I can’t remember where I found THIS link but click on it and you are able to download 2 separate classical music albums for baby. They are just snippets of the whole song but it is nice to have it on as background music. I am always looking for nice music to have on for my girls while they play. This is a nice addition to my iTunes collection!
04
Jan
Baby Boy Wipes Box Cover
Posted by: Sarah / Category: baby, blogs, digital scrapbooking, freebie, photoshop
I got bored looking at my daughters’ wipes box just sitting there on her changing table. It is nice and all but I don’t know the baby on the box and it does not ‘go’ with her room. So I digi scrapped a ‘cover’. It is a 3×6″ rectangle (printed on card stock) for the front and one for the back. But that is not the freebie today!
My good friend is having a baby boy in February and I wanted her to have a cover for her box. So with the generosity of Farrah Smith and her Baby Boy kit I created these front and back plates for the Pampers wipes box. Look for the rerelease of the Baby Boy kit this January!
If you would like one for yourself here is a download for you. I printed this on card stock but I am sure you could use regular paper. I trimmed them and then applied to the wipes box with double stick tape.
I have a diaper champ. It is pushing 5 years old so I am not real sure how good the seals are anymore because after a stinky diaper or two the nursery starts to reek! When it was brand new I could go for days with out smelling anything. So off to the internet to see if I could find something to suck up the smells wafting from the diaper pail. I knew that baking soda was an excellent absorber of odors but I wanted to see if there was anything else out there. Turns out the consensus is that baking soda is the way to go. But there is a twist. You need to make a baking soda cake. Here is how I did it.
2 cups baking soda ( I have the 5 pound box in my pantry)
1 Tablespoon water ( or more)
5-10 drops essential oil
**pssst. I didn’t use essential oil. I don’t have any in house at the moment. I used Yankee Candle home fragrance oil.
Combine the oil, baking soda and water thoroughly. The texture should be like damp sand. Line a mini muffin pan with paper cups. Scoop mixture into cups to fill them 1/2-3/4 full. Use your fingers or a shot glass bottom to press the baking soda tightly into the paper cup. Allow to dry thoroughly. Up to 24 hours. Store in an airtight container.
To use:
Place a baking soda cake in between the can liner and the diaper pail. Change once a week. If you do use essential oil you can drop the cake in your wash. It will naturally soften the water making your clothes soft. I wouldn’t do this if you used the oil from Yankee like I did!
When I was pregnant with my first child I was given a roll of paper towels, baby oil, baby lotion, a plastic bowl with a lid and a recipe card. I was a little perplexed as to what I was to do with all of these items but this was the foundation for home made baby wipes. Here is something that is NEEDED and the baby wipes companies KNOW IT! So they charge your for it. Simple laws of supply and demand. So here is my way around buying lots of baby wipes. Make them. Here is a recipe for you. It can be found HERE.
Ingredients
1 package cloth-like paper towels (not the cheapest papery type)
2 cups hot water, boiled
1 tablespoon baby bath soap or baby shampoo
1 tablespoon oil (baby oil, mineral oil, massage oil)
1 tablespoon lotion (baby lotion or regular)
1 tablespoon white vinegar (to inhibit mold)
** the oil, soap and lotion is an excellent opportunity for you to control what items touch your babies bum. Go organic or use a product that is kind to your baby’s skin
Directions
1. Saw the paper towels in half lengthwise with a serrated kitchen knife (not your best one … this can’t be “good” for it). Mix the hot water and following ingredients.
2. Put the half roll in a plastic container that has a lid, Tupperware-type, empty roll-type baby wipe container, etc.
3. Shredded side down — I pick as much of the shredded paper off as I can — otherwise you leave “lint balls” on your baby’s bum.
**another option is to tear the paper towels apart and stack them pre-folded in a container.
4. Pour the water solution over the roll.(Don’t worry about the cardboard tube.)
5. Let sit about 5 minutes, then turn upside down for 5 more minutes to saturate the roll.
6. Now the cardboard tube will pull out easily.
7. Pull a “wipe” from the center.
8. Wash the container well between uses. (Note: Mold can be an issue. Suggestions include using Johnson & Johnson soap or 4 drops of tea tree oil to inhibit mold.)
I haven’t bought supplies recently so I don’t have a cost breakdown for you but it has to be cheaper than buying packages of wipes. But the true pay off is you know for sure what ingredients are touching your baby’s bum.
For a more environmental option use small cotton face cloths or pieces of flannel. Stack them in a plastic container and our your solution over the stack. After each use these can be tossed in a bucket of water with a touch of vinegar and laundry soap in it and then washed and reused.
