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Introduce fireworks with video

If you have fireworks from the previous years on a video, then you should show them to your toddler.

Let them see how the fireworks look and sound in the comfort of their own home.

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Book Suggestion: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes is a board book for babies or toddlers and their parents, featuring a well-known nursery rhyme and interactive text. Make the movements with the popular rhyme!

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Preparing baby with small fireworks

If it is possible, prepare your baby with some small fireworks at home.

There are poppers, and some small but noisy firecrackers. Try each one out in front of him/her (but not close).

Feel their reaction and remember this is new to him or her so they may and may not like them.

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Fireworks and toddlers don’t mix

Young children should not be allowed to play with fireworks under any circumstances.

Sparklers, often mistakenly considered a safe firework for young children, burn at very high temperatures and can easily ignite clothing.

The sparks that are emitted can easily cause burns to hands and exposed skin. Young children cannot understand the danger involved and often will not act appropriately in case of an emergency.

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Coloring on paper towels

Let kids them color paper towels with a marker.

Paper towels have different, fun prints. You can even get holiday themes. The markers give a soft, watercolor look on the paper towels.

The older ones can make designs my marking along the raised texture of the towels. They will get a kick making it look like a quilt.

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Baby Growth Percentile Calculator

Create a growth chart to see how your child measures up against other children in height, weight, and head size. Growth Calculator

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Collage activity tip

Old magazines are a wonderful source for collage and activity pictures. Nature and home-living magazines are the best for this.

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When babies start to talk

Most little ones start babbling "mama" and "dada" by 1 year of age. By 15 months, your toddler probably knows several words and loves using them.

For many, "no" is a favorite because as they start getting into everything, "no" is a word they hear several times a day. By about 2 years, your toddler will be able to combine two words and say simple sentences like, "daddy home" and "me bye-bye.

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Book Suggestion: Peek-a-Who?

Peek-A Who? has exuberant illustrations in this guessing-game board book will enchant infants and toddlers. A bright left-hand page with the words "Peek a" faces a right-hand page with die-cut windows through which a visual clue can be seen.

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Protect toys (and kids)

Secure (with strong tape) the battery compartment of not only every single remote control in the home, but desk clocks, toys, battery-operated toothbrushes, monitors and anything else that requires batteries.

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