Re: 's slumber party

[Guest guest]

Kim,

I hate to be a downer but this game was the highlight of a news report on

one of those tv news programs (20/20, Dateline, 60 minutes, etc).

Apparently a number of children have died doing this because as the

marshmellows melt they become a sticky goo that becomes stuck in the

throat. Once someone chokes on it, it's impossible to get the stuff out

and the heimlich manuever has no impact because there is no hard object

to expell just a thick goo. Very Dangerous. After seeing this report, I

would never let my kids do this (not that they are really old enough yet

anyway). I really liked your vitamin C and Zinc advise. I'll definately

use that information.

- mom to Emma 2 years old w/cf and Isabelle 4 years wo/cf

On Sat, 09 Nov 2002 08:05:31 -0000 " paynekimj " kimpayne@...>

writes:

> Slumber parties! How fun for both and Amber! Did they play

> Chubby Bunny? My daughter and her friends *always* had to

> play

> Chubby Bunny slumber parties!

>

> The kids sit in a circle and pass a bag of marshmallows -- the large

>

> ones, not the miniature marshmallows.

>

> The first girl takes a marshmallow and holds it her mouth without

> chewing and says, " Chubby Bunny " then she passes the bag to the

> next,

> who takes a marshmallow, puts in her mouth and says " Chubby Bunny. "

>

> They go very quickly all around the circle, each one taking a

> marshmallow and saying " Chubby Bunny " without chewing or swallowing

> the marshmallow.

>

> The bag keeps going around the circle as one by one the girls keep

> adding another marshmallow to their over-stuffed cheeks! Each time

> they put another marshmallow in their mouth they try to say " Chubby

> Bunny. "

>

> I can still see the girls rolling on the floor laughing, drooling

> marshmallow goo, crying tears of laughter because everyone has very

> fat cheeks stuffed with marshmallows. And when you try to say Chubby

>

> Bunny through a mouthful of marshmallows it comes out sounding like

> " hubbhe hahne " and all sorts of weird stuff!

>

> You definitely want to be sure an adult stays in the room while they

>

> play -- preferrably an adult who knows how to do the Heimlich

> manuever!

>

> I'm so happy Amber and are having a good night with friends;

> and I'm hoping there won't be any morning tummy aches!

>

> Kim

> Mom to (23 with CF & asthma) and (20 with asthma, no

> CF)

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