Finally Friday: Eye Found It Board Game
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Happy Friday! This is the first board game that J. started playing — the age recommendation is 3 and up, but I think he was around 2 1/2 at the time. (Even now, he still likes it.) There’s no reading required; kids just have to find different objects on the board. Speaking of the game board, it’s six feet long, which the kids have a lot of fun with. You can also buy Eye Found It games with Star Wars and Disney themes, as well as a version you can take with you. (Good for holiday travel!) I recommend these for any mom who’s looking for the best first game that she and her kids will enjoy. Wonder Forge Richard Scarry’s Busytown, Eye Found It
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Hive! We did extended-family gift draw (large family), and are getting a gift for soon-to-be-5yo nephew. What would you get a 5-year-old who LOVES legos (but has a lot of them) and is curious, smart, and super active? I was thinking science toys, and looking for more versatile ones rather than kits that only do one thing. Suggestions? TIA!
I was planning on purchasing my 20 month old a few child friendly kitchen utensils rather than a play kitchen. I have limited room and he has a play kitchen at daycare. I was planning on starting with a water proof smock, a vegetable scrub brush, a plastic bowl and a step stool. He loves getting to play in the sink and watch us cook, so I thought it would be worth a try. I will be cleaning up messes, but hopefully I will be able to get some cooking done also.
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I think I have seen a few commenters on here posting about having UC. My husband was diagnosed yesterday. I am a bit confused about what this means for his day-to-day health going forward. Obviously it is very person dependent. But would love to hear what you have found helpful to manage it. He was immediately started on some very expensive medication. Feeling very thankful for our excellent insurance coverage.
DH and I are having a very stressful year. 3rd baby, I just returned to work, renovations, and the list goes on and on. Just this week he found out that his company is restructuring, his job is not in danger, but his salary is going down when he totally deserves an increase AND a stressful legal issue resurfaced in our lives this week. DH does not handle stress well. He had a holiday party last night and came home in an awful mood and picked a totally irrational fight. I got no sleep and totally forgot that my holiday party is tonight and I did not come to work dressed for it (jeans). Now DH says he will feel really bad if I don’t go but I really have no interest in even making an effort at this point. I’m totally drained. Ugh. Just a vent.
A few posters above mentioned a learning tower for kitchen use. Any recommendations for specific models? They’re not super cheap, and a quick perusal of Amazon indicates that quality may be variable. I wish I was a DIY-er, but – let’s face it – that’s not going to happen while my kid is still young enough to actually use it. They seem like a great idea though.
Tagging into the train-table discussion yesterday. What about play kitchens? I’m considering one for our 2-yo but it would have to go in our main living area and my husband thinks it’s too big and won’t get much use. The reason I’m for it is that our son seems to be very into cooking and wants to stand on a step stool at the kitchen counter to bang spoons and such. (Hard to cook while also trying to make sure he doesn’t fall off the stool or grab dangerous items off the counter.) It would be amazing if he could play at his play kitchen in the living room (adjoining the actual kitchen) while we’re cooking, but maybe that’s unrealistic. Thoughts?
I think I posted here before about our concerns about Twin A’s language development etc. We finally got to see the developmental specialist (it literally takes a year to get an appointment in this area — I called last Dec for the appointment) and the good news is that he isn’t autistic, but he does have autistic tendencies and has about a 1 yr delay in language. The NP recommended speech therapy and occupational therapy. On the one hand, we’re extremely relieved that it’s not autism (although we really didn’t think it was for various reasons) but on the other, there is nothing out there that explains why he has these delays. The NP couldn’t really help. She said that some kids catch up but if he still has a delay at age 6, they’ll do an IQ test. Except at age 2 1/2 he’s already reading short words, knows all the colors, shapes, letters, and can count to 100 (and knows the numbers and that they represent actual things — like he’ll count three objects and say “three!”). I suppose he could still have a low IQ? But that seems unlikely. The Internet explanations behind language delay are prematurity (no), brain injury (no), deafness (no), autism (no), and intellectual disability (which seems unlikely). He will name pictures in a book, but on his own time and not in response to you asking about them. He can use his hands well but has no interest in drinking out of an open cup – he prefers to tip it over and examine how the liquid pours out of it and what patterns it makes on the table top when it falls. We’ll get him therapy and he’s an easy, easy little kid. Very easy-going, few tantrums (it’s B who has all the drama), loves to give hugs. In their preschool class, it’s A who seems to be friends with every one of the other boys in the class – all the moms come up to me and say “Oh, you’re A’s mom! My son talks about him all the time! They’re great friends!” So it’s really just trying to wrap our heads around what any of this might mean. Anyone else have a similar experience? I know it’s hard to tell and nothing is certain, but just kind of confused.
I know it’s early for me to be thinking about this, but I’m considering how to take my maternity leave (by which I mean STD + FMLA, because this is America, yay).
One of my coworkers did something that sounded interesting to me – she did 8wks STD (c-section), which is fully paid by our company. Then she stretched out the remaining FMLA by working part time for many more weeks, rather than taking four weeks unpaid (which would be my natural inclination – 3 months all at once).
I’m wondering if this might actually work better? I will have my parents to help with childcare, plus my husband who has paternity leave plus loads of PTO (10 years with his company and he’s very senior) – so I wouldn’t need to put an 8 week old right into daycare. I could work 30, or even 20 hours, giving myself time to adjust and not worry about rushing everyone out of the house by 7 a.m., while still giving face time at the office and keeping my projects afloat.
Do people have strong thoughts either way? Is three months all at once best, or easing back into it better?
All Richard Scarry books and games are awesome. Our son played with the Airport Game for years.
I love the Richard Scarry/Busytown games – My oldest loved it and just grew out of them, but I know my youngest will start to play them soon.
He also loved the Busy Busy Airport Game – combines his love of all things busytown with airplanes, another favorite in our house. Super easy to play, and can be fun for everyone. https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Forge-1055-Richard-Airport/dp/B004S2M414
Merry Christmas everyone. :)
Thanks for all the wish list recommendations the other day! There were some GREAT ideas.