I was the first sibling in my family to get married, so I had no experience with little children as my brother and sister were close in age to me. When I was pregnant with DS1, Nippon Paint was running a commercial on TV extolling the wonders of their washable paint. The example used was kids drawing on walls and their frazzled parents switching to Nippon Paint to wipe off the artistic scribblings. Worried me asked DH if we should repaint the house
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, being the veteran uncle of 9 nieces and nephews
Presenting the ancient art of scribbling on walls: Grotte de Lascaux!
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This was my scarf mail on Monday. I can't call it a grail as I never expected to acquire one. It was a Lucky Find (tm).
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@LKBNOLA When DS1 was a toddler, I plotted to buy him a childsized Kobelco Acera excavator. It was in a lovely turquoise and it took me some time to convince myself that I was buying it for me rather than for DS1 who had no interest in large construction machines. He preferred Ultraman and Beyblade.
A riding shovel that kids love. Release Date：2014/02/25. Weight limit：25 kg or less. The arm can be manually moved up and down and digging, and it has a stopper to prevent it from falling forward.
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Kobelco, Ultraman and Beyblade all originate from Japan, so here's a Japanese toy: temari balls were/are used in handball games. When I was young, decorative Japanese dolls were sold in shops here. Each doll held a parasol, a fan, a branch of wisteria or a game paddle for playing temari.
L'Art du Temari in 2 cws
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). She never brought me a Kachina doll, but now I have a scarf full of them!
. Congrats! The details in this are absolutely amazing. Imo it’s the best PM design, but I know both of you love dame de couer too.
