DRINKING CUP SOLUTIONS
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DRINKING CUP SOLUTIONS
When you have a Childcare in your home it doesn't take long for you to want to find a solution for the drinking cup madness! Either you find yourself washing cups all day long or you go broke buying paper cups. Here I have listed a few solutions to help you with this problem. Try out a few to find what works for you.
1. Select a color for each daycare child and stick to it. This requires you have a set of cups of different colors. It also requires every child remembers their color and sticks to it. (not always easy with toddlers!)
2. Use a set of cups that are labeled. This makes it easier for you to see who's cup is who's. There are a number of ways to do this.
a. Using colored electrical tape and a permanent marker put every child's name on a cup. With this method you can put the cups through the dishwasher. I do.
b. Using fabric/puffy paint write the name of each child on his/her cup. It is best to wash these cups by hand, as the paint may peel off.
c. You can always use the permanent marker directly on the cup. However, when the child leaves, you have a cup with their name permanently on it.Perhaps you could use this cup as part of a "goodbye" gift. Maybe fill it with crayons or markers, a treat, etc. and tie a bow around it? (Sometimes leaving a child care home is devastating to a child, this might help ease the departure as you wish them well!)
When you have each child use a specific cup every day, it will limit washing them to once a day and save you time. The toddlers and preschoolers get the chance to recognize their names faster, and there is an added bonus of knowing who did not return their cup to the sink!
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