STEP STOOLS
The most important to have with children are step stools. My little girls and even my baby boy loves to help out in the kitchen alot,preparing meals. It builds their confidence in counting and measuring amounts in baking and following instructions from recipes and is quality time spent.
CAMERA
Having a good camera is also a must. I can’t believe I have a twelve year old. Where does the time go honestly I could not tell you. Childhood is such a short time, i dont want to miss a minute of it and there are so many options out there to suit any pocket.
Guess who is hello kitty?
WIPES
An absolute must have around the home and out on the go are baby wipes. They are great for sticky fingers,runny noses smelly bums.They are life savers never leave home without them. I keep them upstairs downstairs in the car in my hand bag,you just never know when a situation will arise that requires a wipe
WASHER & DRYER MACHINE
This year i have forfeited my anual retreats and campmeetings so we could afford a second dryer to keep up with the laundry a family of Six generates daily. Especially when you choose to clith diaper. My dryers are called Bertha 1 and Bertha 2
VACUUM CLEANER
Children are messy creatures by nature. Its a great investment. I cannot afford one right now but that is definately on my wishlist.
WIPEABLE SURFACES
Children with pencils and crayons just accept that they will make mistakes. I reccomend having satin or glossy finishes on paint and avoid at all costs matt as this will be difficult to clean. Yo will have to repaint to refresshen your walls frequently. Wooden furniture I feel is easier than plastic or glass furniture to clean
PLASTIC PLATES & CUTLERY
These are cheap ,readily available and so many colours to choose from. They get dropped alot and accidents do happen. If they were real they would pose a health and safety hazard
TOY BOXES
Toys come in all shapes and sizes and as your collection grows i think its important to keep them contained.Toys can tend to creep into ALL rooms of your house and can cause injuries. Children can be overwhelmed with too many. So I try to declutter and pare them down to what can fit into three toy boxes. I try to rotate them to keep it fresh for them. I also keep one in my class room for all the educational toys.
TOILET PAPER
When you have little ones who are newly potty trained,they aren’t quite able to judge how much they need to get the job done. For this its important to keep some extra stocked up in case of emergency
More importantly it is essential to have a sense of humour and the ability to lower your standards and be more flexible. There will be days things font go according to the plan you had envisioned and be able ti move on to a plan b.
