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If you offer things to do for kids you should announce it to the public and to the community.  There aren’t many places around that have things to do and the best way to attract new customers is by using a neon sign. A neon sign announces to everyone what you have.  This is because neon is bright and it can be seen from a block away.  You can have a neon sign in bright colors and any color you want.  You can have pictures in neon or you can just have stylish words written on a sign.  Attracting customers is easy with neon because the lighting does it all for you.  The fun part is choosing the design that you like the best. There aren’t many venues that offer things to do for kids.  If you have things like video games inside of your establishment you should announce this by the use of neon signs.  When you put a sign up that says ‘video games’ or ‘arcade’ you will have a lot of kids come into your business.  This is a great thing to do because it gets the kids off of the streets and out of trouble.  In addition, you can really increase your business by selling snacks and sodas to kids while they have fun playing video games.  Your neon signs might make you the next favorite hang out in town because you put a few signs up to let the kids know you are there. A neon sign is an excellent idea if you want to let people know you are there.  When you offer unique things in your community like things for kids to do, you should announce it.  Neon shouts it out and it can be seen from far away.  You will attract more customers and your community will have an appreciation for you because they will know you provide something for the kids to do.

When looking for pool table lights, you want them to blend in with your recreation room and other billiard supplies. There are several things to consider when selecting pool table lights. 

The majority of the lamps come in two styles:  bar & shade and frame style.  There are long bars with the  bar and shade style lights.  These bars for the  most part, are made of metal.  The metal bars hang from one of more chains.  There is a canopy to which the chains are connected to that supports the light. 

At the bar’s bottom, the shades are connected.  The shades also have a light fixture that usually contains one bulb each.  There are usually three shades with bar & shade lights.  With that, you will also find lights with two and four shades.  However, the lights with three shades seem to be the most common.

With the frame style, also known as box style, you may find the lights showing in a panel that surrounds the light’s shape.  Or the lights may show in several panels that are constructed of metal, frame or wood.  This style is used for large stained glass lights.  They also have chains of two or more that are connected to the ceiling canopy.

There are also Pendant Pool Table lights.  These lights have separate light fixtures that hang by themselves.  They can be hung from a bar or from the ceiling area.  Rod Mounted Pool Table lights don’t use chains.  They are mounted into the ceiling canopy with rods.  The rods can be adjusted for various heights. 

With the lights, you have the light shades.  There are three different kinds of shades used and they’re all popular for recreation rooms.  They are glass, metal and synthetic.  You can get glass shades in clear or stained glass. 

You will pay less if you use metal shades.  Metal shades are cheaper than glass shades.  These shades can bring out the best in pool table lights.  They make them have a fresh look.  You can also go with acrylic or plastic shades if you’re on a budget.  If you’re looking for something extraordinary, there are leather, wood and crystal shades. 

You will have to know the measurements of your pool table lengthwise before you can install pool lights.  Here are the estimated length measurements for:

• A 7’ pool table can have lights up to 44 inches long
• An 8’ pool table can have lights up to 60 inches long, but not less than 40
• A 9’ pool table can have lights up to 50 inches long or more
In order not to hang pool table lights too high, it’s best that the pool table bottom measures between 33” – 36” above the playing area.  Following these guidelines can give your pool table and recreation room the right touch. 

Many childcare owners often rent their facilities and have a hard time meeting all of the licensing codes required by law. An example of some of the codes these childcare facilities face are like the grounds do not have enough play area; the steps are too high, or the restrooms do not meet ADA standards. One of the most costly codes to adhere to are plumbing codes. Meeting these types of licensing codes include installing new restrooms, or placing hand-washing stations in rooms or areas that do not already have plumbing. We have found an excellent solution to meeting these hand-washing standards- portable sinks. Yes, portable sinks. Hot and cold running water that can be placed in any room. It was by chance that I heard about them.

Since being in childcare means you have to keep your credits current, the local referral agency offered a one-day classroom accreditation, where you could earn points towards your yearly credit total. At the seminar we learned about these portable sinks and how they helped others meet hand-washing code. Renting my own facility meant after licensing changed the hand-washing code for infant and toddler rooms, it was going to cost me over $5,000 to install the plumbing for one sink. I was floored, I did not even own the building, and did not have enough in the bank to even begin to hire a plumber. I did not know what I was going to do until I went to the childcare seminar and learned about these portable sinks for hand-washing.

The agency facilitating the seminar was also offering information on education grants that could be used for improving facilities that educated and fed children. The $1,000 grants could be used for any improvements in childcare facilities that included health and safety. I asked my accreditation teacher if these could be used to purchase a portable sink, she said yes. I ordered my portable sink from Child Care Catalog, and found they could ship my sink direct to me. The next time my licensing agent arrived for a visit, I passed my inspection with flying colors. One of the best things about this sink, is that I am moving into new, larger facility in a few months, I can take the portable sink with me.