Blankets/Sheets?

[safechner]

FYI, I saw Fleece blankets at Target last night. It is $2.50 each (40 in x 40 in) and it is very cute. They have a lot of different looks on fleece blankets so it should be in around $1 area that is where I saw it last night. Hope it helps.

[Former Teacher]

I would check out garage sales or the goodwill stores, where you could get that stuff dirt cheap!

I was going to suggest Goodwill or the thrift stores but someone beat me to it ::

[Abigail]

Colors Coordinating Children

Yes me too. I buy the mat & crib sheets and they provide their own blankets but they all stay here so that I can wash them regularly. I like that this way each child knows which is theirs, otherwise I'd end up having to buy or make my own color coded blankets to match their cubbies and utencils (each child has their own color).

How do you assign a specific color to children? I like this idea as seven colors are in the rainbow and seven children can be in my care. I also worry about children fighting over colors, so I'm a little hesitant.

[SunflowerMama]

I have parents provide a napmat and blanket. 3 of my dcks came from a center that required napmats so they already had them. My younger one (19 months) sleeps in a p&p so I just use one of my crib sheets and blankets for her.

[Lianne]

How do you assign a specific color to children? I like this idea as seven colors are in the rainbow and seven children can be in my care. I also worry about children fighting over colors, so I'm a little hesitant.

If you tell the child what their colour is and then don't accept any complaining, they can't fight over colours. They may try but your response would always be, "Bobby is yellow, you are green. Stop complaining." Or my kids' favorite, "You get what you get and you don't get upset." They chant this and it works in any situation!

[AmandasFCC]

I have different blankets for each child too and I've never had anyone fight over blankets. When they start care I tell them here is your blanket, they accept it and it never turns into an argument.

[mismatchedsocks]

I supply the cots and cot sheet, and on each cot is a name tag for each kid. They are to supply the blanket. It is to be kept here, and they know that. Licensing ( at least here) just says there has to be one, I dont think they can MAKE you buy one. Most parents are fine with supplying that.

Before I had cots, parents would supply sleeping bags since my Wisconsin rule is sleeping bag or cot.

[Abigail]

"You get what you get and you don't get upset."

I like this quote! I'll probably mess it up when I say it. LOL

[mismatchedsocks]

My daughter heard at school

"get what you get, dont throw a fit"

[janiebee.com]

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[youretooloud]

I got the $2. fleece kid's blankets at Walmart in the fall. There are five different patterns, they are throw size, so they fit on the mats. They were on an end cap rolled up in little rolls.

I made sheets for each mat out of kid's sheets from Goodwill. Each kid has a different sheet. It's sewn pillowcase style.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Fleece doesn't fray so no need to sew! Just by cheap yardage or throws on sale cut and go! Btw if you don't use fabric softener when you laundry then fleece won't pill - so I was told by a rep from a fleece company at a sewing workshop. Sheets I pick up from garage sales and cut to size, hem the edges on the machine add elastic to the corners and voila.

I use solid colored fleece. I think it's 1/2 yard or 3/4 yard for each child. I have the whole rainbow. ::
I use crib sheets for the cots as well. I bought them all used for around $1.99-2.99 each.

[MissAnn]

I bought the lightweight fleece throws that are 50 x 60 and cut them in half. I bought them when they were on clearance for $2 a piece.

Me too!

[LoraJenkins]

I use crib sheets for my cots. They fit perfectly. As far as blankets...I knit & crochet and made a cot-sized afghan for each child. I made a few extra for new children and put them up. The kids love picking their own blankets and it only takes a few days for me to make one. Maybe searching on etsy.com for some crib-sized afghans if you cannot make your own.

[Little Star75]

[QUOTE=newtodaycare22;35485]No, not for the babies...but anyone over 1 can sleep on a nap mat, and they must have a blanket or

Do you already have kid's in care? If not why would they require that before?