Family Friday: Remote Control Cars
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My kids are nearly five years apart so there aren’t a lot of toys and games they can play together.
These remote control cars are something they can both enjoy. Although aimed at toddlers/little kids, my oldest enjoys playing with them as well. The cars play music and other sounds and come with two removable figures and an easy-to-use remote (there are only two buttons).
When my kids build obstacle courses and race each other, I get a little break until they move onto the next thing.
This pair of remote control cars is available on Amazon.
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
What time in the AM is it appropriate for kids to be playing outside? They’ve been asking to play outside in the mornings before camp but I don’t want to wake our neighbors…we live in a city, so our neighbors are fairly close (we share a driveway with one of them). Kids are 4 and 6, and their playing tends to involve a fair bit of happy shouting and laughing.
I’m expecting my first this winter, and am wondering about car seats and strollers. Some info: 1) Baby will only ride in one car, so I don’t need extra bases/car seats, 2) I don’t think we’ll be taking a lot of walks right away (b/c winter, cold, and ice). Will I still want a car seat that snaps directly into the stroller? 3) I’d prefer a set that will work from newborn to toddler, to keep things simpler. Any recs or advice? I’m not really sure where to start.
Happy Friday! I’m sure similar threads on this have come up but search is failing me. Does anyone have vacation recommendations for a week in November with a toddler? Possibly a beach resort or something else easy and decent weather would be a bonus, too. Flying from the Midwest.
Thanks to whomever shared the last McSweeney’s article, it send me down a bit of a rabbit hole. But YOU ARE WELCOME, fellow daycare moms. Here’s your friday laugh.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/my-favorite-controlled-substance-is-daycare
We just got back from a lake vacation in Northern Michigan and I wanted to stay forever. Next summer, I’d like to rent a house on the water up there for three or four weeks and work remotely. How do I find a nice rental that’s clean and nice and not rundown? I am very suspicious of airbnb and vrbo based on relatives’ experiences. Are there ways to find reputable local rental agencies? I am totally new to this rental thing.
Guys, we did it — potty training using the Big Little Feelings/Oh Crap method. We did 4 days, and **just** when we were at our breaking point, it clicked for DS and he has had success while going commando. Daycare requires a pull up, and he had 1 accident/day. Before I start sounding like the POOPCUP this is turning into, we are dealing with TONS of tantrums, resistance to taking the pull up off in the morning and after school and meltdowns at bedtime, meals, accidents, etc. I’m attributing this to the big change we just went through and trying to be calm when all i want to do is scream. SO – with the initial period over, what do I need to know to navigate the next couple months of early potty training?
I just interviewed for a job that would definitely be in my wheelhouse, would be interesting and would pay about twice as much as my current job (which I actually like, and also is slow enough to allow me a lot of flexibility for parenting stuff). This is really a question for myself, but typing it out is helpful — should I jump into a faster-paced, higher-workload job for more money (and more interesting projects), or stay in a slow and reliable job? I’ve got one toddler, on the fence about having another.