The Publishers League

September 8, 2010

A Guide To Buying Children’s Earrings

Every mother wants their daughter to look good and adorable.  One way of doing that is with earrings.  It is almost like a rite of passage for a young girl to get her first pair of earrings.  Children’s earrings can be found at any jewelry store and department store.  Before you go and buy designer earrings for a young child, there are several things that you want to take into mind.  Once you take them into account, in no time your youngster will be looking good.

The very first thing that you want to take into mind is that earrings for women and earrings for children are two totally different things.  The biggest thing is that women’s earrings are larger.  Plus there are dangling and more exquisite earrings for women.  With a young child, a small stud earring will do.  There is no need to get fancy.

Then comes the most important factors.  Is the child going to be allergic to jewelry?  It has been noted that nearly 10 percent of young girls are allergic to nickel.  The best thing is to find designer silver or designer gold earrings.  Sterling silver and gold alloys such as copper have no traces of nickel in them.  Titanium is also good.  It is also referred to as hypoallergenic jewelry.

Finally there is the case of whether the child’s ears already pierced.  If not, the best thing to do is go to a reputable, professional parlor.  In most cases, you can ask for references and ask for any state certifications.  Another thing to look for is if the establishment uses single use piercing guns.  This reduces the chance that another person’s germs could be passed on to your child.

Children’s earrings are a good thing for a child.  The main thing is to make sure that you get the right kind of earring and that when you get the ears pierced that it is done professionally.

September 22, 2009

It’s Halloween – Don’t Scare The Kids!

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All kids love to dress up in costumes at Halloween.  Getting their costumes can be expensive, especially if you have more than one child to cater for.  One good place to get ideas for kids Halloween costumes and also to buy cheap costumes is ebay.  If you are having a party for the neighborhood kids this Halloween you will have to think up some spooky ideas for food, drinks and decorations.  Some traditional games are easy to give a ghostly twist to for older children, but if your kids are pre-school age then don’t make anything too scary…think Caspar the friendly ghost rather than Nightmare on Elm Street!  Of course, a lot of children will want to wear costumes that are nothing to do with ghosts, witches or other traditional Halloween themes.  A popular costume this year is Indiana Jones kids costumes.

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