If your baby is particularly strong or crafty (and whose isn't?) or you generally only need your baby gate in one part of the house, a hardware-mounted baby gate may be the right choice for you. Watch this video to learn how to install one.
You will learn how to cut and peel a sweet potato to prepare it for your baby and another recipe for you to enjoy. You will see the different ingredients for both recipes. You will see how you can save time and energy by preparing your meal and your baby's meal at once.
This video shows you how to deliver a baby. There are several steps. The first one is labor and it comes in various time frames. Once dilated to 10 centimeters, the mother will begin to push.
This video is in the Family category and it will show you how to use a baby sling properly so that both you and your cuddly baby have a great time. It’s really simple and easy to do this. This video is presented by Nancy Stone, parenting coach. First take the sling and find the thickest part on the edges. You fold it in half from there making a tube of sorts. The thicker portion should be outside when you put the baby sling around your neck and shoulder. Ensure that the thicker part is away f...
More and more parents are choosing to forego circumcision and leave their newborn sons penises intact. This video is about how to care for your infant's foreskin. In the first few years of life no special form of care is needed for your baby's intact foreskin. Forcing the foreskin to retract is painful and is no longer recommended because it is not necessary. Clean the baby's penis just as you do the rest of the diaper area. Over time the foreskin will begin to retract naturally through norma...
How to massage a baby's teething gums in four easy steps. Use the pad of your fingers to rub in a circular motion all along the gum line. You can do this both inside and outside the mouth. When you do it inside the mouth, use the pad of your finger and just rub it all over the gum. Rub the baby's gum back and forth. Rub the bottom gum, front of the gum and the top of the gum. Just rub all around the gum and you might also feel if there's a teeth coming out.
Prepare your baby for daycare with tips from Johnson's Baby guest Mommy Blogger, Mindy Roberts. Leaving mommy or daddy to go to daycare for the first time can be incredibly traumatizing for some young children. Here's some tips on how to make this process a bit easier on the little ones including rubbing your baby down with something that smells like "mommy" and finding a "lovey object" that will keep them feeling safe and happy.
Want to learn how to play cool songs by Blake Babies on the guitar? With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Rain" by Blake Babies on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Watch this how to video and you will be able to sing and play along to "Rain" by Blake Babies.
Wouldn’t it be great if your baby could just tell you when he was hungry, thirsty, or getting tired? He can, if you teach him to sign. You will need a sign language dictionary, time, and patience. Research shows that a six month or older baby has the ability to use and understand language, although it will be months after that before a baby can learn to speak. Sign language will allow mothers and fathers to communicate with their young baby. Watch this video parenting tutorial and learn how t...
Crochet personal homemade gifts for everyone. This how to video shows you how to crochet a baby beanie cap with the half double crochet stitch. This crocheted baby beanie is sure to be the hit of the baby shower.
Babies love to be held, and swaddling them in a blanket offers the same snugness of a good hug. Watch the steps to swaddle a baby, and learn why babies like to be swaddled when they sleep.
Watch this video to learn some tips that may make you feel more comfortable taking your baby's temperature.
This video is a demonstration of how to change a baby's diaper. Step by step instructions are given and discussed. Lots of helpful tips for you clueless new Dads out there.
If you're looking to mix up your home décor with something a little bit outside the traditional cabinet box set, check out the amazing Wave cabinet from NYC-based, Chilean designer Sebastian Errazuriz. This revolutionary design will change the way you think about interior decoration and furniture functionality.
The Wood Whisperer is Marc J. Spagnuolo, a professional and passionate furniture maker, who also contributes to Fine Woodworking and Popular Woodworking. In this video, Spagnuolo shows us how to build a French cleat storage system. It's a very versatile unit, and gives you plenty of storage space without cluttering up a room.
In this video, we learn how to mottle with a berry maker brush on a reborn baby doll. First you will need to gather all of the materials you need, then mix up your correct paint colors. Next, you will use a small dabbing brush to dab the color onto the stomach of the baby. Once you have finished this, work your way up to the chest. Be sure to dip your brush inside the paint every time you run out of some. Once you're done, do this same process for all of the limbs, avoiding the soles of the f...
Just as night follows day, the summer and fall baby season follows wedding season in the spring. Lots of cute young ones seem to get popped out by the dozen during the summer, often prompting baby showers and other baby-themed events.
Babies, unsurprisingly, are extremely fragile their first few months on earth, and so need the best care necessary to help adjust them to living outside their mother's snug womb. While mothers can't always be at their babies' sides to cuddle and reassure them (though most babies cry out loud and often for such pleasures), they can make comfy, warm blankets that serve as good substitutes.
Remember baby Maggie from "The Simpsons" and the adorable Christmas tree-shaped star bodysuit to Lisa's sax recital? Babies look cute in almost anything but somehow wrapping them up in star-shaped blankets/costumes puts them at their cutest.
In this video, we learn how to make baby rattle cupcakes for a baby shower. To decorate these, take some pre-made cupcakes and place a coat of icing on the top of it. Now, you can pipe some decoration onto the cupcake using a plastic bag or pastry bag. Making different lines and polka dots will make a great pattern for a baby shower. You can also make flowers with different colors. Add on different candies to make it more colorful and add different tastes. You can also write with your icing p...
Make the perfect cake for any little boy or girl with Sesame Street character cake toppers! In this two-part video tutorial, learn how to make a baby-version of the Cookie Monster out of fondant icing and gumpaste. To make Elmo, carry out the same technique & instructions but with red icing. Give that little special someone in your life a cake they will cherish!
Baby's first tub bath can be daunting, but you'll learn all about gentle bathing in this simple, step-by-step how to video. From getting the water just right to washing your baby's hair, you'll find tips and techniques to make bathing a soothing time for both of you. Make sure your baby's bath is relaxing and safe with this tutorial.
Learn how to make your own baby wipes with this tutorial. All you need is soft paper towels, a knife, baby oil, water and baby shampoo. This is a great way to save money on disposable baby wipes. Watch this how to video and you can learn how to make affordable, home-made baby wipes.
One of the most important things to know about babies is how to hold them properly. Babies' heads are the heaviest part of their body, and their necks are weak. Pick up some tips for how to position a baby in your arms in different ways. Watch this video parenting tutorial and learn how to pick up and hold a baby.
The arrival of a baby is always a joyous occasion to celebrate. But rather than purchasing a cheesy mass-produced card and wilting flowers at the hospital gift store, why not make the mommy a card yourself?
The tyrannosaurus rex, or T-Rex, was the original king of the jungle (king of the world, to be more accurate) during the age of the dinosaurs. They were gigantic, intimidating, and extremely strong.
The ukelele is a great little instrument that is easy to learn, sounds good, and is portable. How much better could it be? They work especially well for covering pop songs, since they're very simple and catchy, which is the essence of the ukelele. This video will teach you how to play the hit song "Baby" by the king of online video himself Justin Bieber on ukelele.
In this tutorial, we learn how to insert eyes from the back of a Reborn baby doll. To do this, you will need: a cutting knife, glues, and the correct type of eyes for your baby doll. Start off by cutting the vinyl on the back of the head, using your thumb to push the socket back into the head. After this, cut the bottom half just enough to push the eye through the socket. Insert the eyes into the cuts that you made, letting it sit flush to the vinyl. Look at the front of the doll to make sure...
Eagle Lake Woodworking, hosted by John Nixon, offers great do-it-yourself guides for building your own furniture, especially in the American Arts and Crafts style, and turning your garage into an amateur woodshop. Search Eagle Lake on WonderHowTo for more carpentry tutorial videos. From Eagle Lake Woodworking on this specific lesson:
Following the success of Mimic Baby (sign language for babies) Selena Lohan developed Mimic Mutt - sign language for dogs. It turns out it's easier to communicate with your dog using regular sign language than voice commands. Watch the video to find out more.
When the temperatures dip during the fall and winter, there's no cuter way to dress up your little one than with a pair (or two, or three...) of baby booties! Whether you make 'em in snow white, crimson red, or hippie dippy rainbow hues, they're snug and cute adornaments for those little tootsies.
As Sarah Martin testifies to, breastfeeding can be difficult. Despite receiving lots of advice, after five unsuccessful days she decided she would not be able to breastfeed her son. Dr. Su Laurent suggests giving it two weeks before giving up on breastfeeding while making it clear that there is nothing wrong with bottle feeding. The breast bottle is introduced as a great alternative to mothers who want to breastfeed but cannot get the baby to latch. This bottle makes the baby work to get the ...
This video details the use of lavender essential oil to help get rid of eye mucus and eyes and. Gently measure out a small measure of lavender oil into your hand and use your fingertips to gently apply the lavender oil to the cheeks and carefully to the edge of the eye socket and the bridge of the nose. The presenter cautions that you must never get the oil into the baby's eyes. According to the video if you use lavender oil in this manner it should get rid of the eye mucus from around the ba...
This video teaches how to tell your kids that you are pregnant with another one. Tell your kid about the baby in a very comfortable place and let them know how special they are to you. Always say our baby when you are talking about them with your kids. Boost them up by saying our baby will be with us on special occasion like Thanksgiving, etc. Reading books along with them is a better way to start. Better tell them about the work like changing diapers when the baby is born and tell them to he...
Reduce your chances of becoming the seatmate everyone hates by learning how to head off a screaming jag.
Learn how to make homemade baby wipes. Make your own baby wipes for a quick and easy money-saver. You Will Need
Some babies like to be carried on the hip, but arms can tire quickly, and most carriers function either to the front or back. This how-to video demonstrates the process of tying a hip cross carry out of a long baby wrap. Find the middle marker. Place the wrap behind you. Make one side of your cross the short side. Bring the longer side under the short side then around your back making a cross on your hip. The longer side is the tail. Make a slip knot around the tail on your shoulder. Grab you...
Need a way to carry around your baby while keeping your arms free? No need to buy a special carrier, all you need is a sturdy cloth and the step-by-step instructions in this how-to video. Find the middle of your wrap. Center on the small of the back. Cross each length over opposite shoulder. Adjust for comfort. Take opposite ends in each hand and cross in the back. Tie a square knot in the front. Get your baby. Place each leg on either side of the cross. Spread the fabric out starting with th...
This parenting tutorial teaches you how to bathe your newborn baby. Learn how to get the bath ready, how to hold your baby in the bath, how to safely wash your newborn's hair and safe products to wash your baby with. With the tips from this how to video you can get your baby clean and safe in the tub.
This is a video sculpting tutorial on how to make a polymer clay newborn baby. Follow along with the step by step visuals and see the baby's features take shape. Learn how to sculpt a baby statue out of polymer clay by watching this instructional video.
