Don't know if anyone else is into figuring out this baby thing, but if you are, here are 2 homeade bargains I found today@ mormonchic.com:Homemade Baby Food
Fruits & Vegetables
* Wash fresh fruits and vegetables thoroughly to remove any chemical residue.
Fruits & Vegetables
* Wash fresh fruits and vegetables thoroughly to remove any chemical residue.
* Steam or boil your baby’s favorite fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables until mushy. Use fresh fruits and veggies for the most nutritional value, frozen next, and canned as a last option. If you use canned veggies, be sure to use the "No Salt" versions. Use little or no spice.
* Puree the fruits or vegetables very well for smaller infants, or leave a bit coarser for older ones. For variety, mix two fruits together. If these are the first foods you are feeding your infant, you may even want to strain the pureed fruit. You can purchase an inexpensive baby food maker that does this for you.
* Spoon into ice-cube trays and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze.
* At meal time, simply pop out a few cubes of food and allow to thaw to room temperature or defrost in the microwave for a few seconds.
* You can make weeks worth of meals at a time!
I'm totally digging the idea of storing it in ice cube trays and just popping them out and nuking them at meal time. Ingenius!
Homemade Baby Wipes
1 roll of Bounty or Viva paper towels (others will shred)
Use a serrated knife or coping saw to cut the roll of paper towels in half.
You'll also need a container-- a leftover "large-size" store-bought wipes container (the kind that comes in a roll) that has a hole in the lid; or a Tupperware container that's about the same size, you will have to lift the lid each time.
2c water
1T Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil
1T Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo (other brands will mold before you finish the roll)
After you cut the paper towels in half, put one-half aside for the next batch. In the container, Stir the liquid mixture well, and then place the half-roll of paper towels in the container. Put the lid on, and shake a few times to saturate the towels. Lift the lid and pull the first "wipe" from the middle. They should tear off easily after that. These cost about 50 cents a batch, as opposed to $2.00+ for store bought brands.
1 roll of Bounty or Viva paper towels (others will shred)
Use a serrated knife or coping saw to cut the roll of paper towels in half.
You'll also need a container-- a leftover "large-size" store-bought wipes container (the kind that comes in a roll) that has a hole in the lid; or a Tupperware container that's about the same size, you will have to lift the lid each time.
2c water
1T Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil
1T Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo (other brands will mold before you finish the roll)
After you cut the paper towels in half, put one-half aside for the next batch. In the container, Stir the liquid mixture well, and then place the half-roll of paper towels in the container. Put the lid on, and shake a few times to saturate the towels. Lift the lid and pull the first "wipe" from the middle. They should tear off easily after that. These cost about 50 cents a batch, as opposed to $2.00+ for store bought brands.
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I totally found these same suggestions on a site a few months ago...
www.mormonchic.com
Tons of good ideas for saving money, looking good, teaching lessons in church, making homemade gifts.
Bookmark IT.
probably. It's like in that movie Twins with Arnold Swarzenagger (spelling?) and Danny DeVito...I'm Danny, you're Arnold.
Seriously, if there's a sale, i'm weak. My husband's gripe is that often I'll buy something just because it's a good deal, even if I don't need it. It's a twisted way to live, but you never know when you need a quick gift on the fly!
I don't know when I last paid full-price for anything, except at maybe Wal-Mart, and even then I ad-match groceries. Did you know about that? You take in competitor's ads and you get their price if the item is identical. All your groceries and best deals in one place. It's fabulous.
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