Birthday Idea for a Mom

[apples and bananas]

This is a great idea mimi, and I've done it before, it works wonderfully and is great for this age group. But... I don't have the right pasta in the house.

I've got some great ideas started this morning and will finish them after nap time.

Thanks again to all that gave ideas.

[Bugaboo]

OK really A&B, you jump down PP's throats for being negative yet the only post here being negative is yours. You asked for opinions on a quick craft and you got some ideas. You also got a different perspective from a few other providers about their take on the situation. Because those providers dared to have an idea or an opinion that was different from yours, you are jumping down their throats. Make the craft if you want too. But don't start a thread and get your panties in a wad because someone has a different opinion than yours.

[apples and bananas]

OK really A&B, you jump down PP's throats for being negative yet the only post here being negative is yours. You asked for opinions on a quick craft and you got some ideas. You also got a different perspective from a few other providers about their take on the situation. Because those providers dared to have an idea or an opinion that was different from yours, you are jumping down their throats. Make the craft if you want too. But don't start a thread and get your panties in a wad because someone has a different opinion than yours.

I don't think I jumped down anyones throat and I'm sorry if I've offended you in a thread that you weren't involved in in the first place. Opinons were made, that I don't agree with. There for I made an opinion back... I have that right as well. Then a sarcastic comment was made and eyes were rolled. It would have been a good opportunity to discuss the opinions and maybe convince me otherwise. But nope... just rolled eyes.

My point is very simple. I asked for ideas. I didn't ask what people thought about doing crafts for parents birthdays. Opinions that were offered made me feel that they were judging me, or I was doing something wrong in their eyes. I think I have the right to defend that.

I am all for different opinions. However, Only ones that are asked for or are relevant to the post. When someone changes the thread like this to voice their opinion they throw everyone off track and suddenly I don't get what I'm asking for anymore. Someone even went to the point of PM'ing me some great ideas as they didn't want to get wrapped up in the negativity of the thread. How many others have great ideas that they didn't bother posting because it's taken a left turn.

I'm just asking for people to be helpful. I could care less if someone thinks I'm wrong. I just wanted some fresh ideas... I get a lot of negative opinions.

[Judy Trickett]

Oh, please, Apples and Bananas........

Such is the way forums go. If no one ever gave an differing opinion or some insight from the other side of a situation we would never learn anything from one another. Lord knows there are literally millions of forum posts on the internet where in people piped in in such a fashion. That's the way the internet works. And that is also how we learn from one another.

If you don't want differing opinions then use a search engine - that's what they are good for. I am pretty certain there are a gazillion card making sites out there.

I'm done with this discussion. I can't spar with you, it's an unfair fight because I don't have a Unicorn horn coming out of my head. Yes, I clearly suck............ Oh, there's that eye roll again.....sigh....da mn roving eye......

[mumstheword]

Well I'm gonna pipe in here, even though I am not agreeing or adding anything positive...

I also had a Dad tell me recently that it was his wife's birthday on the Monday. This was on a Friday. He said, to the child, make sure you ask if you can make a birthday card for Mommy at craft time today. This bugged me! First of all, I don't like when parents talk to ME through their child. It's weird and sneaky. Just come out and talk to ME. Secondly, i am not responsible for your wife's birthday card, you have the entire weekend to make one with your daughter yourself. Thirdly, we don't necessarily do a craft every single day. The child was too young to make it anyway so really it would have been ME making it. I do not want to make cards for every Mommy or Daddy's birthday.

I AM a nice person. I do all kinds of really awesome things for my dck's and their families.

And to say that if I don't make someone's wife a birthday card then I'm not much of a caregiver, is ludicrous.

What was the purpose of this thread anyway?...you can't just make a card without suggestions? You don't have enough ideas as a provider? It's a card for crying out loud.

[mimi]

You are right mumstheword, you didn't add anything positive though I do agree being asked through the child isn't the right way to go about it. If I wouldn't be asked personally, I wouldn't do it.
ALSO, there is nothing wrong with asking for new ideas, cut some slack o.k.?

[sunnydays]

Personally, I don't think that those of us who offered an opinion on this were being negative, nor were we trying to hijack the thread. I think, others, like me thought maybe we could offer a perspective that might be a bit different from the OP in the light of sharing our ways of doing things. Nobody said you couldn't make a card if you want to...nobody criticized you for doing so. This thread as many others simply offered an opportunity to share ideas. Sorry if they were not the ideas you wanted. With this forum, as in any other, I take what I like and leave what I don't.

[torontokids]

whoah, too much drama today. Let's all move on, shall we?

[apples and bananas]

Yes please, let's move on.

I asked for craft ideas, not card ideas... I'm quite capable to assist a 3 yr old in making a card. I thought we'd do a little extra and I was looking for fresh ideas. I got bombarded with opinions on parents roles vs providers roles.

Mumstheword... yes, I agree... you have added nothing positive or constructive to this feed at all.

Judy... I'm not sure what a unicorn has to do with it.

I didn't ask what anyone thought about what I was doing... i asked for craft suggestions. Not sure how I could have reworded it to get a different response then what I got.

Sunnydays, I didn't think you were being negative either.. which is why I didn't feel the need to address your post.

And to those of you who chose to pm me, thank you, I appreciate your positive ideas and I have used them today. It's too bad the feed went this way and no one else will be able to enjoy those same ideas. This was a thread meant to gain information, not opinions.

[momofnerds]

I have a art caddy with 3 drawers. In it, it has envelopes, paper, stickers, card fronts (I save all card fronts and ask parents for them to) the crayons stay on my table always, so the kids make their own cards and decorate it their way. I have a dcg who loves to make letters and cards for her family and yesterday she made me one too.

while I don't mind doing cards, I can't gaurentee that I'll be able to do one. Some days (like yesterday) are so crazy that by nap time I'm wiped out. He shouldn't have put you on the spot like this and I think if they did the project together it would have ment more.

I have a bin of beads and I always have pipe cleaners (thank you yard sales) and you can make a bracelet.