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    Birthday Idea for a Mom

    So Dad drops off his 3 yr old this am and says "now, if you have a chance, make sure you make a nice card for mommy's bday" LOL hint hint!

    I'm good with making a card, and will actually have a lighter load today and would like to do something nice for mom. Any suggestions on a one day quick throw together birthday present craft?

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    dye some large pasta shells with rubbing alcohol and food colouring and make a necklace for Mom. It dries quick and is pretty.
    on the card put glue in a star shape and put glitter on it. You can also go on pinterest for some craft ideas. It is my go to place for ideas.

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    Haha, I had a Mom say that to me about a Dad's bd and could the child make a card for him? I said that we had a busy day planned but we would try. I'm sorry but I forgot! Really! But I thought of it a few days later and I was glad I forgot because that's the Mom's job, not mine. That's my opinion. I plan my days around all 5 children and our daycare activities. I can't cater to special requests I'm afraid.
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    I would be the same as Momof4! I wouldn't take that kind of hinting kindly. As if we can just drop everything and make a card for a parent because the dad or mom couldn't be bothered to do it themselves. With kids this young, we end up doing most of the work! I help the kids make gifts for parents on special occassions such as Mother's Day, but I would not get into making gifts or cards fpor individual parents' birthdays...not only is it disruptive to our day, but it wouldn't be fair. Guaranteed all of the other kids would want to make one too...and then I would have to find out the birthday's for all parents (that would be 10 in total, assuming 2 parents per kid...not even thinking of blended families etc)...that would be a lot of gifts/cards to make! I don't do special things for one family over another.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mimi View Post
    dye some large pasta shells with rubbing alcohol and food colouring and make a necklace for Mom. It dries quick and is pretty.
    on the card put glue in a star shape and put glitter on it. You can also go on pinterest for some craft ideas. It is my go to place for ideas.
    I love this idea Mimi - if you don't mind me asking, how much alcohol should I be adding to the pasta/food colouring mix ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Momof4 View Post
    Haha, I had a Mom say that to me about a Dad's bd and could the child make a card for him? I said that we had a busy day planned but we would try. I'm sorry but I forgot! Really! But I thought of it a few days later and I was glad I forgot because that's the Mom's job, not mine. That's my opinion. I plan my days around all 5 children and our daycare activities. I can't cater to special requests I'm afraid.

    Ya, gotta agree there. It is not MY job to ensure that a parent has a birthday card. That is the responsibility of the OTHER parent or significant other. Parents need to learn that we simply can not live up to the dictates of FIVE different families. It's not possible.

    Parents also need to stop off-sourcing their parental responsibilities. We are daycare providers - NOT personal assistants or nannies.

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    Ok, seriously... it's a card for mom on her birthday. I think it's a nice thing to do. And quite frankly and honestly I asked for some quick ideas not to start a battle of parent responsibilities vs. caregiver responsibilities.

    I certainly did not get offended that the dad asked for this. I am not the kind of caregiver that plans everyones day to the second and my parents like that about me. I keep with a general schedule so the kids know what's coming next. I don't see the issue in changing up this one childs craft to help hiim with a card for his mom.

    I do not consider this request an insult... or a suggestion that I am an "assistant" or a "nanny" I'm a caregiver. That requires me to CARE for the kids. And if I can't switch up a craft on short notice to include a simple card then I'm not much of a care giver. And if I automatically jump to the conclusion that the parent is "using" me to do their job then I'm not a very nice person either.

    So, if anyone would like to give me some positive advise on a quick craft then that would be great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by apples and bananas View Post
    Ok, seriously... it's a card for mom on her birthday. I think it's a nice thing to do. And quite frankly and honestly I asked for some quick ideas not to start a battle of parent responsibilities vs. caregiver responsibilities.

    I certainly did not get offended that the dad asked for this. I am not the kind of caregiver that plans everyones day to the second and my parents like that about me. I keep with a general schedule so the kids know what's coming next. I don't see the issue in changing up this one childs craft to help hiim with a card for his mom.

    I do not consider this request an insult... or a suggestion that I am an "assistant" or a "nanny" I'm a caregiver. That requires me to CARE for the kids. And if I can't switch up a craft on short notice to include a simple card then I'm not much of a care giver. And if I automatically jump to the conclusion that the parent is "using" me to do their job then I'm not a very nice person either.

    So, if anyone would like to give me some positive advise on a quick craft then that would be great.
    Oh, sorry. I mistakenly thought this was an open forum were we could freely comment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy Trickett View Post
    Oh, sorry. I mistakenly thought this was an open forum were we could freely comment.
    Judy, I in no way said that you couldn't comment. I also thought that this was a forum where we came for assistance and advise. What you gave was niether. And I didn't ask for your opinion on what I was doing. I'm sure your filled with great crafting ideas! However, you chose to critisize what I was doing instead of add anything positive to it.

    I am getting really tired of reading all of this negativity on the forum. Either support or lend something positive as a solution.

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    Monday 2 Friday Mama, I put the pasta shells in a sandwich ziplock bag. I start with a tbsp and add a few drops of food colouring. I may add more r/a and f/c as needed till the pasta is coloured. It does smell at first, but it quickly dries.

    I also agree with apples and banana's. Wether I would do this for a parent was not what she asked. She just wanted some quick craft ideas.
    Last edited by mimi; 02-28-2013 at 09:58 AM.

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