Six tips to get kids to eat fruit

Parents can teach children fruit intake, a critical component to your diet

Often, children are reluctant to eat fruits andvegetables. This attitude isa problem, because they provide vitamins and other important nutrients for health and growth,  some of which are not present in other foods. In this post, we collect several ways to motivate them to eat fruit, such as offering various presentations and combinations,  avoid overstressing and, in the case of older, lead by example.
Fruits are essential in the diet of children, as for adults, for many reasons: they provide some nutrients almost exclusive -like vitamin C, only present in fruits and vegetables- are asource of fiber and antioxidants, almost no contain fat and help maintain proper hydration (all have ahigh water content) and remove excess fluids and toxins, given its diuretic.

The problem is not always easy to accept the smaller fruits included in your menu. Children tend to be reluctant to try new foods,  especially when tastes are some what strong, or acids, like some fruits, and also when the texture is fibrous or have to perform some additional tasks before you put them in their mouth ( peel, remove seeds, etc..). So always come in handy some tips to encourage children to eat fruit (and not despair in the attempt).

1.Lead by example. This is basic:  children imitate and want to look like adults. In a house where the fruit is not part of the diet of adults, it is very difficult to include in the small. Also, if you eat fruit, the higher will do well not only to children but also to themselves. Care should be taken, on the other hand, the fruits are visible in the everyday landscape, which can be achieved with the presence of a source with a good variety on the dinner table or in the kitchen.

2.Enter through the eyes. Thing that children like to play and often live far from food as an interruption of their entertainment, they would rather avoid. So, one alternative is to make the food also has a touch of fun. One way of achieving this is through the cuts of the pieces of fruit and the possible combinations. It is much more attractive to the child, and will increase their desire to eat, get a multicolored fountain,  with pieces of strawberry, apple, orange, peachand kiwi cut into similar shapes and sizes that one whole fruit. Another alternative is to present the pieces of fruit on a wooden stick, like a skewer.

3.Combine with other fruits. This advice is similar to above, but in this case, not only presents the fruit of an original, but is mixed with other products to get new results. A good resource is to include fruit pieces in milk or yogurt even dairy companies sold long such combinations. The apple and some cheeses, such as brie,  also give very good results. They can be combined with thin slices of toast banana. The only limit is the imagination and make the palate.

4.Juicing. Juices are another way to consume fruit. No benefit from its nutritional properties, since many of them are lost, especially the fiber and vitamins, if you pause toolong since squeezed until drunk. However, the benefits are varied:  firstly, the ability to mix different fruit juices and richer test results (this can be the gateway to one type of fruit that, when the entire piece, the child refuses to try) and, secondly, thirst quenching juices in hot weather, as an alternative to soft drinks.

5.Promoting the participation of children. Such collaboration can be achieved in the preparation of food. While the older kitchen, little can peel fruits, organize your presentation or perform some other task that does not involve risks. This contact and closeness with fruit help to increase their desire to try it. You can also includethe child in making decisions with questions like: "What do we have today, banana or tangerine? ".This not only helps you feel more involved with the fruit,  and consequently more likely to eat it, but also gain insight into their tastes and preferences.

6.Do not force or insist too. If eating fruit becomes a requirement,  or offering is a stressful time and discussions, the child is likely to end up associating the fruit with negative situations, which cause opposite desired behavior. If the child refuses after some proposals, it is best to leave. But if an adult eats fruit later rejected the child and says how nice it tastes and how much he has enjoyed the small increase their curiosity and their desire to please imitate and caregiver. If not now, maybe the next time it wants to eat.

Playgrounds: six tips to prevent accidents

The location of the playground, the materials from which it is made, hygiene and maintenance are key issues that adults should monitor

Go to the park to play is one of the best plans that can be offered to a child. For the kids and parents love them the opportunity to have fun with their children, or take a break while they have fun. However, the maintenance of its attractions is still insufficient: only two years ago, we found thata third of the games had some deficiency. While improving their designs parks every day, incorporating new materials and are subject to strict safety standards, are also subject to misuse, climate or environment, over time, can deteriorate.Therefore, and because they are in public, it is essential that adults pay attention to certain aspects to prevent mishaps and accidents involving children. In this report we provide some guidelines.

Most accidents are falls

Nine out of ten children's accidents are hits. Among younger children, under 4 years, the most common injury is the fall and the most affected part of the body, the head.

The majority of accidents take place in the home (with injuries,poisoning and burns, in this order of incidence), but the areas of recreation -parks- are also an accident scenario. Accidents can be avoided.For children to play safely,  adults should "demand security,  both as gaming devices in the installation," the paper said. And above all, they must be vigilant.

1.The location of the park

Not enough that the park is close to home or school. What's important, beyond practicality, is to be located in a suitable and safe.
This is far from the street and fenced in some way (with walls, fences or hedges) to prevent, in a careless, children can run into the street. It is fitting that it is in an area with good visibility, ie a place where parents see their children play and at the same time, control the movements of the environment.

2.The floor to play

The surfaces of asphalt, gravel or concrete were frequent in the playgrounds of yesteryear. Today is unacceptable. They are considered dangerous and unsafe. Its hard not absorb the impact of a fall and roughtexture increases the risk of cuts and scrapes. The coatings of rubber or synthetic materials are ideal because they face both problems. The earth and grass are better than cement, nodoubt, but can degrade with use and climate. If the park has this type of soil,  should inspect it before going to play with the kids (especially if it rained). In either case, we must ensure that there is no standing water, sharp objects (such as glass orcans) or foreign with the little one can trip or hurt.

3.Different children, different areas

A two year old does not play like a ten, does not have the same strengthor the same size. This fact, which seems so obvious, is not covered at all playgrounds, which often lack play areas for children of different ages and some other or not specified for what age are designed facilities. In this respect, a safe park with clear information and, if admitted to children 2 to 12 years, has different areas (and bounded) to avoid having problems. An older child can hurt a small inadvertently if they run or jump in the same place, but more dangerous is that young children use games designed for the larger ones. If the sizes and proportions are not correct, there may be accidents. Are the most common? Small slide through an opening and fall from the top, while the not so young can get trapped in a structure that is not meant for them.

4.Signs for Parents

In connection with the foregoing,  the signals are extremely important. Adults should know if the park is suitable for their children, if damaged or if there are games dangerous areas or repair. They should also be sure not to allow the entry of animals, as they represent a potential danger to children, and keep an eye emergency numbers in case something happened.
Therefore, it is always better to go to a park with information boards.

5.The hygiene of the playing area

A clean and well maintained park prevents infections, diseases and problems.
How is the level of hygiene of the park where we go? Did you visit the gardeners and cleaning staff regularly? These issues are crucial to ensure that children are exposed to bacteria or viruses. It should be noted cleaning the bins, soil and Game, the state of the plants,  shrubs and trees (if the park has them) and the correct operation of the lighting.

6.The park and its maintenance

The inspection of the good state of the parks is fundamental. The games should not be broken: if of wood, be monitored with no chips or points, if they are metal, make sure that there are no sharp edges or rust. In addition, the attractions must be made of strong materials.And if there are any breakdowns,  there has to be directed. For these reasons, a good preventive measure is to go to the park alone, without the kids, to makesure all is well. If so, we can return to them. If not, you will need to look else where for child recreation.

Children and park use :

As important as choosing a good park is making good use of it. For this reason, in addition to verify that everything is in place and in order, it is essential to teach children how to behave in these playgrounds.
Some simple ideas (but valuable) are:

•Games are safe if used for the purpose for which they were designed. Swings are for sitting rocking, the guardrails are not climbing frames and slides have to slide their feet forward.

•The higher are the structures provides less damping the soil, whether the material is. We must prevent small about it and explain that they should be especially careful if you want to get into a game high.

•If we carry other items (such as a bicycle, a stroller or a bag of toys),  it is important to keep them away from the area where children play and run, as they can trip over them and injure themselves.

•Speaking of running: it is a very healthy habit and beneficial, as long as there is no provision alongside the attractions. You have to watch closely that no pushing,  especially if mounted on a swing.

•Children should be taught from childhood to care and care for others. If you are going to jump or run, they have to be attentive to others. And, even faster than other kids (to climb the stairs of a slide),  have to respect his turn and not push the child who is ahead.

•Before going to the park, it is helpful to agree rules with children. Besides the above, one must take into account the weather. If it has rained and the attractions (or floor) are wet, it is better not to play in the park, because they increase the risk of slipping and falling. If on the other hand has been hot and the games are hot to the touch, the visit will be postponed to avoid burns.

•In terms of clothing and accessories for children, should avoid using clothes with laces, belts or anything that could catch the games. For girls, who often usepurses, necklaces and bracelets of fantasy, we must agree with them that these items should be stored while playing in the park. Once finished, they were able to relocate.

Children and clothing: three steps to dress themselves

Children must learn to dress themselves, a very important aspect to gain autonomy, feel more independent and strengthen their self-esteem

on the ability of each and their level of maturity, between two and six years, children should learn to dress themselves. 's the next " big step" after leaving the diaper. In addition to being a time saver for parents, the acquisition of this skill represents an important advance in autonomy, which helps bolster confidence in their own abilities and feel more independent. To facilitate this task, among other things, parents should respect each child's individual pace, teach them in a fun and entertaining and help only when needed.

1.Allow children to develop their autonomy

•Step by step: you can not expect a child to learn at a time to put all the clothes because some need a certain ability or skill to put them. It is better to structure the task at different stages, depending on their level of difficulty. During the first few weeks, you can leave that you only underwear and socks,  gradually introduce new elements.

•No end for him at the delay of children in dressing, it is common for parents to be who end up placing most small clothes. Thus, children lose the motivation to perform the task of dressing themselves and take long to learn to put some clothes well.

•Give them time: at first, and even that streng then their skills, it is normal to be slower. Hurry to get his or berate his delay in these cases will only serve to put them nervous and frustrated with. At the beginning of learning, it is best to choose times when you have no hurry (and weekends) and, later, if necessary, restructure and raise the child hours earlier so that time is not a discordant element.

•Provide assistance when requested: it is important not show over protective attitudes, or help immediately perceived as a small difficulty placed a garment. It is advisable to let them try and help themselves only if they request it. At that time, it is advisable to explain step by step how to do it, and even let them do it later, so that the next time will not have much difficulty.

•Do not break the rule: once the child has learned to dress himself, we must respect their autonomy provided by all adults. That is, it does not leave you with one parentis seen by himself and, in parallel, the other will offer to help. Neither should clothe when time is scarce.

2.Simple and neat clothing to make it easier

•For younger children, it is prefer able to start let alone to dress in clothes that do not have closures (elastic waist pants, dresses without buttons, sweatshirts, etc..).

•When you gain more skill, it's time to try simple fasteners (snaps) and book by the end closures "harder"  as buttons, laces or zippers.

•Give them clues on each garment to avoid making mistakes. Should indicate that the tag must be behind the clothes in the back,  while the drawing of a shirt or a shirt pocket have to see ahead and seams should be always inside.

Prepare the clothes in the order they should be placed: underwear, shirt and pants (or skirt or dress) and finally, sweaters and coats.Thus, the child will avoid improperly super imposed garments and needed to start over.

•Dressing in front of the television or in a room with many distractions can slow enough to small. Parents should ensure that the child is dressed in a quiet environment, without elements that prevent you from concentrating on the task.

3.Tricks and fun tips for children to dress themselves

•Painting a letter in the templates of shoes or half of a drawing in each of them, so that when put together properly instructed what goes on each foot.

•Organize competitions with the brothers to see who gets put each piece in less time.

•Inventing songs with clothing, which may give clues about the best way to position each.

•One of the best ways to train is to plan an evening of costume play they have to be themselves.

•Dressing up dolls or put clothes help a younger brother will help them learn and build self-esteem.

•The puzzles and games strung lace and small parts favor the development of motor skills necessary to handle more precise elements of dress.

Ten tips for children to do their homework

Following a series of guidelines prevents when homework becomes a real battle everyday

It is normal for children to resist doing homework at home. And this often leads to fights orangerthat harm family life and the educational process. To avoid this, it should be noted some recommendations, such ascreating certain routines and enabling environments, support and encourage children as they perform tasks and review with them when they have finished. Following these assumptions generates motivation and incentives that are critical for small. This article explains why it is important for children to do homework and collect ten tips to achieve it.

Why homework is important:

Every so often resurfaces in the educational debate about whether the duties that teachers send children to make at home are beneficial or not, and in any case, how much homework is appropriate to entrust. Beyond the various opinions in this discussion,  the fact is that today the duties are an essential part of the educational process of children.
The existence of homework has several positive aspects: helping to create habits of responsibility and discipline in small, strengthens their concentration, can reinforce what is learned in class during the day and also serves to strengthen the relationship between parents and children.
The problem is that children are often reluctant to spend time at home for homework. And the direct consequence of this fact are often fights, anger, stress and bad times that hurt children and adults in everyday life and in the educational process in general.Therefore, it should be noted the tips and techniques listed in the following ten to encourage children to do their homework without problems and getthe best results.

Ten Tips for children to do their homework

1.Establish an appropriate place to do homework.
Does not have to be at a desk or in your room, but it should be respected that is always the same,  that is well lit and there the child has access to everything you need to make your tasks. Also, it is a place without distractions, which can concentrate and, over time, reach associate with the study. It is critical that, while engaged in their duties, little or no access to phone or television.

2.Set a time of day.
As with the place, there are also free to choose what the time devoted to homework. But once elected, they must comply. This helps to create study habits and discipline, and also helps to avoid arguments, when the time comes,  touches homework. It is best to be early, after a moment of distraction after returning from school. The later is made, the child will be more tired and have less desire, will cost more and the results will be worse.

3.If you set rules and schedules, be stead fast in its performance.
This point is closely related to the previous two. It does not mean you have to be inflexible in a radical way, but you notice that, when not met with a schedule, it is an exception.

4.Accompanying children while doing homework.
Accompany means to be near them, but not over, far from "them" homework. Let children make their activities as independent as possible is a way torecognize their independence, intelligence and ability to do things for themselves, but do not go perfect. This attitude helps a lot in learning to manage their responsibilities and strengthens their self-esteem.

5.Lead by example.
This is very positive: the adult,  whenever possible, make your own "homework" in view of the child, while it makes his: calculations related to home economics, review of bills or other paper , read a book, etc. It will be an extra motivation for two reasons: first, because children always try to look like their elders, and secondly, because it is a great way to show them that what they learn now will serve them for life in the future.

6.Be alert to help, especially if the child gets stuck with the task.
's Way, of course, is not doing the activity for him, but give some clue to bring it to the correct solution.Alternatively, if the child is stressed because of the difficulty of the duties is to give a break: you take a break to clear your mind and try again.

7.Rather than teach, tools for thinking. Often older may clarify the doubts of the students, but may not always do so. In such cases, do not get overwhelmed: the role of parents is to accompany the children and provide ideas, tools for thinking and look for alternatives. It is convenient not to have solved nagging doubts in class but encourage them to not forget to do the following.

8.Check the homework done.
This means not only the first instance of correction, but also a demonstration of interest by the adult to small activities, which is essential for the child that represents the motivation. The review should always start by highlighting the positive: the things the child has done well, developments and improvements to be detected, and so on. This will be taken by the student as a recognition for their work and encourage him to keep going. The nit will be time to mention another errors or mistakes made, without drama or exaggeration. However serious, are faults that can be corrected and are part of the learning process.

9.Avoid the "rewards" for homework.
One thing is motivation and a promise of a reward in exchange for the child to do their homework. With an offer like this, you run the risk that the situation is denatured and the alleged prize becomes a "bribe". It is best that the motivations and incentives are of another kind.

10.Discuss homework with positive terms.
The connotation of words is crucial here: if parents refer to expressions homework with him as a punishment, something bad or boring, sure the children will live in that manner. So whenever it is appropriate that, when we talk about the work, done with words  "good", highlighting how much the child will learn, what will serve in the future, it may be interesting to know, etc..

The baby will not go to kindergarten: Five Keys to avoid trauma

Visit the center's facilities before the baby child and respect are key times to avoid separation anxiety arises

Mourn, kickingand refusing to come to the center are some of the common reactions during the first days of kindergarten. The separation of his parentsat an early age forces children to deal with an emotional situation for which there are often prepared. In most cases, this attitudeis inevitable, but there are strategies to mitigate the trauma. The five essential keys, listed below, are toprepare the ground, respect the adaptation period, show safety, care farewells and reunions, as well as maintain a smooth information channel.

1.Paving the way for the arrival of the child to the nursery:

The arrival in the nursery the child is suddenly confronted with anenvironment in which everything is new: the place, the other small and, above all, the person who will take care of it. In addition, entry into the school implies a change in the habits and schedules that followed until then. The following guide lines will help make the change is not so abrupt:

•Before the course begins,the child should visit the center's facilities, go with it stays where you develop your journey and try to explain,  with courage and joy, that this will be a new place to enjoy and pass it along with others small.

•In the same previous visit, you should know your teacher and you can see that between him and his parents have good connection and collusion.

•One or two weeks before the start of the course, you mustgradually adapt the schedules and routines of the child to have to get used to it soon after.

•Tell the child what will happen, speak of the days before the change and how it will always convey a positive perception.

•In form the center and educators who will carry the child of all relevant aspects that allow them to know you better and treat you with more closeness: psychomotor evolution, their tastes and interestsor sleeping or eating routines, among others.

2.Respect the adaptation period of the children's center:

Nurseries often have a period of adaptation, shorter hours
Most nurseries have established aperiod of adaptation of children during the first few weeks, allowing gradually get used to the new situation. In general, is to start the day with a short time (one or two hours in the nursery) and increase it gradually, over the next days and weeks. It is important that parents respect these times and, if they can not pick up or carry the baby in the established schedules, delegated to other family members. See how other children before they leave, or left alone waiting, may be counter productive for adaptation and generate more anxiety in them.

3.Show security in front of children:

Sometimes the separation anxietyis higher in parents than boys. The feeling of guilt, distrust or nervousness of parentsis usually easy to transmit to their children. But only generate more anxiety in them. Therefore, it is important to show trust and confidence at all times.
Do not give in to the demands of the child or if shown surrender totally against going to the center. If yields once, the little understood that gets annoyed with his attitude what is proposed and will not hesitate to repeat it.

4.Caring farewells and reunions:

The farewells should be happy but fast
The farewells should be loving and joyful, but fast. Especially if the small is reluctant to enter the school. Prolonging farewell not mitigate his griefand see that their parents are pricked only increase his anxiety. Also, it is not advisable to leave the sly, without leave of the child, as it will generate more confusion. It is important that, at parting, parents remember to return the child to look at the set time and respect the time of collection.

5.Maintain a flow of information to the nursery:

For the process of adaptation is a success, it needs to be a fluid communication channel between parents and care givers of small. When both input and output of the center are good times to inform the school of any relevant aspect which may affect the child's routine (if you sleep less, has not eaten, if sad, etc.).also pay to ask about your progress in the nursery or other matters of interest.

Costumes for Kids: 12 ideas homemade, simple and cheap

Costumes make at home is a great opportunity to play and do crafts with the kids

Carnival is one of the most popular holidays. And perhaps also the most fun, because it excites children and adults a a like. At this time, each other disguise, pretending to be someone else: historical characters, superheroes, monsters, athletes, rock stars ...The list is almost endless, as wide as the imagination, and this is an essential resource to design a costume. While there are many shops to buy or rent a costume, there is nothing more entertaining, creative and tailor it funto try at home. Further more, it is cheaper and allows for collaboration of children, who will be happy to do crafts. In this report, we offer12 ideas to create practical and simple fun costumes for them. And with them.

For many people, the Carnival begins when they arrive at the party disguised character they like. For others, begins before: when choosing a character and imagine how to recreate it. What materials are needed? How to make this costume? Fantasizing options can be great fun, especially if there are children to dress up, then gives us a great opportunity to play with them to dream. Never mind that we are not a "handyman", we have a tight budget or that the result is not that ofa professional designer: with few materials can make things very nice and the kids appreciate that space of creativity.

1.The Mad Scientist :
This costume is simple because the child can dress as you like. What matters is that, over the clothes, wear arobe or white coat. If we do not (or can not get), we can also assert a white shirt that fits big (father or grandfather), in which case we double the sleeves to fit the size of your body. The costume ons are: toy glasses (or a real frame), a couple of pens to place on the front pocket and aplastic bottle with lid (sold in pharmacies to collect urine samples), that can fill with liquid color (not toxic), a rubber spider, etc. The final touchto give a little gel, because the idea is to bring the hair up and a little messy. Another option for the latter is to buy a white wig, Einstein style

2.A cat Recreating a cat is easy:

For the body, we only need a black shirt with long sleeves and tights of the same color. In the foot, the child can wear boots or shoes (the color you have, no need to go shopping) and hands, gloves to match the shoes. The ears, in a triangle, are made ​​from black construction paper and glued to a thin tiara to hold them easily to mind. Queue structure can be made ​​with awire(to form and maintain a certain rigidity) . What for ramos with black clothor black panty and fill it with whatever we have on hand (most cloth, paper, cotton ...) to give some consistency.Abelt, or slightly more elasticwire around the waist suffice to bond the tail to the body. The last step is to simulate the muzzle and whiskers, which can be painted in the face with apencil eyeliner.

3.SpongeBob:

This beloved character for children has a substantial advantage: it is multifaceted.Thus, the structure only requires a large cardboard box, which is available at the supermarketor at a store in the neigh borhood, as they tend to get rid of them. The box is SpongeBob's body, so the child must fit inside. The first step is to make a hole in the top and two on the sides for the small can get over there head and arms. On the merits of the case (the part that faces down), should remove it entirely, so the child can easily move and walk. Everything else is decoration. It will be necessary to line the box of yellow paper and pasted overpaper circles that mimic the spongy texture of Bob. With the same technique we can make the eyes and a pen to draw enough eyelashes. The pantaloncillo also easy to do: it lines the bottom with brown paper and draw up the pockets and belt.Ready!

4.Caught by lightning:

To make this costume must be a prior question: what would look if westruck by lightning? Almost certainly, the first image that comes to mind we will look charred, with lots of scratches. Well, materializing the concept is very simple. We take a shirt or sweater old child (if light in color, the better), we make several cuts and scratches, and add some black spots, which provide the appearance of being burned. To make these spots we can use apiece of coal, someashes, dust the graph of a pencil or a piece of acork, if prior to ennegrecer burn. The following is also stain the face and hands of small, and draw a few scratches on them (with alip liner pencil). As in the guise of science, thehair is key here. The idea is mussing, beat it a little and use some hair spray to set the "look". To complete the illusion, the best addition is an old umbrella, we can end up damaged if wring some rods and spotted fabric.

5.Make the Indian:

Many children like to "do the Indian", but we know how to turn them into one? The most practical way is to design the costumes make a poncho, which can be done with cloth, burlap, crepe paper or large plastic bag yellow (the latter only if the child is a few years and be a ware of the hazardous material, other wise it is better to use the other options to prevent accidents). Once you choose the material, we take a rect angle and fold it in half. Each half will be one side of the poncho (front and rear), so that, in the fold, it will take a cut in "V" for the small to pass by his head. The poncho surface is decorated with brightly colored lines (red, yellow, blue) following geometric shapes to facilitate the task. These lines can be made ​​with colored tape, fabric (glued or sewn), with markers or paint most appropriate for the material used to build the poncho.The outfit is completed with abelt or a rope tied around the waist. For the head, use a fabric headband (or make arubber-eva) and add some feathers, vertically. In cheeks painted a "war lines" with lipstick and you're done!

6.Butterflies, fairies and angels:

Not that everything is equal, but we can group these characters because they share certain traits.The most important: the wings.One way is to make EVA,a very good material for how quickly we want.Otherwise, more laborious, is to use wire and cellophane. The first material to be more or less rigid, it will serve to shape the structure, the outline of the wings. The cellophane (whose transparency is ideal to mimic the fragility of a butterfly or a fairy) will use it to cover the surface of the wings, sticking to the edges we have done with wire. Duct tape is a good choice for this. If we want to recreate an angel, you must replace the paper with white feathers. We can buy a pair of feather boas, or do an imitation with many strips of white paper cut into oval. To attach the wings to the body, it's best to use a pair of elastic straps or thick,like a back pack. As for the body and accessories:

• The butterfly just need tights and a shirt of the same color-matching-wings and a tiara with a pair of antennas.

• For the fairy tights can also be used, although the ideal is to emulate an ethereal outfit. To do this, we use a basic tights and if we dare with needle and thread, make a skirt of chiffon or tulle, super imposing several layers. We just need some fabric, arubber band to hold it at the waist and glitter to give a little shine to creation. The ideal: some flowers in your hair.

• The angel dressed in white and with a piece of cloth, we can give a simple tunic to cover her body. One way to do is pick the fabric, tie two ends over one shoulder (at the best Greco-Roman) and use abelt (not too tight) to prevent the sides open. Another option is to make the gown the same way we would do a shirt with long sleeves and wide. In the head, the angel take an annulus can be done with a wire wreath lined with gold or silver, of which we use for the Christmas tree.

7.The Princess:

A white or pink dress the girl enough to start the costume. As with the fairies, we can make a long, gauzy over skirt to reach the ground. Suitable materials are chiffon and tulle, which decorate with glitter or small loops. At the waist, awide loopserve to cover the elastic joints fancy this skirt. The essential complement to the costume is acrown (there are plastic, very cheap) and some"gems" as bright bracelets and necklaces. A nice hair style and some makeup (if parents allow it, of course) make this illusion even more real.

8.The Wizard:

The classics never go out of style and this character is a good example. Can we make our children look like Merlin? Yes, and it's easy. The first is to make the costume, consisting of a dark blue tunic, long sleeves and wide, that it reaches to the feet. The best option for this is to buy an economic fabric, but can also be done with crepe paper (consider that is less resistant and, in all like lihood, will not survive the party). In any case, the blue tunic is decorated with silver stars. We can draw with a silver pen, glue and glitter them, sew them (if we have this color fabric) or glue, if we albal paper.