Wordless Wednesday: Costco Kids

Kid-Mo helping Baby-Mo

Drink a bottle during a Costco Shopping trip :)

Truthful Tuesday: Temporary Tattoos

Today's Truthful Tuesday is going a little Controversial.
Call me ultra-conservative, but this is how I see it.

Kids should not wear temporary tattoos.

Let me tell you why.
Follow along would you?



( Link HERE to the Silhouette Machine site )

I've seen a lot of my friendly bloggers out there today pimping the Silhouette Machine today.

I hope I don't step on any of their crafty toes, but I'm a little disappointed in what I'm seeing out there. 
And, I'd like to tell you why.

First and foremost, I have nothing against the bloggers or the Silhouette Machine.
I would personally LOVE to have a Silhouette and show you all of the cool creations I could make on this puppy.  The machine is quite and investment, and I think it is pretty cool that there is such a variety of ways you can use it.

Here is where my disappointment starts .... Temporary Tattoos.
 

I am 100% against letting a child have a temporary tattoo.  

 

What message is this sending?

We are telling these young kids that it is okay to disfigure your body, cover it with images and literally desecrate it.  

Okay, I understand that it is temporary and is in the name of ‘fun’. But truly, what message are we sending our kids?

It would be similar to handing your kid a package of those fake candy cigarettes (remember those?) or maybe a pretend bartender set with beer and wine to go along with that cute play kitchen you let them play with.  

I don't know about you, but that would NOT be okay in my house.

See my point?

I think there as parents we need to be very careful what messages we send to our kids.

We can use something like a temporary tattoo as a teaching moment. 

Endorsing a simple thing such as a temporary tattoo can have a lasting impression on a child.  It may lead to other experimentation down the road also.

Spiritual Side note: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a firm opinion about tattoos. They believe your body is a Temple and that tattoos are like graffiti on the Temple. They simply don’t support them.  

Think about it, they are physical damaging to your body.  Ouch.

Would you really encourage your child to do something that would damage their body?

As a convert to the Church this was something I had to accept and agree with.  I had not personally condoned tattoos prior to my joining the Church so it was easy for me to support.  

I can tell you that I won’t be giving my own children temporary tattoos anytime soon. And, if my child receives a temporary tattoo in his goodie bag at a kid’s party, at school, or otherwise we will politely decline and return it.

I hope you will understand.

What is your personal opinion on the matter?
Won’t you leave me a comment and join the conversation?

April Fool's Day: Eggs and Bacon

Yummmm.... Eggs and Bacon!

April Fools! :)

This is what KidMo is waking up to tomorrow morning.

I can't wait to see his reaction.

The idea comes from THIS website. 

Great ideas all over the blogosphere for April Fool's Day.

For the eggs, I placed a piece of wax paper in the microwave and two small piles of white chocolate chips (about 8-10 in each pile).

Then, I microwaved just until they started to melt. 

Smashed them around into an "egg" shape and placed 1 yellow M&M in the middle.

Bacon: Two Tootsie Rolls

Heat these SLOW.

Do not heat them for 30 seconds. Just a warning, not that I happen to know they will bubble up and nearly explode in your Microwave.

5 seconds should do the trick.

Then, use your fingers to stretch out into a small peice of bacon. I used the handle side of a butter knife to make the indents.

Ta-Da!

What April Fool's day traditions does your family have?