are as inexpensive as $8.
Link:
http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php

Buy several wool blankets. Wool blankets retain 80% of their heat holding abilities, even if they are soaking wet. You can use a wool blanket to put someone on fire out. Synthetics just melt to the body if used to wrap someone on fire in.

Link to where I buy wool blankets:
http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/product/olive-drab-us-70-virgin-wool-blanket-4842.cfm

Stock up on canned foords, enough to last you an entire month. That is 90 meals. Remember the water used in canned foods is perfectly safe to drink, and adds to your water supply. Most canned foods do not have to be cooked, and are safe to eat right from the can. This eliminates fire danger, especially important those first few days when all the gas leaks will not yet be shut off. Peanut butter, crackers, jelly, hard candies, powdered juice mix, powdered milk, and those sort of items are also good to have on hand. Don't forget extra can openers.

Have copies of all of your important documents, like insurance, credit card info, social security, mortgage, birth certificate, ect. Some people like to make a CD of those papers. Great idea...if you can get to a working computer to print out, and prove who you are. However in the aftermath of an earthquake that may be a problem.

A really good bike, with outstanding tires, that have tubes, and a patch kit. Remember there will be glass and rubble everywhere to puncture the tires. A bike may be the only way to navigate about, cars and motorcycles will be too big.

Good leather gloves, and good boots, with ankle support, and thick soles. You do not want to puncture your foot at a time like that.

A tent large enough for you, and your supplies. Remember a tent can be set up inside a house if it's still safe to be in the building. The tent will help keep you warm, and the bugs from bitting you, if all the windows fell out of your home.

Sanitation. You cannot count on a flush toilet. Five gallon buckets, with lids. Line the bucket with contractor grade plastic bags (those are extra thick). You can even set a plastic toilet seat on top of the bucket. Throw baking soda on top, after you use, to help keep the smell down. Keep the toilet covered at all times when not in use. This keeps smell down, and keeps flies out. Remember flies will not be transfering diseases, like Hepititis from open sewage. Enough TP to last you at least a month.

First aid supplies. Wound will be extremely common. Have rubber or latex gloves to protect yourself against HIV, AIDS, Hepititis, or other blood born diseases. Women's Kotex make extremely good bandaging material for wounds loosing a lot of blood. I saved the life of one of my horses, when she cut open an artery on her leg and was spurting blood 20 feet out. It was during a howling blizzard, and the Vetrinarian could not get to the farm. Women's Kotex, and pressure bandages (like ace wraps) stopped the bleeding, and saved the mares life.

Light source. I sugest the LED flashlights that go on your head. Yes, they look dorky. Dorky means nothing when it gives you two free hands. I also sugest other types of LED flashlights. Smoke detector. Even if you are inside a tent, take one with you. People are idiots and always setting things on fire after earthquakes as they light candles and fire up grills.

Battery/wind up/solar radio, so you can listen to news reports.
Here's the link to where I got mine:
www.emergencyessentials.com

You can browse through any of the web sites I've given to you, and get an idea of the kind of items you should have on hand.

I have personally purchased from every company I gave you a link to. They are all reputable companies to deal with.

~Garnet
Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years
Two years food storage in our pantry (for three adults).
Emergency supplies enough to care for my neighborhood

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What is the best earthquake emergency kit to buy?

kids tent with tube image

tylertyler

Looking for a good comprehensive kit to buy in case of emergency- in this case earthquake. Would like a kit that has EVERYTHING I need.

Answer
You do not BUY a comprehensive emergency kit, you MAKE one yourself.

I looked at questions you have previously answered, to see where you live. Looks like you live in California.

Since you live in an earthquake zone, with a LARGE population, you should be prepared to care for yourself with zero outside help for a one month minimum. That means your water, food, fuel, transportation, medicine, sanitary and a way to protect all of your supplies for a one month period of time.

Think I'm kidding? Look at Haiti, or New Orleans, or anyplace else hard hit by a natural disaster. Would a three day kit do the job? Or do you think it's going to take an entire month before there are enough roads cleared, and supplies brought in to make a difference?

You probably don't have the space to store an entire months worth of water. Besides, it weighs a lot (you probably live in an apartment). Buy a Big Berkey, so you can filter your own water. Even water out of a ditch would be safe to drink after being filtered through a Big Berkey.

Go to Ready Made Resources for the best price on Big Berkeys.
Link:
http://www.readymaderesources.com/

Water is your number one concern. You could go an entire month without eating, and survive. Water is first and foremost.

Take any prescription medications? That includes eye glasses, or contacts. You need to keep at least a month supply on hand at all times if they are important to maintain life (heart, blood pressure, diabetic, epileptic, ect). Do you wear contacts? Get extra eye glasses with your Rx. It will be unsafe to wear contacts after an earthquake due to all the dust.

Go to Zenni Optical for extremely inexpensive (but good quality) prescription eyeglasses. They are as inexpensive as $8.
Link:
http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php

Buy several wool blankets. Wool blankets retain 80% of their heat holding abilities, even if they are soaking wet. You can use a wool blanket to put someone on fire out. Synthetics just melt to the body if used to wrap someone on fire in.

Link to where I buy wool blankets:
http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/product/olive-drab-us-70-virgin-wool-blanket-4842.cfm

Stock up on canned foords, enough to last you an entire month. That is 90 meals. Remember the water used in canned foods is perfectly safe to drink, and adds to your water supply. Most canned foods do not have to be cooked, and are safe to eat right from the can. This eliminates fire danger, especially important those first few days when all the gas leaks will not yet be shut off. Peanut butter, crackers, jelly, hard candies, powdered juice mix, powdered milk, and those sort of items are also good to have on hand. Don't forget extra can openers.

Have copies of all of your important documents, like insurance, credit card info, social security, mortgage, birth certificate, ect. Some people like to make a CD of those papers. Great idea...if you can get to a working computer to print out, and prove who you are. However in the aftermath of an earthquake that may be a problem.

A really good bike, with outstanding tires, that have tubes, and a patch kit. Remember there will be glass and rubble everywhere to puncture the tires. A bike may be the only way to navigate about, cars and motorcycles will be too big.

Good leather gloves, and good boots, with ankle support, and thick soles. You do not want to puncture your foot at a time like that.

A tent large enough for you, and your supplies. Remember a tent can be set up inside a house if it's still safe to be in the building. The tent will help keep you warm, and the bugs from bitting you, if all the windows fell out of your home.

Sanitation. You cannot count on a flush toilet. Five gallon buckets, with lids. Line the bucket with contractor grade plastic bags (those are extra thick). You can even set a plastic toilet seat on top of the bucket. Throw baking soda on top, after you use, to help keep the smell down. Keep the toilet covered at all times when not in use. This keeps smell down, and keeps flies out. Remember flies will not be transfering diseases, like Hepititis from open sewage. Enough TP to last you at least a month.

First aid supplies. Wound will be extremely common. Have rubber or latex gloves to protect yourself against HIV, AIDS, Hepititis, or other blood born diseases. Women's Kotex make extremely good bandaging material for wounds loosing a lot of blood. I saved the life of one of my horses, when she cut open an artery on her leg and was spurting blood 20 feet out. It was during a howling blizzard, and the Vetrinarian could not get to the farm. Women's Kotex, and pressure bandages (like ace wraps) stopped the bleeding, and saved the mares life.

Light source. I sugest the LED flashlights that go on your head. Yes, they look dorky. Dorky means nothing when it gives you two free hands. I also sugest other types of LED flashlights. Smoke detector. Even if you are inside a tent, take one with you. People are idiots and always setting things on fire after earthquakes as they light candles and fire up grills.

Battery/wind up/solar radio, so you can listen to news reports.
Here's the link to where I got mine:
www.emergencyessentials.com

You can browse through any of the web sites I've given to you, and get an idea of the kind of items you should have on hand.

I have personally purchased from every company I gave you a link to. They are all reputable companies to deal with.

~Garnet
Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years
Two years food storage in our pantry (for three adults).
Emergency supplies enough to care for my neighborhood

How can I hide an erection in swim trunks?

Dakota

This weekend I'm going tubing on the salt river. My girlfriend is going and to be completely frank, I like my girlfriend, she will be wearing a bikini, I'm a teenage boy and all my hormones are in order. Now I can already predict some of the answers, "Don't hide it" "Some guys can't even get erections" "She should take it as a compliment" "It's completely normal" I get that, but the thing is, my family is going to be there (which is a reason why I don't think it will be that much of a problem), little kids and their families will be there. I don't think embracing my manhood is a viable option here. It's in 2 days and I have no compression shorts, I just did an experiment to see if my boxers will help at all but they didn't do much. Is duct tape a good idea?

Answer
You are experiences the bane of manhood. I have worn my Speedo and have acquired my share of "tents." Not a whole lot you can do. I agree with your point that boxers will not suffice. Neither will duct tape. A lot will depend on what you will wear for a swimsuit. What about wearing your tightest briefs or a jock under your swimsuit to keep your "junk" in place? And, if your underwear waistband becomes visible, so be it. I have seen lots of guys your age and older who do that. I have seen my share of boxers, briefs, boxer briefs waistbands. Those who do that don't really care if their underwear is visible. They are having fun in water.

The key is what you will wear for a swimsuit, perhaps with briefs, jock/boxers?

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