FloraDora
09-01-2014, 08:37 PM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006675TL6/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
As a relatively new childminder I have been mulling over how I fulfil the availability of water at any time dilemma.
I purchased this in the sale ( unfortunately now ended) and used it this week ....brilliant - the LO's can press the tap and when you take your finger off it stops ( just like wine boxes!) so easy to use and not too messy. The button you press is a little stiff which is good because my LO's got fed up of holding it so didn't over fill, I expect this won't last though!
It is apparently a 'trendy' design which I was totally unaware of ..but being a monkey ...there are lots of personalisation that you can put in place ..he is called Julius so I popped my Aldi special £2.99 monkey puppet next to it on a low waterproof table and introduced 'Julius' ( with a 'J' embroidered on his chest) with a little book about why he thinks we should drink water and lots of pics of the puppet drinking water and how great he feels. I have stuck a Julius pic on Ikea plastic mugs and my DH has glass etched a couple of our small breakfast glasses with a monkey shape as I like the LO's to use glass and ceramic stuff - not a big plastic fan, in anticipation that they would want to play with it rather than use it as a drinking water dispenser...it worked... They loved it, my LO who doesn't drink a lot, drank all day.
Early days ...but thought I would share.
As a relatively new childminder I have been mulling over how I fulfil the availability of water at any time dilemma.
I purchased this in the sale ( unfortunately now ended) and used it this week ....brilliant - the LO's can press the tap and when you take your finger off it stops ( just like wine boxes!) so easy to use and not too messy. The button you press is a little stiff which is good because my LO's got fed up of holding it so didn't over fill, I expect this won't last though!
It is apparently a 'trendy' design which I was totally unaware of ..but being a monkey ...there are lots of personalisation that you can put in place ..he is called Julius so I popped my Aldi special £2.99 monkey puppet next to it on a low waterproof table and introduced 'Julius' ( with a 'J' embroidered on his chest) with a little book about why he thinks we should drink water and lots of pics of the puppet drinking water and how great he feels. I have stuck a Julius pic on Ikea plastic mugs and my DH has glass etched a couple of our small breakfast glasses with a monkey shape as I like the LO's to use glass and ceramic stuff - not a big plastic fan, in anticipation that they would want to play with it rather than use it as a drinking water dispenser...it worked... They loved it, my LO who doesn't drink a lot, drank all day.
Early days ...but thought I would share.