Potty Pops anyone?

A lot of my friends are going through potty training with their kids right now.  So am I . . . kind of.  With my busy schedule it's hard to keep any kind of consistency with my 3 year old. Last week for example, we were home all day Tuesday and she wore panties all day, and went potty in the toilet twice.  The next day, I had school and she insisted on wearing panties to Grandma's house (my mother in law).  With hesitation, I went along with it as I packed extra clothes "just in case."  When I came home that night, my husband, who picks up the kids on the way home from work, announced that she pooped in her panties while she was at Grandma's to which the voice in my head does a very loud "GRRR!"

I've never really had success in potty training kids.  My now 7 year old was trained by a co-day care worker.  I went to work at a day care with my daughter in tow when she was almost 3.  Any attempts before that were met with the same frustration.  In fact, my oldest attempted flushing her clothes down the toilet succeeding with my favorite green shirt with a felt butterfly appliquéd on the front.  Luckily the denim shorts didn't make it.

So inspiration hit me today in the form of a creative outlet.  Kids like to see their reward and know how to get it so I created some bathroom decor for my 3 year old to find more motivation.

Introducing the Potty Pops!

Ingredients (aka supplies):

2x4 cut to about 7 inches

sandpaper

drill

paint

fabric mod podge

fabric cut to 3x7

stencil

double stick tape

sponge brush

suckers (I chose dum dums because they are smaller and it doesn't take her forever to finish them)

After cutting and sanding your block.  Drill holes in the top.  It's fun to do it at different angles, just make sure the holes don't run into each other.  

Paint your block. (I spray painted)

Apply the fabric mod podge to face of block, put your fabric on, let it dry, then seal it with the mod podge.

Create a stencil by finding a font you like, print it out and exacto knife the pieces.  Adhere it to the block with double stick tape, even the middle of the p's and o's.  Or if you have one, just cut vinyl for it, but I feel the stencil makes it look more handmade.

(Yes, this is what I'm doing instead of homework. . . again.)

Once it's dry, it's ready for display.  Now cross our fingers that it works! PS I don't recommend putting this on the counter where little hands can reach on their own.  Find a nice display shelf to put in your bathroom and place it on there.

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Lil' Luna                       Blue Cricket Design

Hospitality

Nothing makes me more excited than personalized means of courtesy while you're sleeping away from home.  When I came into the hotel with my husband for our 8th anniversary vacation in California, we found this on the vanity in our bathroom.  So, to honor this towel origami before taking it apart, I had to figure out how to put it back together again.  

 Courtesy of Hotel Current, here's how you make a shirt and tie out of bathroom towels.  I'm a visual learner so if you need more than pictures to explain what to do, don't hesitate to ask :)

Here's what you need.  Start with the larger towel.

The tie is with the smaller towel starting in a diamond position. 

Put this in your guest bathroom and you are sure to get some smiles!  Great hospitality never goes unnoticed.