Fill a bag with a variety of toys, games, crayons, stickers, snacks, and other items that your toddler will enjoy. Then, give your toddler the bag on the plane and let them unpack it! They will have fun taking all of the new items out of the bag and they can choose what they like to keep them occupied. Some items you could place in the bag include: A coloring book and crayons A board book Stickers A few of their favorite snacks A small plush toy Toy cars A plastic container with a hole cut in the lid and pom poms to stuff into the hole Pick up several little items that you think your toddler might like and wrap them individually. These can be new items or items from home that your toddler enjoys playing with. Wrap each of the items and then plan to give your toddler 1 present every half hour or so during the flight. Try telling your toddler that the present is a reward for good behavior and that they will get another if they continue to be good. Bring a tablet of construction paper and some markers. Then, ask your toddler what they want you to draw. You can offer them several options, such as a house, a race track, a tree, or a boat. Then, give your toddler the finished drawing and let them decorate it with stickers. Try getting some stickers that will match up with different scenes, such as animal, flower, and weather stickers.

Summary: Create a goody bag for your toddler to open on the plane. Wrap small presents and give them to your toddler during the flight. Draw scenes and have your toddler decorate them with stickers.

In a small bowl, add 23 tablespoon (29.644.4ml) of baking soda. Add lemon juice a few drops at a time, stirring until the mixture forms into a paste. The baking soda will act to remove surface stains while the lemon juice will whiten teeth. Wipe saliva off of your teeth with a paper towel. Apply the paste generously to dry teeth with a toothbrush and let it sit. Make sure it covers all of your teeth, and avoid swallowing any of the mixture. Let the paste sit on your teeth for one minute, timing it with your phone or a stopwatch. Rinse your mouth immediately to prevent the acidity of the lemon juice from harming your tooth enamel. Be sure that the paste is entirely removed from your teeth. As a milder alternative, use water to make the paste instead of lemon juice. Mix the paste the same way, using the same quantities of baking soda and liquid. Leave the paste on for three minutes instead of one as the milder mixture will not be acidic enough to harm enamel.

Summary: Mix together baking soda and lemon juice. Apply the paste. Leave it on for one minute, then rinse. Use water instead of lemon juice as an alternative.

Whenever you're trying to lose weight, it's important to weigh yourself regularly. You'll be able to see your progress and determine how well your diet is working. Weigh yourself about one to two times per week. Hopping on the scale each day doesn't show you the most accurate progress overall. Daily fluctuations in weight (either a gain or loss) are normal and might not reflect your true overall progress. For the most accurate trend, weigh yourself at the same time of day, on the same day of the week and wear the same clothes (or wear no clothing). Regular weigh-ins have also been shown to help prevent weight-gain. Keeping a food journal has been shown to help people succeed with weight loss. Jot down all your meals and snacks. It's harder to fall off track if you know you you'll need to document everything. You can purchase a journal or food journaling app. Track as many days as you can. Check in with yourself every month or two to reevaluate your progress. Consider how much weight you've lost and how this diet has worked for you. Again, a diet low in vegetables may be cause for slower weight loss. If you're doing well, losing weight and enjoying the diet you've adopted, keep going until your goal weight. If you notice your weight loss has slowed or stopped, take a step back and reevaluate your lifestyle. Being more diligent with your food journal can help see if there's any areas where you've slipped up or are eating more than you should.

Summary: Weigh yourself weekly. Track your meals and snacks with a food journal. Reevaluate your progress.

Slang rises out of communities of speakers or writers as shorthand for objects, actions, and concepts. It is a method of exclusion, as only insiders will be able to understand the slang terms. Slang starts as insider language, but can grow outside of that subculture if it becomes popular enough. Slang is constantly evolving, and words and phrases can fall out of favor very rapidly. This is especially true if the slang begins to spread outside of the initial culture in which it was created. Avoid creating slang that is based off terms that are no longer in common use, as it will give your creation an archaic feel. This is when you cut off a portion of the word, either at the beginning or the end. Mash two truncated words together to form new compounds. You can combine this with adding prefixes or suffixes to create almost entirely new words. For example, instead of saying "all right," the words can be truncated and mashed together to form the word "aight." This is simply taking a noun and making it into a verb. For example, the word "text" is traditionally read as a noun, but can now also be used as a verb referring to sending a text message. Another example of verbing is the word "party." Originally, it was a noun describing a gathering of people. Now, it also means to engage in the act celebrating, usually with drinking connotations. The context of the word dictates how it is interpreted. The word gun is a noun, but can be used as a verb when you "gun someone down." Verbing a noun can add spice and drama to an otherwise bland sentence. Experiment with nouns to find one that works well with the verbing process. Not every noun can be verbed, but you can create a powerful and memorable sentence when you find on that can. Slang grows outward from peers, so in order for your slang term to work, it needs to be spoken and in use. Use it in conversation, but don't necessarily give away that you're using a new word. Let your peers infer the meaning through the context of what you're saying. This will build credibility for your word.
Summary: Understand the concepts of slang. Truncate a word. Try verbing a word. Spread your new slang word.