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Making a homemade pizza is great fun for toddlers, if you chop the toppings and let them put them on. I started with that one, I wanted to get him interested in food as he became quite fussy. Then making omelettes, as they are on a nice low heat, and he gets to sprinkle the cheese and ham in it got him finally eating eggs for me. He gets to stir pots where I've stuff on a low heat, it teaches him about how the cooker and pots get hot, and he's aware now not to pull them down on himself because now he can reach.
Cookies are good fun too, if you make up the dough beforehand. You can make in bulk and freeze it in portions, just defrost and away you go. Even making sandwiches can be good fun for them. Or I sit him at the table with a pot of cold water and as I chop the veg he puts it in.
If you are baking though, a damp cloth under a bowl stops it sliding around on the worktop, which is easier for kids, and I tend to use my heavier pots when he's helping so the are less likely to go skidding off the hob when he gets a bit carried away stirring.
I think its helped my lad to try more foods for me, which I'm delighted at. But I try to keep dinner simple for me when he is helping because you cant concentrate on making a fancy dish with a toddler.0 -
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Anyone else got a velcro baby? Little man is 18 months, and i cannot do anything without him shouting and wanting to be in my arms. Driving me insane. When i set him down after a cuddle (cause i do need to get dinner on, etc etc) he will scream blue murder, raise his arms up, and then throw himself onto the floor...the drama
hope this passes soon... 0 -
Anyone else got a velcro baby? Little man is 18 months, and i cannot do anything without him shouting and wanting to be in my arms. Driving me insane. When i set him down after a cuddle (cause i do need to get dinner on, etc etc) he will scream blue murder, raise his arms up, and then throw himself onto the floor...the drama hope this passes soon...
Get a sling/carrier?0 -
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He absolutely hates the sling
it's so hard cause he's the total opposite of his brother - you think you had it all sussed and then you enter opposite land. This one doesnt sleep, ever, is so clingy and so much hard work, albeit with a sweeter temperament, compared to his rather easy to manage (yet full of mischief and up to no good) brother...
Bleh.
Have to read uo on the stupid leaps again, forgot about those...:rolleyes::)0 -
He absolutely hates the sling it's so hard cause he's the total opposite of his brother - you think you had it all sussed and then you enter opposite land. This one doesnt sleep, ever, is so clingy and so much hard work, albeit with a sweeter temperament, compared to his rather easy to manage (yet full of mischief and up to no good) brother...
Bleh.
Have to read uo on the stupid leaps again, forgot about those...:rolleyes::)
Which sling do you have? There's so many types available maybe he would like a different one0 -
He absolutely hates the sling it's so hard cause he's the total opposite of his brother - you think you had it all sussed and then you enter opposite land. This one doesnt sleep, ever, is so clingy and so much hard work, albeit with a sweeter temperament, compared to his rather easy to manage (yet full of mischief and up to no good) brother...
Bleh.
Have to read uo on the stupid leaps again, forgot about those...:rolleyes::)
I think (*hope*) we are just coming out the other side of that 18 mth leap. Our lad wanted no one but mammy and cried if I even left the room to use the loo, whether Daddy was with him or not. It lasted a few weeks. But I don't have any advice other than riding it out. We just took it one day at a time and he seems to be less clingy now. He's just turned 19 months. He seems to be more content to play on his own now which is absolutely great because it means I can actually drink my tea while its still warm
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Thanks gals off on holidays now so at least the pressure to cook and clean and all that annoying stuff is off; he can be clingy now as i'll have a lot more time:) still hope it's just a phase tho cause it can get a bit too much.
Angeldelight - i have a manduca, but he's never taken to it ( unlike his brother who lived in that thing). I tried a ring sling and a normal tie one as well, when he was a bit smaller, neither any good. Not gonna buy another one at this stage...:o0 -
Thanks gals off on holidays now so at least the pressure to cook and clean and all that annoying stuff is off; he can be clingy now as i'll have a lot more time:) still hope it's just a phase tho cause it can get a bit too much.
Angeldelight - i have a manduca, but he's never taken to it ( unlike his brother who lived in that thing). I tried a ring sling and a normal tie one as well, when he was a bit smaller, neither any good. Not gonna buy another one at this stage...:o
That's a pain alright! Depending on where you live there could be a sling library nearby where you can rent slings quite cheaply if you were interested. I tried the manduca and my little girl didn't like it but she likes others - funny how some take to them and some don't. Enjoy your holidays!0 -
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dori_dormer wrote: »Ok ladies I was feeling brave this lunch time and let my 17 mth old help!
So we only had pita pizzas, and he managed to smear the pizza sauce on his face rather than the base, and then decided to eat the cheese instead of put it on top! So I think I'll return to this when he's about 17 yrs.....
I forgot to mention that it is a messy activity and you should have the water on for a bath while you are pizza building, didn't I? 0 -
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Emmadilema123 wrote: »Lol that's what I said but I also have no self control. Especially when I think of tiny little baby smells
I'm about to pass the point with my youngest where she is the same age as her sister was when she was born, unless a baby appears before then we're done! Equality is good, no idea who we'd cope if they outnumbered us!
Also I have a very clingy cat, who I count as my hairy baby so technically there are 3 Yes, newborns rock but have plenty of family and friends who can have them and I can enjoy the best parts 0 -
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RentDayBlues wrote: »I'm about to pass the point with my youngest where she is the same age as her sister was when she was born, unless a baby appears before then we're done! Equality is good, no idea who we'd cope if they outnumbered us!
Also I have a very clingy cat, who I count as my hairy baby so technically there are 3 Yes, newborns rock but have plenty of family and friends who can have them and I can enjoy the best parts
I'm laughing because I was you 2 weeks ago. My daughter had just reached the age that my son was when she was born and everyone is sleeping, all the baby stuff has been thrown out and the house is calm. If anyone asked me would I have another I would say I was definitely done and then I got a lovely surprise lol0
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