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CM Club: Kitting out new house - need some help / idea's / links to websites..........

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looneytune · 18/09/2006 10:35

Morning

Hoping to move next month and I am planning ahead what I am going to do with the layout etc. Can anyone help with these questions:

  1. The new conservatory will become the play room so our lounge is our lounge Will Ofsted have a problem with the fact it's glass? (modern double glazed so I wouldn't have thought dangerous?). Is there anything I need to consider? Luckily it's north facing and the garden is shady.

  2. Anyone able to recommend where I can buy nice but not too expensive wooden kitchen items for playhouse? (it's got a new big summerhouse which I'm planning to turn into big playhouse so getting rid of the plastic ones)

  3. I have LOADS of dressing up items and they are currently squashed into a fairly big plastic box. I'd love to have something to hang them all up on, especially something that has a shelve or something for all the hats as we have loads of those too. Any ideas?

  4. At mealtimes, I want us all to sit round the same table as in my current house, there's no room so the 3? yr olds have a little ELC table and the 1 yr olds use the highchair with me sat on a chair next to them. So, if I get the dining table I want, I'm just a little worried my current highchair will cause problems spacewise as it's quite chunky as it does all sorts. What sort of age can children start using the booster seats and can anyone recommend one as I've never used them before?

Any advice would be very much appreciated

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mumtoall · 18/09/2006 10:52

I'll be back later have to get on with my jobs now.

have a good day

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looneytune · 18/09/2006 10:52

p.s. not too stressed at the moment but it is hard work having to do all the sorting out of boxes, chucking things out we don't need etc. and then having to have all the house back to normal and cleaned by the end of Sunday! Not like we can leave boxes around the house

One thing I am worried about it the fact we will probably have to move during the week as I don't think the solicitors are open at weekends. One parent had agreed it's no problem, I mentioned casually to another and she said she has no leave left and I've just got one more to mention it to. Problem is I'm supposed to give 4 weeks notice of any holiday but I don't think I'll have that much time once I've got a move date. Not quite sure what to do but they are all happy about me moving and surely they don't expect me to have their little one's on the actual day of us moving???

Apart from that, not too stressed

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mumtoall · 18/09/2006 10:50

You will wonder why you ever had the highchairs once you have got them. they are also handy to take out if you are going to a freinds house or out for a meal as the fold down. they also come with a tray so in the summer can be used out doors

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looneytune · 18/09/2006 10:48

Great, going to get the Argos catalogue out! The children I have including my ds are 12 months, 13 months, 2 x 3½ yrs so hopefully the boosters will be fine. It will be so nice to eat together The little ones sit up fine and don't have straps over their shoulders in the highchair as they just slip anyway. Will give them a try!

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mumtoall · 18/09/2006 10:45

Hi again,

hope you are not too stressed with move!!!!
I use the plastic booster seat from argos. I find them fantastic. I think I paid £13? the children i use them for are from 12months to 2 1/2 years. If i Get a young baby i am going to invest in one that has a higher back and changes positions. the seats from argos are fine once the child is able to sit us steadly as straps do not go over shoulders. they also have 3 hight adjustments depending on the height of the child
they save lots of space. allow all the children to sit together at the table and see what each other are eating.

Argos also have diffrent storage things in cat.
if you cant find something for hats you could use a plastic sound clothers airer. the type that you can take on holiday has pegs on it. Would not work for heavy hats!!