TOTALLY GEEKED!

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Babysitting Advice, moms help me out...

ed11563 · Guru

If you're taking them out of the house, you will need a car safety seat and a stroller. Maybe you could get a double stroller for the day.

Two 1/2 year olds can be very active and very fast. You might want a harness and a leash. No, I'm not kidding.

If it was me, I'd want them in a controlled space like a playroom at home. At that age he's probably still in diapers, which makes traveling both easier and harder.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

A 2.5 year old boy? They are complete bundles of energy. Zoo is good - does it also have a playground? Take them to the playground first, so that he won't be trying to run everywhere when you are walking the zoo. He will get tired, too - so you may want to plan to rent the double stroller.

Boys that age - IF they like movies, would be Monsters Incorporated, Finding Nemo, and maybe Cars (that is long, though). Don't even think about a movie theater.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Yes, hes a boy. My husband will be with us at the zoo. Great advice on playground first. I've asked the mom to pack him a lunch since they are vegetarian. They do have double stroller rentals!

Thanks for the movie ideas. I'll queue them up.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I second the harness and leash idea even with the stroller. Cause a two year old will want to walk.

I used one with each of my kids. I was in one as a baby.

Those are probably the absolute best things ever. If anyone gives you a hard time about it just remind them how happy both you and child are and no one is running away.

Get the one for the body not the wrist. You'll love it for your little man too.

Once you get home they will probably nap for a good 2-3 hours. Hubby too probably. LOL!!

Vette · Owl drink to that!

Have fun! The playground bit is a great idea. With all the hype about people falling into enclosures, make sure you keep an eye on them!

Bonny22Pye · Guru

VetteGirl wrote:
Have fun! The playground bit is a great idea. With all the hype about people falling into enclosures, make sure you keep an eye on them!

If one of my peeps gets eaten I'm blaming you for bringing it up.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

At that age , I would probably just opt for the park and then hit Mc Ds or something rather than the zoo.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
At that age , I would probably just opt for the park and then hit Mc Ds or something rather than the zoo.

Can't...the kiddo is vegetarian and has never had sugar...poor bastard.

Vette · Owl drink to that!

Bonny22Pye wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
At that age , I would probably just opt for the park and then hit Mc Ds or something rather than the zoo.
Can't...the kiddo is vegetarian and has never had sugar...poor bastard.

The sugar I can get on board with, the vegetarian...no. My sister is a vegetarian but even she makes sure her kid eats meat.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

VetteGirl wrote:
Bonny22Pye wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
At that age , I would probably just opt for the park and then hit Mc Ds or something rather than the zoo.
Can't...the kiddo is vegetarian and has never had sugar...poor bastard.
The sugar I can get on board with, the vegetarian...no. My sister is a vegetarian but even she makes sure her kid eats meat.

i dont agree with it. My 9 month old eats everything.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Well doesn't have to be McDs. How about go for a salad or whatever he can eat.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

They will love the zoo.

The mom is packing the child a lunch so Bonny wont have to worry about it.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Gosh people, she is taking 2 kids with another adult. The zoo is perfect. It isn't like she is taking a whole herd of kids. Lol. She will be fine.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Who said it was a big deal? But knowing the attention spans of toddler boys they might run from one end to the other in about 15 min lol.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Picnic!

Bonny22Pye · Guru

There are picnic areas and a playground.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Bonny22Pye wrote:
There are picnic areas and a playground.

Great, than you pack the boring food and the kids can play, work out their energy.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

My son literally thinks every event is a race to the finish. We webt through the Smithsonian in record time.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Playground sounds good. Feeding ducks or goats is fun too.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Who said it was a big deal? But knowing the attention spans of toddler boys they might run from one end to the other in about 15 min lol.

Being boys has nothing to do with their attention spans. Every child is different. I have known some toddler boys to sit and play quietly while the parents talked all afternoon and I have known toddler girls to jump out of their skin in the car seat just going down the driveway.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't know. Depends on the attitude of the adults a lot of the time. My boys could have spent hours watching the monkeys. The more you talk to and engage the kids, the longer they pay attention.

It isn't a sprint. You don't have to see the whole zoo at one time. We would focus on a small section and leave when the kids began to lose interest.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Who said it was a big deal? But knowing the attention spans of toddler boys they might run from one end to the other in about 15 min lol.
Being boys has nothing to do with their attention spans. Every child is different. I have known some toddler boys to sit and play quietly while the parents talked all afternoon and I have known toddler girls to jump out of their skin in the car seat just going down the driveway.

You are very contrary lately. Getting your flan on! Lol

Bonny22Pye · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
I don't know. Depends on the attitude of the adults a lot of the time. My boys could have spent hours watching the monkeys. The more you talk to and engage the kids, the longer they pay attention.

It isn't a sprint. You don't have to see the whole zoo at one time. We would focus on a small section and leave when the kids began to lose interest.

More like leave when my husband can't hack it anymore. biggrin

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I just don't like when people insert gender into someplace it doesn't belong. Knowing the individual child and his/her energy is more relevant than if that child has a penis or not.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Oh brother. Err....oh sister.....um ...oh man....um......uh.......yeah

Bonny22Pye · Guru

I've only met him once. I hope he is at least mildly well behaved. I'm prepping myself for a hellion.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

lilyofcourse wrote:
I don't know. Depends on the attitude of the adults a lot of the time. My boys could have spent hours watching the monkeys. The more you talk to and engage the kids, the longer they pay attention.

It isn't a sprint. You don't have to see the whole zoo at one time. We would focus on a small section and leave when the kids began to lose interest.

More like leave when my husband can't hack it anymore.

This is very true.

The hubs will need some extra snacks.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Bonny22Pye wrote:
I've only met him once. I hope he is at least mildly well behaved. I'm prepping myself for a hellion.

Establish your authority quickly.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Don't forget duct tape can be your friend!

Bonny22Pye · Guru

I have a feeling I'm going to need a a Queen sized glass of wine that night.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Bonny22Pye wrote:
I have a feeling I'm going to need a a Queen sized glass of wine that night.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Introduce the harness as a "special treat" - not a punishment or deterant.

Bring a whole loaf of cheap bread to feed the ducks - they can be entertaining for quite a while. Is there a petting zoo? Goats, and little piggies, and other little critters.

-- Edited by Momala on Monday 24th of November 2014 09:09:27 PM

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Momala wrote:
Introduce the harness as a "special treat" - not a punishment or deterant.

Bring a whole loaf of cheap bread to feed the ducks - they can be entertaining for quite a while. Is there a petting zoo? Goats, and little piggies, and other little critters.

-- Edited by Momala on Monday 24th of November 2014 09:09:27 PM

There is a petting zoo. You have yo buy feed there.

huskerbb · Guru

Bonny22Pye wrote:
Yes, hes a boy. My husband will be with us at the zoo. Great advice on playground first. I've asked the mom to pack him a lunch since they are vegetarian. They do have double stroller rentals!

Thanks for the movie ideas. I'll queue them up.

Feed him hot dogs. Help the poor kid avoid beatings in a few years.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
Bonny22Pye wrote:
Yes, hes a boy. My husband will be with us at the zoo. Great advice on playground first. I've asked the mom to pack him a lunch since they are vegetarian. They do have double stroller rentals!

Thanks for the movie ideas. I'll queue them up.
Feed him hot dogs. Help the poor kid avoid beatings in a few years.

Trust me, I've thought about it.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

She's never even given him sugar!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

While I think it is ridiculous to be so strict with a diet it would piss me off to no end for someone to give my kid something I had said they couldn't have.

huskerbb · Guru

100% whack-a-loon.

My buddy's daughter is like that. She breast fed her oldest until he was like 5. She only feeds him what she considers "natural". Plus, the kid has no discipline and is mouthy. He'll take more than a few beatings in his life.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I agree in feeding kids healthy. Trust me. But that poor kid. Every kid needs a treat now and then!

Bring lots of quarters or money. At our zoo you have to buy the food for the fish and in the petting zoo to make sure they are not fed something they can't have. And don't give them the bag of food. Because if you do they will dump it upside first thing and you'll be out of food. The zoo is fun. They'll both have a lot of fun. Just take snacks and lunch. Have a picnic, let them play on the little playground. Our zoo has a lot of little things to do along the way. Near the kangaroo's there's a little pit with a ruler and you see how far you can jump. At the lion pen they actually have a sand paper tongue so you can feel how rough the tongue is. And they have tuffs of fur to feel too. There are all kinds of little things like that along the way to keep them busy and let them touch and move.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

huskerbb wrote:
100% whack-a-loon.

My buddy's daughter is like that. She breast fed her oldest until he was like 5. She only feeds him what she considers "natural". Plus, the kid has no discipline and is mouthy. He'll take more than a few beatings in his life.

Doesn't matter how you feel about another parents dieting choices for their kid. It'd piss you off to if you said your kid couldn't have something and they were given it behind your back. Don't even act like it wouldn't.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

lilyofcourse wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
100% whack-a-loon.

My buddy's daughter is like that. She breast fed her oldest until he was like 5. She only feeds him what she considers "natural". Plus, the kid has no discipline and is mouthy. He'll take more than a few beatings in his life.
Doesn't matter how you feel about another parents dieting choices for their kid. It'd piss you off to if you said your kid couldn't have something and they were given it behind your back. Don't even act like it wouldn't.

Well, if your little precious is on a self imposed diet then you'd darn well better bring all sweet precious's food because I am NOT buying and making special dinners for your kid when I don't do it for mine. And I will feed him what you ask but if he grabs a handful of popcorn out of the bowl without me knowing I am not going to call 911 and freak out.

huskerbb · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
100% whack-a-loon.

My buddy's daughter is like that. She breast fed her oldest until he was like 5. She only feeds him what she considers "natural". Plus, the kid has no discipline and is mouthy. He'll take more than a few beatings in his life.
Doesn't matter how you feel about another parents dieting choices for their kid. It'd piss you off to if you said your kid couldn't have something and they were given it behind your back. Don't even act like it wouldn't.

But I wouldn't be that dumb. I NEVER had to ask my baby-sitters not to feed my kids this or that.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I just can't see husker going out and buying non GMO, sugar free, vegan, gluten free stuff so he can feed a kid he's babysitting.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
100% whack-a-loon.

My buddy's daughter is like that. She breast fed her oldest until he was like 5. She only feeds him what she considers "natural". Plus, the kid has no discipline and is mouthy. He'll take more than a few beatings in his life.
Doesn't matter how you feel about another parents dieting choices for their kid. It'd piss you off to if you said your kid couldn't have something and they were given it behind your back. Don't even act like it wouldn't.

Well, if your little precious is on a self imposed diet then you'd darn well better bring all sweet precious's food because I am NOT buying and making special dinners for your kid when I don't do it for mine. And I will feed him what you ask but if he grabs a handful of popcorn out of the bowl without me knowing I am not going to call 911 and freak out.

The mom is packing a lunch for the child. So yeah. That's covered.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

huskerbb wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
100% whack-a-loon.

My buddy's daughter is like that. She breast fed her oldest until he was like 5. She only feeds him what she considers "natural". Plus, the kid has no discipline and is mouthy. He'll take more than a few beatings in his life.
Doesn't matter how you feel about another parents dieting choices for their kid. It'd piss you off to if you said your kid couldn't have something and they were given it behind your back. Don't even act like it wouldn't.

But I wouldn't be that dumb. I NEVER had to ask my baby-sitters not to feed my kids this or that.

Well good for you. But if you did and they went behind your back and did it anyway you would be livid.

This mom is going to provide the food for her kid. Bonny isn't going to have to.

Dona Worry Be Happy · Vette's SS!!

Um, providing sugar-free snacks for a toddler is not hard. Things like apple slices, carrot sticks, string cheese, crackers, you know, stuff basically every mom feeds her kid.

Heck, if I was watching ANY toddler for a whole day, I would feed him or her sugar-free snacks because there is no way I would want to wind them up any more than they already would be.
Maybe his diet isn't something you would do for your id, but it is not a difficult or expensive one to follow. Non-issue, especially since mom has already agreed to have him bring food.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
While I think it is ridiculous to be so strict with a diet it would piss me off to no end for someone to give my kid something I had said they couldn't have.

Well, there are reasons for this too. People with allergies, etc. Also, there are kids with weight issues and you literally can't send your kid anywhere without people cramming crap in their faces. One of my friends has a special needs daughter and she is developing a weight issue because she lacks impulse control. If she is at someone else's house will continually ask for food. I was with her and other girls at a friends house and there was pizza and she asked me if she could have another slice. I was going to say "oh yeah, help yourself" but I knew she had that issue so I had to check with mom and she already had all she was allowed. She is 10 so if they don't keep her weight under control, then she is going to have issues her whole life.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

But, I agree with Dona, it isn't that hard to serve some healthy snacks to kids.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:
Um, providing sugar-free snacks for a toddler is not hard. Things like apple slices, carrot sticks, string cheese, crackers, you know, stuff basically every mom feeds her kid.

Heck, if I was watching ANY toddler for a whole day, I would feed him or her sugar-free snacks because there is no way I would want to wind them up any more than they already would be.
Maybe his diet isn't something you would do for your id, but it is not a difficult or expensive one to follow. Non-issue, especially since mom has already agreed to have him bring food.

I'm taking him to the zoo. Where yummy hot dogs and candy abound. She feeds him a vegetarian sugar free diet. So, that includes no Ritz crackers (high fructose corn syrup) and a **** ton of other basic stuff. My kid doesn't eat that much yet. So on Friday, I'm only going to have a Thanksgiving leftovers around. That means pie, turkey, stuffing, etc. none of it he can have. She needs to pack him a lunch. Otherwise hes getting leftovers.