Weekend & Family Friday: H2GO! Fun Blobz Splashing Mat
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As we approach summer, I see water games for your yard to be a big asset to entertain your kids. When I saw this one, I immediately texted it to a friend with a toddler. It looks like it’s fun for kids from a sensory perspective, as it fills up with water and wiggles underneath them, and it also cools them down because water sprays up from the inside. I also like that since it’s not a kiddie pool or something that fills with water, you don’t have to supervise as closely. I think any toddler or kid would find a lot of entertainment in this toy! It’s on sale at Bed Bath & Beyond for $20.99. H2GO! Fun Blobz Splashing Mat
Update: Unfortunately, this has sold out. An alternative for outdoor fun is this “water slide” (i.e., slip & slide) from the same brand, which is $30 at Target.
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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Tell me I did the right thing, or tell me how I could have handled this better!
Yesterday afternoon I took my 19 month old for a walk in the park (I’m also visibly pregnant). The park is not crowded, and it is easy to stay 10+ feet from others. We walked to a less used path (within view of much of the park; it’s very open) and I took him out of the stroller to toddle around for a while. I noticed there was a youngish man who seemed to be watching us from a distance (had the impression he may be homeless or otherwise going through hard times). He was far away from us so I ignored it.
A while later I realized he was walking towards us, then he stopped about 5 feet away and said hello. I said “hello, sorry, we are trying to keep socially distanced” and moved a little bit away. He did not move away, but started trying to talk to us, “My name is…” and at that point I grabbed my son, said “We are keeping distanced because of the virus!”, stuffed son in the stroller and took off.
I was really shaken by it. I didn’t feel overtly threatened per se, but just very uncomfortable because it was so far out of the norm for these days- and he didn’t take the first brush off. My social conditioning made it hard though and made me feel rude- which also has me upset! And I think I would have reacted the same to any stranger but probably his rough appearance made me a bit more nervous (which I don’t love that reaction in myself but here we are).
Ugh, just wanted to vent I guess… how would you have handled it?
At what age can babies have popsicles? Asking for a friend aka my 8 month old who I’m pretty sure really wants one. Can he gum some frozen yogurt or something? Not asking my doctor because I’m pretty sure this is not an important question.
Talk to me about taking lunch to elementary school. What is your favorite lunch box/ bag and all the accessories? I know that I am very early, but if school starts in the fall I’m assuming that we will need to send lunch with our new kindergartner. Our school system is releasing information on plans for next year. For social distancing lunch will probably be in the classroom and bag lunches will be available to buy, but no hot lunches.
I want to get on this, because I feel like whenever I attempt to get something recommended, it is sold out! Also I still have nightmares from our first daycare experience that didn’t offer lunch or snacks. I would wake up every day an hour early to make food to send with 2 kids. There must be a better way!
Age old question but what strategies help get your kids to clean up toys? This was never as big of issue prequarantine because kid (3.5) was so tired from daycare she never played much at night and we were on the go on weekends. But now there’s junk everywhere. Our house is large and it’s all over. I try to make her clean up discrete activities before moving on but our sitter doesn’t have as much control. We have a one year old too so I’m often chasing him when I would otherwise be asking her to clean up. We’ve tried timers, songs, etc but she completely melts down.
What is your favorite medium impact sports bra? I haven’t bought a sports bra in 6 years, but since I no longer run, I don’t need an expensive high impact bra. My old one is a Brooks style they don’t make anymore (otherwise I’d just buy it again). I don’t like Lululemon bras – they’re offer too little support for me. I’m a 32DD.
Any recommendations for a backyard camping tent and sleeping bags (okay for warm weather) for adults and kids? This is what I’m planning for a Father’s Day gift – I feel like I’m review sites I end up getting opinions from intense campers!
I need a recommendation for my 5 year old’s oily hair! she has very fine, but relatively thick, hair. it is absolutely dripping with oil one day after i shampoo it. But i don’t want to start washing her hair every day – she is too young for that!
any shampoo recommendations for her? I’m not putting any conditioner in her hair. she doesn’t need kid “no tears” formula. I just want something that can combat the greasy conditions.
TIA
Lockdown absurdity of the day: when I picked up my grocery order this morning, they gave me rutabagas instead of rhubarb. No, I do not want to make rutabaga jam.
Does anyone have recommendations for a nanny payroll/tax type service? I’m accepting that our daycare is not going to reopen in time for us to avoid the threshold with our part-time babysitter.
Help, I need ideas for my 3 year Olds birthday next week. I don’t think I have any good gifts because it feels like she has everything but I’m sure she doesn’t. What are gifts your kids loved at this age? TIA
Funny things your kids did this week? My husband got an inflatable pool for our tiny patio area (no backyard for us, but lots of parks nearby). When he blew it up it was….well guys it covers the whole patio. I thought we were aiming for a kiddie pool. We look a little crazy but the toddles love it! I guess that’s more of a funny thing my husband did rather than my kids.
Thanks for all the recommendations yesterday for getting out. We had a picnic from the Golden Arches at a local middle school (no playground equipment) with a bunch of outdoor toys. The kids loved it, the big hit was our RC car and their new plastic toys (Poppy from Trolls). It was empty! Thanks, all, it was a great night.
Next time I’ll bring the bikes, their parking lot was great, too!
Thanks to everyone who suggested soccer as an alternative activity in these weird times when I asked about Gymboree and other indoor activities. I found out there’s a class for 2 year olds in the park across the street from my house, and I feel like this is a relatively low risk (since it’s all outdoors) way of getting my lonely 2 year old some interaction with other kids before school reopens (hopefully) in the fall. I signed her up and she’s pumped about it.
~8 weeks pregnant. Had pretty strong nausea (no vomiting) last few weeks which now has turned into 0 appetite/grossed out by most food, sore feet, and SO TIRED. Anyone else go through this?! This is pregnancy #2 for me but I can’t seem to remember how symptoms came/went for #1.
Does anyone have or know of an all-plastic doll? Looking for something that can be left outside overnight without disintegrating (bigger than Barbie…regular doll sized).