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Pumpkin Facial Mask 2 t. cooked or canned pumpkin 1/2 t. honey 1/4 t. milk
| Pumpkin Body Butter |
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| 1/2 cup solids from a can of coconut milk |
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| 1/2 cup cooked or canned pumpkin- pureed |
| 1/2 cup brown sugar |
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If you're trying to stretch the family dollar, we have some fun ideas for using things you probably have around this house in a different way than you originally intended.
- Use Life Savers to hold birthday candles on the cake. This means you don't make holes in the cake. Plus it adds color. You have to use the original kind in the roll, not the big package kind because they hold better.
- Use spaghetti as a long match.
- Store plastic grocery bags in an old tissue box under the kitchen sink.
- Use toothpicks to mark a roll of packing tape so you can find the end.
- Temporarily fix broken spectacles with an earring. It fits perfectly to hold them together until you can get the tiny screw replaced.
- Use a tea strainer to dust baked goods with powdered sugar. Lightly tap to add the sweet stuff to tops of cakes and brownies.
- Use shower curtain hooks to store your handbags in your closet. Place the hooks on the closet's clothes bar and hang purse handles from them. This can declutter the mess on your closet floor and shelves!
- Use a travel makeup case to cart kids' art supplies. Pack crayons, paints, and small notepads inside. If anything leaks, the mess stays in the zipped waterproof compartment.
- Use clear hair elastics to make better flower arrangements. To keep all types of flowers in place in a wide-mouth vase, stretch a clear hair elastic around the stems, then let the flowers fall naturally.
- Transport your favorite salad dressing in a travel bottle normally used to transport liquids through airport security. This will keep your salad from getting soggy.
- Wine corks can be thinly sliced to keep cabinet doors from banging so loud. Slice them into thin disks and then glue onto corners of cabinets to muzzle the closing noise.
- Relieve aching muscles by freezing one part alcohol to 3 parts water in a resealable plastic bag overnight to create a soft, comfortable gel pack.
Questions every parent should ask when
screening any babysitter or child care provider.
Question 1: Why do you want this job?
- It is a simple question but if you pay close attention to the answer – what they say and how they say it, you can get a good idea if sitter is motivated by a need for money more than having a love of children.
Question 2: Can you give me some examples of activities you would do with a child at age 3, 5, 7 – whatever the age of the child
- Parents should look for sitters who will engage in age appropriate activities – you want a sitter who can give specific examples. At SeekingSitters each has a backpack with activities that are age appropriate.
Question 3: What type of experience do you have with children – training and/or credentials?
- Ask for their credentials/background experience. Certifications such as CPR and First Aid are required. If they have those certifications, it shows that they place a high regard on safety
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- Do some extra digging – check My Space and Facebook. Those social networking sites can tell you a lot about a person’s character. If they won’t give you their password that is a big red flag.
Background Checks
Often online databases can have unverified or inaccurate information on them. The key to a good background check is to make sure that a real person – a live investigator - is verifying all information on the background check.
Records you should have checked:
- Criminal Background
- Civil records
- Sex Offender
- Identity Verification (Check to see if they are who they say they are)
- Character Screening
If you would like more tips from SeekingSitters, click below for their blog.
http://www.seekingsitters.com/blog/blog.html
If you would like to contact the local SeekingSitters, you can:
call-501-539-3118
Or go to their website by clicking on the link below:
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
On Wednesday September 10th, Quantia "Key" M. Fletcher, Director of Education for the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and 8-year-old Eden Jones joined the Good Morning Arkansas crew to share a little history and a fun craft you can do with the kids at home.
If you are familiar with Little Rock History, you may remember the fire that destroyed the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on March 15, 2005.
The Mosaic Templars have a long history dating back to 1883. They were originally founded to provide burial and life insurance for the African-American community.
The new Mosaic Templars Cultural Center has been constructed over the site of the old center at 501 West 9th Street. The grand opening of the new center is on September 19th & 20th.
The new Mosaic Templars Cultural Center has been constructed over the site of the old center at 501 West 9th Street. The grand opening of the new center is on September 19th & 20th.
Plaster Face/Hand Mask
Along with a taste of history, Quantia and Eden made a plaster mask used in history. Below are instructions.
Hathaway Supply List:
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If would like more information
about the
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center,
you can click on the link to their website here:
Or you can view
Steve Powell’s "All About Arkansas"
about the Mosaic Templars
from 2007 by clicking here:
www.katv.com/news/stories/1207/479778.html
| Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Grand Opening September 19 & 20 501 West Ninth Street 501-683-3593 |
School is back in full swing, which means kids are learning to share everything with their classmates...including germs. If you are the proud parent of a school-age child, these remedies may help you. If stomach bugs haven't made their way into your house, you may need the bottom list after joining the class for the first field trip of the year.
Dee Dee Helbig of Ava Bella Day Spa joined us Friday to share these ways to help your aches with thing many people already have in their house.
Tummy ache home remedies:
- Yogurt - (any type) Yogurt contains bacteria the stomach is lacking while it is upset.
- A teaspoon of vinegar - (any will do) The vinegar is acidic which helps the belly calm down.
- Mustard on a piece of bread - The mustard is also acidic.
- Get an old sock, without any holes in it, and fill it with uncooked rice. Put the rice filled sock in the microwave for about a minute. Make sure it's warm to the touch. Place the sock on the area it hurts. The heat will help relax the muscles, which gives temporary relief to the tummy.
- A hair dryer - Turn on the hair dryer and position the hot air to blow on the affected area. Don't burn yourself!
Headaches home remedies:
- Eat an apple (including the skin) - An apple has natural aspirin in it.
- Fish oil – You can either eat fish or take a fish oil pill.
- Peppermint tea - Sip the tea and apply the tea bags where you have the headache. The peppermint has a cooling effect.
- If you can stomach it, drink 2 full caps of apple cider vinegar with one glass of water.
- Eat/drink anything with caffeine in it.
How to Have the Happiest Baby on the Block
Today, Christina Munoz stopped by for her monthly pregnancy guide segment. She was joined by Lisa Stipe of Nanny for Newborns. Lisa demonstrated the 5 S's of soothing a crying infant, using 6-week-old Zachary Dupins as her model.
The 5 “S's” for Soothing an Infant
- Swaddling - When swaddling you should to make sure the blanket is tight around the infant. This will give the baby the continuous feeling of touch, like they had in their mother’s womb.
- Side positioning - To side position your baby: place your baby, while holding him/her, either on his/her left side to assist in digestion, or on his/her stomach to provide reassuring support. Once your baby is happily asleep, you can safely put him/her in her crib, on his/her back.
- Shushing Sounds – Most women who have had, or are expecting, a child know everyone has advice. One truly useful bit of advice is to always have “white noise in the room with a sleeping baby. While in the womb babies hear a constant swooshing sound. White noise can come from any number things around the house. New moms have been known to use everything from fans of vacuum cleaners. Other people just buy a white noise CD.
- Swinging – Another result of the transition of the baby going from the womb to world is the need to swing. While they were in their mother’s womb every step mom took swung them. This is part of the reason new parents will use rocking chairs, infant swings, bouncers and even a ride in the car to calm their child.
- Sucking – According to babyslumber.com, "Sucking has its effects deep within the nervous system, and triggers the calming reflex and releases natural chemicals within the brain." This is why most parents never leave home without a bottle, pacifier or both.
Christina is due in mid-October, so we plan to have one more of these segments.
If you are a parent, what are the things that you wished you knew before you had your child?
Or, if you are expecting, what is on our mind the most, or is the most confusing, about the pending birth of your child?
If you would like to contact Lisa about her services
you can go to her website www.NannyForNewborns.com
or call 1-877-NANNY-USA (626-6987).
On Monday's Good Morning Arkansas, Dee Dee Helbig on Ava Bella Day Spa shared some great ways to ease the itching brought on by poison ivy, poison oak or chicken pox after her own recent experience with her son and chicken pox.
Below is a "recipe" for a tobacco based treatment. If that does not work, several other options are listed below.
Tobacco Based Itch Easer
2 cups water
Tobacco from 3 cigarettes
Combine water and tobacco. Bring to a boil and simmer about 5 minutes. Carefully strain all the tobacco from the brew since it may burn sensitive skin. Let the liquid cool. Apply it to inflamed areas with a clean cloth. This ensures immediate relief from the itching and burning discomfort.
Other at-home remedies
- Rub inner banana peel on rash
- ¼ cup bleach & ¾ cup warm applied with washcloth (helps to kill the poison ivy)
- Rub alcohol to the area then rinse with water and wash with soap and water (dry up the poison)
- Wet affected area rub with salt (this will help stop further spreading)
- Vitamin E (said to have healing properties
- Honey
- Baking soda in a glass of water and applied to the skin with a sponge. Then allow to dry.
- Flaxseed oil gel tablets opened and applied to rash
Question: What are all these numbers?
Answer: The numbers that are the true measure of HDTV performance such as 720p or 1080i refer to the number of rows of pixels on the screen. Standard definition is 480p, that means it has 480 rows of pixels. High Definition is a television with 720 or 1,080 rows of pixels.
Question: What about the letters like “i” or “p” in 1080i or 1080p?
Answer: These letters refer to how the pixels refresh.
i = interlaced - even and odd rows of pixels refresh alternately
p = progressive - all pixels refresh sequentially
For example: A 1080i image will have more pixels and look sharper than a 720p, but may have a slight flicker effect. 1080p is the best type of screen currently in mass production.
Other Food for Thought:
-To get HD programming you must order it from your cable or satellite provider. You can also use an antenna capable of receiving a digital signal and an HDTV with a digital receiver.
-Use an HDMI connector whenever possible, it will give you the best and most reliable picture and sound.
-The more on the screen, the better. Adjust the “aspect ratio” or “screen” settings on your television until you get the full picture. For example: If you are watching a sports program and the score at the bottom or the top of the screen is partly missing, then the picture is stretched and you are not getting the best possible picture.
-If you are connecting something with a component input instead of HDMI, be sure to get good, quality cables to minimize the risk of interference and to get the best color.
Things to look for when buying a HDTV:
-at least 2 HDMI inputs
-1080p display
-a contrast ratio of at least 5000:1 (preferably 10000:1 or higher)
-a refresh rate of at least 60Hz (preferably 120Hz)
Angie brought a list, which she found at realsimple.com.
The list is divided into 5 categories, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining room and miscellaneous.
It includes easily forget items such as a saltshaker and a pepper-grinder for the kitchen, cotton or wool blankets for the bedroom, tablecloths for the dining room and a wastebasket for the bathroom.
For a complete printable list you can go to realsimple.com/registrychecklist.
Wedding Registry / New Home Checklist
| Kitchen | Bedroom | Dining Room | Bathroom | Miscellaneous |
| 1 standing mixer | 2 cotton or wool blankets | 2 serving platters | 1 shower curtain and liner | 2 22-inch wheeled upright suitcases |
| 1 food processor | 1 mattress pad | 8 to 12 cups and saucers | 4 to 6 hand towels | 2 large duffels |
| 1 toaster | 2 to 4 pillows | 8 to 12 drinking glasses | 1 hamper | 2 to 4 vases |
| 1 blender | 2 to 4 sets of pillow shams | 8 to 12 wineglasses | 1 bath mat | 2 to 6 candlesticks |
| 1 coffeemaker | 1 bed skirt | 8 to 12 mugs | 2 bathrobes | 1 couch or love seat |