The reader's favorite posts on Ohdeedoh this week included baby essentials, Vincent's room makeover and virtual gingerbread houses.
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Welcome, wipe your feet and step right into one of the sweetest little playhouses we've seen. As a child Linda always dreamed of having a playhouse and that fantasy inspired this space lovingly mad...
You may remember Daisy from her birthday greeting this morning...well, along with the wonderful photo shown here, Karen sent us a few pics of Daisy's birthday party. It can be a challenge to meld a ch...
Since having babies we've started our family traditions in addition to carrying on ones we've grown up with. For this holiday season, we've been thinking about setting up a winter village in the wind...
Happy First Birthday, Audrey!
Oh my - this is one happy birthday girl (just wait until you see the cake photo below!). Julie tells us, "She adores the beach, baths, her cat Zephir, music and pengui...
Our husband picked out this toy for our newborn, and we weren't sure at first. After all, she's a little young to blow a train whistle? Well, we blow the train whistle, but she loves the sound it m...
Sara sent us a (very funny) good question: This is probably the very definition of a First World Problem, but I'm trying to decide which chair to buy for 2-year-old Isaac to have as a flopping spot......
For the modern child. The simple lines, natural wood and thick felt in this child's chair by Bookhou feel like a fusion of Danish-inspired Mid-Century modern and industrial Soho design. ...
Have you been entering our Holiday Giveaways this year? These three great ones are still open...jump below for the links and good luck to all!...
Happy Birthday to Daisy!
Best wishes to this lovely lady who turned one on Thanksgiving! It seems that she had a wonderful time - look for a post later today on the festivities...
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This month we're scanning our archives for the best gift ideas. Today we have a few of our favorite ideas for the youngest little ones including a play gym at Ikea, chime balls from an Etsy seller, ...
Happy Birthday to Keeva!
Keeva just turned one. Gabby tells us "her favorite things are dogs...just mention the word dog, and she does a mini woof woof." We wish we could hear that!
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We've been thinking about making a family portrait for the holidays and while there's nothing wrong with the traditional studio portraits at places like JC Penney and Target, we'd like to do somethi...
When our three-year-old caught a glimpse of these cute wheeled toys from French toymaker Sculptures-Jeux, his immediate response was "THAT'S a cool toy." You won't find a better endorsement than that....
The makers of children's furniture have come a long way since we were wee ones ourselves. Case in point, the Lotta Kids Chair by the Japanese design team of Leif.designpark....
Talk about luck! Flickr member, Goldenpeacock, was lucky enough to find a complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Crafts and we were lucky enough that she scanned several of the pages from the set.
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A good question from Stephanie: We're in the market for twin bedding, as our son moves from his crib to big boy bed. Like many other boys, he's obsessed with cars and things that go, but we don't wan...
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Name: Complimentary Photo Sitting and Deap Box Mount Photos
Shop: Classic Kids Photography
Value: $600
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present a Complimentary P...
We all have areas of our homes that are a bit overrun and messy. For us, it's the corner of our kitchen dedicated to recycling. For many families, it's the laundry area. This DIY laundry loader ...
In an ideal universe, we'd all have hours of free time to make our own banners. But let's be honest: the holidays are upon us and free time is in short supply. If you've ever coveted any of the many b...
More tree-goodness coming your way. We know many parents who wanted to create a mural in their child's bedroom but were afraid to do so without the help of a professional. It's understandable - putt...
When space is an issue, sometimes the direction to go is up. The ingenious Tree Stacking Cabinet from Chigo offers space, space and more space in a vertically-friendly way.
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All you need to make this simple announcement are blank white cards (we chose flat cards with rounded edges), a stamp that says "Welcome" or something similar, envelopes (we chose cream), and a favo...
If you're wondering what exactly is going on in this photo, that's totally understandable. Is it a film set? A dollhouse? Some kind of bizarre Lilliputian universe? Follow the jump for the reveal....
Happy Birthday to Moseley!
We hear that "Moseley is a social butterfly and loves fruits and veggies, the beach, and playing outside!". Sounds like a great guy - we hope he had a wonderful celebrati...
We don't know if children were the inspiration behind these numbered stools seen over at Design Sponge, but they've inspired us here at Ohdeedoh....
Name: Meg Duerksen and her five children, ages ranging from 13 to 4.
Location: Kansas
You may remember Meg's room from our recent Kids' Colors Contest. Many of you requested a complete room tour, ...
Lauren sent in an email: We are starting to put together the nursery for our baby girl (due in April), and have already ordered the Aerial Crib by Nurseryworks, as well as the Harper bedding set by Se...
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Name: Bambino Grande Pull Sled and Cashmere Skinny Scarf (image below jump)
Shop: Craftsbury Kids and Meg Cohen
Value: $285
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to pre...
We love memory games here at Ohdeedoh. We've posted about them here and here. This month Hallmark magazine shows us how to make a memory game chock full of real childhood memories......
If you didn't have a couple thousand extra bucks kicking around when the limited-edition Eames plywood elephant was reissued last year, not to worry. Vitra is about to release the elephant in kid-frie...
Clever storage gets our attention. We spotted Tree by Thorunn Arnadottir over at Grassroots Modern. It's a combination of wall graphics and storage that together make for a functional piece of art....
Happy Birthday to Jaya!
Jaya turned 4 just last week. Jennifer told us, "She wants to have a Tinker Belle birthday party. She loves ballet and dancing and is a creative and wild child!"
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If you have a creative child, you know there is never enough space to draw or paint -- and never enough storage space for all of their crayons, pencils and markers. The Garnet Hill Art Station could ...
These caught our eye when we were browsing through Etsy the other day mainly because they're so colorful and cheerful looking. It also occurred to us that letter and number stuffies would also make...
Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that were posted today...all links below......
Happy Birthday to Sophie and Julien, who celebrated their birthday on November 28.
Sophie and Julien are excited to turn 3 years old. Their father is French, and to wish them a Happy Birthday, he s...
Bloesem Kids has another great house tour from Karen Salazer, creator and owner of children's design company, Misha Lulu. Our favorite thing about this home- the colors. Check out this beautiful bl...
We've fallen for this simple and so creative centerpiece for the family dinner table. It features daikon radishes, but any root vegetable will do. It's so easy that you don't need to wait for a spec...
Now that our son is four and half, he's certainly outgrown many of the things in his room like some of the toys, books and furniture. Our plans for the upcoming Winter Break is to give his room the m...
Janine just found out that she is going to be a mom and sent in two good questions. Yesterday, we posted her question about essentials. Today, she'd like to know about this chair - she writes: Many Od...
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Name: Ecotots Hang Ten Coat Rack in Cocoa
Shop: Tottini
Value: $120
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Ecotots Hang Ten Coat Rack in Cocoa from Tottin...
We weren't at all surprised to see that this useful tutorial for covering those mundane, at best, and ugly, at worst, plastic crates comes from Laura who shared her son and daughter's beautiful roo...
Our friends recently relocated from NYC to Maine and emailed us this photo of their son, right in the middle of the scene from the famous painting, "Christina's World." Later, Oliver's dad photoshop...
Happy Birthday to Gus!
Best wishes to Gus on turning two last week. Sara says, He loves peanut butter sandwiches and playing in toilets:) !
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Ohdeedoh readers Sylvia and Howard wrote in to tell us about the amazing cupcakes they created for a baby shower. They were told that the mom-to-be loves chocolate and caramel and that was it! The d...
You don't have to be a cowboy to enjoy Sundance Catalog's Wright's Peak wall storage shelf. Feeling at home in a teen/'tween room, mudroom, laundry room or even a bathroom, this shelf adds extra stor...
We believe one sign of a happy family is a closet full of worn board games. You know the ones - bent cards, missing rules and, inevitably, incomplete sets of game pieces. We came across these magn...
Be sure to enter the great giveaways that were posted today...all links are below:...
What do you do when you have a fabulous rental apartment that's the perfect size for a couple... and then you have a child? And then another one? And a large dog? Some folks might flee to the 'burbs. ...
Are air purifiers really necessary? We're not really sure, but we have one anyway because in old New York apartment buildings, the air just doesn't seem so clean. This one is marketed specifically...
The Dangerous Book for Boys was a publishing phenomenon and the franchise keeps growing (first with the pocket editions) with more battery and electricity-free ideas for keeping boys (and girls we m...
You may remember Studiomama from our recent post on her wonderful Kid's House. We recently visited her Web site and found several repurposed and fun items we would love in our home.
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Janine sent us a good question: My husband and I just found out that I am five weeks pregnant with our first child! This was a HUGE surprise for us. We are extremely excited, shocked, and grateful (wh...
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Name: Original Watercolor by Meredith Gaston
Shop: Kindergallery
Value: $90
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Original Watercolor by Australian artist...
This was posted earlier over at AT, and we thought it really should be here as well. Sarah Zimmer is a milliner who makes hats, but it seems that she branches out in her spare time.
Her elephants a...
We can't tell you what a thrill we get every time we learn that someone was inspired to go out and create something new based on something they saw here. When Ohdeedoh reader Jessica saw this low-tech...
These jewel-colored, classic wooden toys are handmade in Channapatna, India by a community of artisans. They're non-toxic, lead-free, and made from sustainable woods. Even better, they're shiny....
It's difficult enough trying to accommodate two children in one bedroom, and with boys the task may be even more so. The Better Homes and Gardens Web site has a great little room tour which shows how...
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