Daycare Deals

Here are some trainings available for those who need to get their 15 licensing hours or just some renewal ones. These classes count for 2 hours and cost $10. Trainings start at 6:30pm. Call 316-641-1485 to reserve your spot because space is limited. You can also email to reserve your spot angela.bitker@yahoo.com.

October


4th- First Aid Introduction and Refresher

6th- Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect and Symptoms of Childhood Illness

12th- Basic Training- Health and Safety

14th- Basic Training- Child Development and Discipline Techniques

19th- First Aid Introduction and Refresher

21st- Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect and Symptoms of Childhood Illness

27th- Toddlers: What to Expect and What Not to Expect

Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million tricycles, toys and high chairs over safety concerns.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that two of the products being recalled involved injuries.

In the recall of about 7 million Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles, the agency is aware of 10 reports of children being hurt. Six of them required medical attention.

The trikes — some of which which feature popular characters like Dora the Explorer and Barbie — have a protruding plastic ignition key near the seat that children can strike, sit on or fall on, leading to injuries that the commission said can include genital bleeding.

Fisher-Price is also recalling more than 1 million Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs, after 14 reports of problems. Seven children required stitches, the commission said.

The pegs on the back of the high chairs can be used to store the tray, but children can fall on them, resulting in cuts and other injuries.

The two other Fisher-Price recalls were:


_More than 2.8 million Baby Playzone Crawl & Cruise Playground toys, Baby Playzone Crawl & Slide Arcade toys, Baby Gymtastics Play Wall toys, Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquarium toys, 1-2-3 Tetherball toys and Bat & Score Goal toys. The valve of the inflatable ball on the toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to children, said CPSC. The agency said there were more than 50 reports of the valves coming off the balls.

_About 100,000 Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand 'n Play Rampway toys. The wheels on the purple and green cars can come off, posing a choking hazard.


Information from Kake.com. Find the article here.

You can sign up here for a ticket for free admission to a museum of your choice on September 25, 2010. I love this day because I can take my daughter to Exploration Place for free! (She's still free, but my husband and I don't have to shell out $20 to take her on this day.) Last year, we went with my sister-in-law and her kids, so it was a good family day! I've listed the participating museums in Kansas (the cities are listed under the museum's name).

Allen County History Museum


Iola

Augusta Historical Museum

Augusta

Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery

Lindsborg

Botanica, The Wichita Gardens

Wichita

Clearwater Historical Society

Wichita

Derby Historical Museum

Derby

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum

Abilene

Exploration Place

Wichita

Gardner Museum and Historical Society

Gardner

Great Plains Transportation Museum

Wichita

Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives

Newton

Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center

Hutchinson

Kansas Firefighters Museum

Wichita

Kansas Museum of History

Topeka

Kansas Sports Museum

Newton

Kauffman Museum

North Newton

Lake Afton Public Observatory

Goddard

Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology

Wichita

Mid-America All-Indian Center

Wichita

Museum of World Treasures

Wichita

Old Cowtown Museum

Wichita

Old Depot Museum

Ottawa

Old Jail Museum of Allen County

Iola

OZ Museum

Wamego

Territorial Capital Museum

Lecompton

The Kansas African American Museum

Wichita

Ulrich Museum of Art

Wichita

Wichita Art Museum

Wichita

Wichita Center for the Arts

Wichita

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Wichita

Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City

Shawnee

As the weather finally starts to cool down, out come the deals on soup. This happens to be my husband's favorite time of the year: Campbells soups for $1 each. From 9/22-9/28, Dillons has Campbells soups on sale for $10 for 10 cans. We buy the Chunky version because they're Justin's favorites!

We were just at Dillons tonight buying a few items, and he was wondering when they would start this sale. Stock up now on Campbells soup!

Have you signed up with JCPennys yet to receive emails from them? I did this around Christmas last year, and I've received approximately 5 coupons for $10 off a $10 purchase. JCPenney emails give you advance notice of great online offers as well as valuable in-store coupons. Sign up for emails here. *I've heard that a coupon for $10 off a $10 purchase (including sales and clearance items) might be coming in the mail soon!

I just received a $10 off a $10 purchase from Kohls last week. Sign up for their email list here. I've received the same amount of these coupons from Kohls as from JCPennys!

Get a free sample of Cinnabon Cream of Wheat here. Skip the video to get to the sample by clicking the "x" to close the window.

Get a free tub of Cottonelle fresh wipes and send one to a friend.

Get a free sample of Nature's Bounty Your Life adult gummies multivitamin.

Get a free sample of Jergens Overnight Repair here.
Get a sample of Thomas Coffee here.

Sign up here for a free sample of Wisk laundry detergent from Sam's Club. A Sams membership is not required. Click on the white shape on the left of the bottle to request the sample.

Congratulations to sdmo56! The comment was "I would use the bag and blanket to take my grandkids on a picnic."

Vocalpoint has 2 new samples available. The first is a sample of New Ultra Downy April Fresh. Get this sample here before samples are gone.

Vocalpoint is also offering a free sample of Kashi Go Lean Crisp cereal. Get this here.

Yoplait has come up with a new yogurt option. Yoplait Splitz is a new yogurt that tastes like a sundae. Yoplait Splitz is a good source of calcium and vitamin D. This yogurt has no artificial flavors or sweeteners and no high fructose corn syrup. Yoplait Splitz is also only 90 calories. It is available in three flavors: Strawberry Sundae, Strawberry Banana Split, and Rainbow Sherbet.

MyBlogSpark gave me the opportunity to try this new yogurt. My daughter loves it. I liked this yogurt option because of the dessert flavors. I can feed this to my daughter without feeling guilty. It can also be frozen, so she thinks it's like a popsicle. MyBlogSpark also offered me the gift pack as seen in the photo below: a free item coupon to try Yoplait Splitz, a picnic bag, and a picnic blanket. The bag is insulated picnic and the blanket rolls up for easy storage. We just took the bag and blanket with us to Table Rock Lake, and they worked out great. MyBlogSpark is giving one lucky winner this gift pack.

You have 3 chances to win (make sure to leave a valid email address):

1. Leave a comment with the flavor of Yoplait Splitz that you would like to try (make sure to leave a valid email address).

2. Leave a comment telling me what you would use the blanket and picnic bag for (make sure to leave a valid email address).

3. Leave a comment if you "Like" Daycare Deals on Facebook (make sure to leave a valid email address). You can "Like" it here.

This giveaway starts now and ends at 11:59pm on September 9th, 2010.

Surviving the first week of child care can be difficult for children, parents, and providers. I've had two new children start in the last two weeks, so I thought I'd post about how I have learned to "survive" the first week. My first boy is dealing with a full week of daycare at 17 months when he's never been to daycare before. The last two days have been teary for him. This is what I've done with and for him in order to make him and me more comfortable.

1. Let him have a toy and blanket from home. His mom let him bring these over, and he seems to like the connection.

2. Cuddle time. This morning, I held him for about 30 minutes while we waited for the next arrival. He seemed to enjoy the closeness. I've also been hugging him all day while he got teary. (It's been a hard day today.)

I found that taking the time to get to know him and let him have his connections to home make it easy for me to transition him from being home with Mom to being here with 5 other children and a stranger.

Boy #2:

1. Let him have his space. This one likes anything with wheels or anything that spins. I take the toys over to him and let him be by himself as he adjusts. He started out in my hallway, moved to my dining room, and finally moved himself into the living room within an hour.

2. Cuddle time. He likes to be rocked to sleep even at 17 months. I sing and cuddle him on my lap until he falls asleep. This time allows us to bond and establish a trusting relationship.

I found that letting him have his space made him more comfortable.

So, my advice for surviving the first week:

1. Test out what works (personal toys/belongings, space, etc) and then use that.

2. Do your best to establish a strong, trusting relationship.

3. Know that small steps might end up being larger than you think. (I finally got the first boy to eat today!)

Now, if anyone can tell me how to get new kids to eat the first week, please do! I finally found out that the first boy loves corn. It absolutely made my day!

This is just my two cents. Any advice/suggestions are always welcome!

Get a free sample of Shout Color Catcher here. They are also offering a .55 coupon.