10 Things I've Learned From Kids' Television

1) No parents in the world have as much patience and calm as Cailou's parents, especially for such a whiny, horrible child.
2) Dora's parents should be ashamed of themselves for letting her go off on adventures ALONE.
3) Bob the Builder can build anything in a day.
4) Using adult voices for kid voices is SO not okay, Fireman Sam.
5) Yo Gabba Gabba has some weird power over children even though it's simply psycho... maybe it's a form of brain washing?
6) Ornithomimus is the fastest dinosaur that ever lived. Thank you, Dinosaur Train.
7) Thomas the Train never learns and always causes "confusion and delay."
8) That completely wordless animated penguins are nevertheless entertaining to my kid and very very annoying to adults. I detest you Pingu.
9) Penguins are blue, Ladybugs are pink, Hippos are yellow, Moose are orange, and Kangaroos are purple. If you don't believe me, check out The Backyardigans.
10) The girl cow was the worst addition to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse EVER.


I never knew that children television could be so educational for an adult.

One of my Favorite Things

So when we moved into our home, there was no place next to the sink to put a towel. No bar or hook, nothing. And since my husband refused to put any holes in our beautiful cabinets, I had to come up with a different solution.

Thankfully my sister introduced me to Command Hooks. If you  haven't heard of them before, they are hooks that you can attach to almost anything that goes on with a sticky strip. You can buy them in varying size/color/weight capability. And they're easy to put up and take down, without damaging the surface you put it on!

Problem solved!

 And they can sustain a lot of weight. My next use for these handy hooks was on another side of my cabinets. I put my magnet board on it with my calendar and appt cards or invitations. This has been up for over a year and hasn't fallen once. They're pretty darn strong.

 Let me give you a quick tutorial so you can see how easy they are:

 When you buy them, they come with the command strips, a backing for the hook, and then the hook itself. The strip is sticky on both sides. You peel off the red side and stick it to the back of the backing (haha) for the hook (making sure to have the tab of the strip on the same end as the ledge that the hook sits on.

Then when you've decided where to put your hook, peel off the wall side and stick to the wall, holding it in place for at least 10 seconds to adhere.

Then you slide your hook down onto the ledge. It's as easy as that. Then if you ever get sick of it or want to move the hook all you do is take the hook off and then pull down on the tab slowly like so:

And then it comes off! You can buy replacement strips to re-hang the hooks at Wal-Mart or Target or wherever you bought your hook. They're relatively inexpensive in my opinion.

And like I said they have them in all sizes! I bought these little ones for my Christmas stockings. We don't have a mantel or anything and up until now I'd been using little pins to hang them up on the wall (which makes my husband cringe). So to hang them on the wall, I used my handy dandy little Command hooks!

Then after Christmas, I just take the hooks down and use them again next year.

And the last place I've used them: in my entryway closet. I got sick of my little boy throwing his coat on the floor in the closet because he couldn't reach to hang it up. So I put up one of the hooks at his height so he can hang it up and get it himself! It's been perfect!

So go check them out! I love them and will continue to use them in places where I don't want to drill into the wall or if I don't want the hook there permanently. It's a great solution!