Follow these tips to turn your vacation acquaintances into lifelong friends

Making Summer Friendships Last - Summertime isn’t just about getting dirty, staying up all night, playing in the rain, and going off to camp--It’s about meeting new people. Follow these tips to turn your vacation acquaintances into lifelong friends. 

1. Summer Memory Book 

Make the summer last forever by preserving memories in a special book. Fill the plastic sleeves of a photo album with photos, ticket stubs, sections of road maps from summer trips, and other mementos. When you’re finished, exchange memory books with your closest summer buddy. 

2. Picture Postcards 

Keep in touch with vacation friends by sending picture postcards. Scan summer photos and print them on cardstock paper, 4 per page. Use scissors to cut individual cards. On the blank side, include your friend’s address, your return address, and a postage stamp. Don’t forget to write a cool message! 

3. Pen Pal Club 

Start your own pen pal club! Swap addresses with your new friends and make a commitment to keep in touch. Be creative— don’t limit yourself to writing letters. Send an inexpensive gag gift every so often, or an audiotape letter. Send lists of your favorite things. For instance, one month send your pen pals a list of your 20 favorite movies, and then compare your lists. 

No matter how you decide to keep in touch, don’t let summer friendships end when summer ends.

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Safety tips for baby crib sets

Baby crib sets are the fun part of the nursery. The crib has been purchased and assembled (don’t you just love the directions!) and the mattress installed. Whether you wish to design your own custom baby crib sets or select ready-made styles, the choice of fabrics and colors seems endless. 

Safety Tips: 

When you are selecting from among baby crib sets there are a few things to remember: Most materials used in baby products are non-allergenic. Check with your pediatrician if your child has exhibited any responses that could be indicative of allergies. Pick fabrics suited to the seasonal climatic conditions in the area where you live. Light cotton is great for hot summer nights while the new synthetic fleeces and wool are warm and snuggly in the winter. 

Your newborn baby doesn’t care about the color or style of his crib set. This is one thing that is all about pleasing the mother and making her happy. Indulge yourself, mom! Disney or other cartoon character themes are popular and abundant. Make your child’s nursery a showpiece with attractive and functional baby crib sets.

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This is also good practise for helping you control your temper and instead of getting mad at someone write it down

"Have you just had an arguement with a friend, mum, dad, brother, sister? Got a bad report from school? or just feeling down in the dumps?" 

If you are feeling any of the above then this article can help you  

Whenever someone has upset me or I am left feeling stressed from anything, i dont let it wind me up and let it make me mad because that just ends up causing more problems in the long run! 

Instead i take a piece of pen and paper and write it all down, i pretend i am writing a letter to someone (it dont matter who), i normally try and pick someone i know i can trust and have a good conversation with without getting frustrated at them cos they wont listen.(this person could also be imaginary and not real) 

I write down every single thing that I am feeling and write it down as if they was next to me listening, within this letter i would pretend i was having a discussion with them about whatever it was that was bothering me, whether its mum & dad constantly moaning about homework, brothers and sisters trying to satrt a fight, people at school, friends you have had an arguement with by the time you`ve finished writing the letter to this person that you really trust (or have made up) you yourself have calmed down and now that your calm again, read back through the letter and read what you wrote. 

When reading the letter think to yourself was the arguement really their fault or was i partly to blame?, if i did a bit more homework would mum & dad give me a break? etc and use this to better yourself. 

This is also good practise for helping you control your temper and instead of getting mad at someone write it down. 

This also helps kids & teens that feel lonely and feel like they have no-one to talk to since they are still sorting out their problems but not having to actually confront anyone. 

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