Babies and very young children will put almost anything in their mouth so be careful where you put that bowl of tiny pinecones or potpourri.
Baby safe christmas tree decorations.
Wooden picket fence christmas tree gate.
Christmas tree gates are another great option to keep baby away from the boughs cheap kennel fencing baby gates furniture placement or some nice looking indoor white wooden gates can all do the trick.
Let your kids have a little tree on top of their dresser and let them make ornaments to decorate them.
A little prevention forethought and understanding why cats find christmas trees so irresistible can go a long way in heading off disaster.
Buttons baubles and ornaments are choking hazards.
The tree in the corner with the faux gift fence.
I always give my boys a selection of shatter proof decorations for their creation in fact all but a couple of balls are shatterproof.
Put away your treasured glass ornaments for a few years.
Anchor the tree to the wall to prevent it from falling onto your child.
Silver bells you can trim a tree that s beautiful and safe.
And while festive a christmas tree and or its decorations can also seriously harm that same child.
Place on table tops so no little hands can get them.
Let s start with my first trick that i am now using for the third year.
Spring for a few baby trees and put one in each room.
Be careful to avoid decorations that are small and might fit in your child s mouth.
I have found that by far the easiest way to toddler proof the tree is to start by putting it in the corner right there you have a few walls working with you.
Still doing it and curious how we re going to do it to keep everyone safe.
Or grab some tomato cages and wrap in garland or decorative mesh and lights and decorate.
A new baby is one of the best gifts you ll ever get.
Trees can be pulled over on top of children.
Wreaths ornaments nativity scenes and other decorations can easily become choking hazards if left within reach of little hands.
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Sharp breakable tree trimmings are dangerous a child can choke or cut herself on jagged glass pieces.
Twinkling lights sparkling tinsel shiny bulbs and a new addition to the home the christmas tree is almost irresistible to a child.
As a mother of boys breakages are never far from my mind.
Fencing the christmas tree.
My trees have gotten increasingly safer over the years and with a few adjustments any cat parent can still enjoy this festive decoration while keeping their cat and christmas tree safe.
Ornaments can be broken and contain sharp hooks.