sick_mama17
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Places to take your child/ren!
Posted: 02-12-08 12:15pm
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We just got back from the park and I just
wondered how often you all take your
child/ren to those types of fun
places....such as the park, library,
swimming pool, indoor play area, and
anywhere else you might regularly take
them?
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:18pm
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erm we haven't taken william out to those
places for a long time because the weather
has been too awful recenty, but now the
weather is getting better william will
probably go swimming once a week with his
godfather and i'll probably take him to
the park every thursday like i used to. i
take him to the young mums, where he can
play with other children every monday and
sometimes they offer outings, like to the
farm, etc
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:20pm
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I wish we had some indoor play areas
around here! Last summer we didn't get to
take Kaylee any of those kind of places
because we were so busy working on the
cabin. Other than when we went on vacation
in August, she was in the swimming pool
then quite a bit with me. We have a little
playground right at the end of our road so
this summer we plan on taking her there
quite a bit!
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:20pm
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i take val outside all the time to play
but ive never taken her out to a place
like that.....but thats because she cant
walk yet, shes only 8 monthes but once she
starts walking im gonna take her out at
LEAST once a week
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:22pm
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We go to normal places like Target, the
grocery store, to her grandparents' house,
etc. But to her, everything is an
adventure! It's fun to get out and see
things. Sometimes we go to the park or the
boardwalk (where the water is), or we'll
take her to the lake. She has fair skin
like me though so I try not to keep her in
the sun very long.
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:24pm
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| AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | We go to normal places like
Target, the grocery store, to her
grandparents' house, etc. But to her,
everything is an adventure! It's fun to
get out and see things. Sometimes we go to
the park or the boardwalk (where the water
is), or we'll take her to the lake. She
has fair skin like me though so I try not
to keep her in the sun very
long. |
Oh yeah, & we go to different stores
quite a bit too but Kaylee's starting to
turn into a monster in stores so I try to
make our shopping trips pretty quick now.
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:28pm
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really? Do you put her in the little seat
in the front of the basket or does she run
around? Sometimes Alyvia freaks out when
we try to put her in the basket because
she wants to explore, but thankfully
that's not often!
I also like taking her to the library, but
I've let her loose in there one time too
many and now she wants down every time we
go! 
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:28pm
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I'm lucky i live in London and we have
alot of things for kids. We go to farms,
museums, play groups, indoor adventure
play areas, swimming, musical groups,
parks, cinema etc
there is more but I can't think right now
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:31pm
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| AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | We go to normal places like
Target, the grocery store, to her
grandparents' house, etc. But to her,
everything is an adventure! It's fun to
get out and see things. Sometimes we go to
the park or the boardwalk (where the water
is), or we'll take her to the lake. She
has fair skin like me though so I try not
to keep her in the sun very
long. |
william goes to his nannys a few days a
week aswell. sometimes we go meet my
sister from work at the creche and he
plays there for about five/ten minutes
before she finishes. we go shopping and he
sits in the trolley and helps pick out
what he wants. when we go to the galleria
(a shopping centre where i work) i drop
the buggy off at my work, then he can walk
around the shops with mummy
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:32pm
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we rarely go anywhere, especially since
the weather is gross right now. once the
snow is gone and after esme is born, i
plan on regularly taking them to the
playground about a mile away. eventually
i'm going to start taking finn to
storytime at the library, but i know he
wouldn't sit nice for that right now.
also, we have 2 vehicles but the other is
a truck and i'm not putting finn in that.
it gets terrible gas mileage and nick
works 45 minutes away so he mainly takes
the car, but he'll leave it for me if i
ask him to.
i know when the kids are older i'll want
to get them out and about a lot more, but
right now there aren't a lot of places to
go with a toddler (that don't cost money).
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:34pm
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| Becky
wrote: | I'm lucky i live in London
and we have alot of things for kids. We go
to farms, museums, play groups, indoor
adventure play areas, swimming, musical
groups, parks, cinema etc
there is more but I can't think right
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i wish there was more in my area
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:35pm
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| BridgetHeartsFinn
wrote: | | there aren't a lot of
places to go with a toddler (that don't
cost money). |
do you guys have farms? They are great fun
and free! 
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:36pm
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| Becky
wrote: | | BridgetHeartsFinn
wrote: | | there aren't a lot of
places to go with a toddler (that don't
cost money). |
do you guys have farms? They are great fun
and free! |
which farms are you referring to? i'd like
to check it out since the last time
william went to a farm he loved it
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Posted: 02-12-08 12:40pm
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We have alot of local city farms
Is letchworth near you?
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Posted: 02-12-08 13:07pm
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yeah if only more places for kids were
free. At least the park and library are.
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Posted: 02-12-08 13:09pm
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i use to go swimming everyweek till i had
Reese, i want to continue and take him
with me, but my skin is soo awful i dont
want to go because i feel as if everyone
is going to think i got flesh eatting or
something.. damn extremly bad excema :'(
and damn being allergic to MOST soaps!..
soon as it gets warmer we will prolly take
reese to the school after school hours to
play on the big toys
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Posted: 02-12-08 13:14pm
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| Becky
wrote: | We have alot of local city
farms
Is letchworth near you?
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near-ish.
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Posted: 02-12-08 13:16pm
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there are 2 farms there
John Nichol - Bees and Honey 01462 671025
Standalone Farm 01462 686775
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Posted: 02-12-08 13:18pm
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i know theres one nearer than letchworth
as it only took 20 mins drive away, but i
cant remember the name of it. silly me.
thanks, i will look into those farms now
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Posted: 02-12-08 13:46pm
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| AyaMiyaki
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really? Do you put her in the little seat
in the front of the basket or does she run
around? Sometimes Alyvia freaks out when
we try to put her in the basket because
she wants to explore, but thankfully
that's not often!
I also like taking her to the library, but
I've let her loose in there one time too
many and now she wants down every time we
go! |
I can't even imagine taking Kaylee to the
library , but I would love
to go sometime to get myself a few books.
She'll sit in the cart but after about 10
minutes she'll start reaching for
everything on the shelves, then eventually
she'll try turning herself around &
just want out. She'll have a fit if I
don't either carry her or let her walk,
but if I let her walk, she's ALL over the
place. Then of course there are people
giving me dirty looks because my daughter
is going up & down every single isle!
I have her harness but she pulls me all
over the store so much when she's wearing
that she has me sweating like I've just
ran a marathon
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