More Fun Than Allowed…with Kids

I received an e-mail a little while ago from George DeCell at SafetyCaps and I’m glad I did. 

 After a near fatal accident involving his young daughter, Sage, and an outlet cover that made it’s way into her mouth, he has invented a better way to cover our outlets and insure that if (more like when) a child accidentally puts one in their mouth, suffocation can be avoided.  The regular ones act like a plug and prevent air from getting through.  While no one anticipates their child putting this item in their mouth, if you have or have had small children around, you know nothing is off limits to them when curiosity is sparked.

George did his research and used the same regulations used for pacifiers (brilliant idea) and came up with SafetyCaps.  Made right here in the good old U S of A, these caps could prevent a tragedy in your home or the home of a loved one.     SafetyCaps have won the National Parenting Centers Seal of Approval, the New Parents Seal of Approval and the Baby Planners seal of Approval, just to name a few, and are made to “blend in” with any color outlet.

 Go to www.safetycaps.com if you are interested in more information or would like to purchase SafetyCaps for your home.

Boogie had a “family project” for school a couple weeks ago.  The assignment was to create a snowman from recyclable things around the house.  We ended up using a gallon juice jug for the body and made the head from newspaper, in the form of paper mache’.  We then found different scraps of foam leftover from other projects and used those for the eyes, buttons, nose and a hat.  When it came time to “color” the body and head, my original thought was paint, but in keeping with the recycle theme, we ended up using plastic grocery bags with the logos cut out.  The head was a little wobbly, so I used some left over felt and inserted into the bottom of the head to help attach it to the bottle (body), using the extra to make a scarf.  Boog was very pleased with his creation and that is all that matters.

Paper mache’ head while drying 

 Completed snowman minus the scarf.

See what you can make using only recycled materials around the house…Have Fun!