How About A Little Vaseline?

Recently, little man has developed a rash around his chin and one of his cheeks that just won't seem to go away. It doesn't seem to bother him. It does, however, become bright red sometimes and can look ugly. I looked up some different possible causes and the most likely cause is teething. With teething comes lots and lots of saliva. We definitely see a lot anyway. 

I asked some different moms, past and present, what they would do. Some moms suggested Lotrimin. I'm not sure that I'm comfortable putting a chemical meant to dry up athletes foot that close to little man's mouth. The other suggestion was Vaseline. I decided to try this and it worked like a charm. I didn't even layer it on thick. It was barely noticeable. I'm sure seeing how this works I would probably be able to also use Aquaphor.

Date Night With Play Dough

Of course, it's winter in Wisconsin. We are stranded inside with the low temps and windshields that are very negative. This has me looking for new things to do with little man to keep him busy and give him new things to discover and play with.

So, after a little searching I found a recipe that I liked to make some play dough. It was so easy to make.

Play Dough Recipe

Ingredients
2 tbs cooking oil
4 tbs Cream of Tartar
2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
2 cups water
Food colouring

Directions:
Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, until the mixture solidifies.

Once the play dough solidified I was able to scoop it in to a freezer bag. Little man and I got together at the table and had some fun. Little man did try to sneak some bites, but the taste was not pleasant. (tip - do not accidentally lick your fingers while making) Once he figured out that it was not edible, we had some fun.

(no worries... that's milk on his chin)

 Overall, this was fairly easy and provided an immediate 15-20 minutes of fun. Since we were able to save the play dough I am sure it will provide some more fun as well. Bonus: Everything was easy to clean up.