The reader's favorite posts on Ohdeedoh this week included a Hello Kitty maternity hospital, a simple birth announcement and holiday gift round-ups.
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Before we leave you for the weekend, we want to pass on some information about tree safety since many of you will be lighting and decorating a tree this holiday season. AT San Francisco has put tog...
"A white big tree" stands silently in the center, and "crooked trunks" and "soft fruit cushions" are placed around it. Children play in and out of tunnels and climb into a tree house. Lovers sit toget...
We still remember the first time we played with Playmobil toys. A classmate brought in an entire set sent to him by loving relatives in Europe. We never forgot it and we eagerly await the day when o...
We recently featured Michelle's Nature Baby Fabric Collection here on Ohdeedoh, and now she's given us a sneak peak inside her son Bruno's room including all of its interesting angles and plenty of ...
Meagen sent in an email: I have one for the readers... I have 9 month old identical triplets and an older son who will be 4 in March. He really wants a doll for Hanukkah and we bumped into this at Tar...
Last year we rounded up a selection of online holiday gift tags available for free download. We used them for many of our gifts last year (and throughout the year) and plan to do so again. It's on...
As gift ideas go, a felted sting ray rates pretty high on the "whuh?" scale. Unless you happen to know a miniature Jacques Cousteau, in which case this gift goes from "whuh" to "wonderful." And if you...
Perhaps you're still searching for something special for that primary school-aged kid in your life? Instead of buying another video game, check out some of the treasures we've rounded up from ...
The festive design of this bowling set from Vilac fits right in with the season. And it'll also make a great indoor activity during the upcoming winter months. ...
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Have you heard of Spoonflower yet? It's a new(ish) service that will custom print your own designs onto fabric. We've been watching crafty bloggers try it out for the past few months and are excit...
Racing snails? That's a pretty apt analogy for playing a board game with a three-year-old. So why not hit the metaphor out of the park and make this unbelievably cute racing snail game that we spotted...
You can never have enough quality art and craft supplies for the little ones, but from a storage standpoint things can get unwieldy. We tend to keep crayons and markers out but we still want everythi...
Happy Birthday to Cameron! He turned one yesterday and we hope it was a fantastic celebration.
Proud Aunt Adrienne says, "Barack Obama may be smart, charming and charismatic, but he's got nothing o...
Perhaps it's because our hands get too sweaty in the summertime (We know, TMI!) but we love just knitting in the winter. And knitting makes us think of new projects, and while we're not skilled enoug...
Kimberley has a good question: Hi! I was wondering where I could go to buy one of those cribs that are smaller than the regular ones. I live in a real small trailer and don't have the room for a regul...
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Name: The Princess & the Pea Set
Shop: Quiet Hours Toys
Value: $96
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Princess & the Pea Set from Quiet Hours Toys.
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Instead of a partridge, you can put your child in a pear tree this year. You choose the photos, a color scheme and you can even include a short poem, quote or message. We think this would make a l...
We're pretty committed to using re-usable gift packaging whenever possible, but -- dare we say it? -- sometimes all those gift bags can get a little, well, boring. These adorable gift boxes, spotted a...
Friends sent us an early Christmas package that included bath fizzies - now a favorite for us. But then we realized that the little ones might enjoy the fizzing action too. A little sleuthing on the...
Hennes & Mauritz, better known as H & M, will soon launch a home line of pillows, towels, curtains and more. We've seen their sneak peek and think several of these items would be just great in a nurs...
Come January and February we'll definitely be in need of some flower therapy. These flowers come in a can and just need water and sunlight. Plus, we love the translated phrases on them....
We finally got around to watching Wall-E recently, and while we asked ourselves a lot of questions during it (such as: So how DID the humans deal with their loss of skeletal mass when they got back to...
We covet this. We've amassed a terrific collection of baby and toddler tableware both for meals at home and when we're on the go, but like any true collector, the hunting and gathering never ends. O...
Ohdeedoh reader Adrienne recently e-mailed us wanting to share her daughter’s room. Stating its creation was a family project (contributors include Adrienne, her husband Kevin, 3-year-old Zoe and 1...
Karen has a dilemma: It's holiday card time and I find myself with a dilemma. As you can see, our card is decidedly Christmas-centric. I need to make a card to send to Jewish friends and family. Here'...
Three cheers for Fenix!
Fenix just celebrated his first birthday and we hope it was a wonderful one! What a sweetie...gotta love those two front teeth...
(Click through to see Fenix in all his gl...
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Name: Svan Scooter in Natural Finish
Shop: Scandinavian Child
Value: $120
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Svan Scooter from Scandinavian Child. The...
When we were growing up, part of the holiday decor that came up from the basement every year were special books that sat on the coffee table including Rudolph and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. U...
If you're planning on doing any traveling during the holidays, then no doubt your child's favorite toy or blanket is on your list of things to pack. But what measures do you take to make sure that sam...
Lots of parents are looking for a dollhouse this holiday season - something modern, gender-neutral and built to last. If money is no issue, we've found the perfect specimen - the Doll Villa by Dutch ...
Happy Birthday x 3 to Linus, Oliver and Miles!
These guys (who shared their fantastic circus themed nursery with us way back when) just turned one this December and it looks like they had a wonder...
One of the best ways to tie all of the elements in a room together is with a great rug. We recently found Anthropologie's Dream Menagerie rug and love the wonderful mix of colors and shapes it has to...
Frankly, we had forgotten that Todd Oldham was named Creative Director of Old Navy last year. But when we saw this terrific line of Charley Harper children's goods from Old Navy and remembered Todd...
Are your holiday decorations inspired by anything? We fell in love with this silver, gold, and red tree at Bryant Park and wanted to replicate it at home. Share your inspiration in the survey belo...
Setting up and decorating the nursery is one of the best times for new parents. It's a collaboration of love and a process to fill it with new things you love and old things you treasure. Everyone h...
We love how the Pablo Tube Top lamp combines great design with a vibrant jolt of color. The Tube Top, designed by Peter Stathis, is certain to become one of those items in your child's room that will...
Rachel sent us an email: I'm hoping your clever readers can help us with some baby-proofing problems.
Our one-year-old Eli (who had a birthday shout-out a few weeks ago) is thisclose to being able ...
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Name: Nursery Starter Set
Shop: Satsuma Designs
Value: $75
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Nursery Starter Set from Satsuma Designs. Satsuma's pr...
We have fond memories of eating breakfast with our father while keeping a close watch on the birdfeeder in the backyard. Our most frequent visitors were cardinals, robins and sparrows and it was ve...
If only Clark Griswold had these solar Christmas lights, he could have averted the whole disaster. They have no wires to attach, and they automatically turn on at night and off at dawn. ...
While at the market last week we saw a new (or maybe just new to us) line of toys by Sassy. They weren't the usual plastic suspects we're used to seeing at the grocery store. ...
We found these colorful, collage wall art pieces on PB Teen and think they are just the right size for those thinner, in-between window and corner wall areas. ...
This may be our favorite holiday decorating idea this year - it's pretty, it's cheap (possibly free), it's easy and the whole family can get involved. This is not, however, a good idea for apartmen...
This can be a challenging age to shop for. You want to give kids in this age group gifts that are fun and stimulating but still age-appropriate, and everywhere you look, plastic beckons insidiously. N...
We've been using the classic photo books on Kodak Gallery for some time, but we just discovered a new pocket sized book that is the perfect size for a brag book for the new grandparent. We had one m...
Jacqui has a good question:We were at Babies R Us last weekend and my husband put our son Finn in one of those hideous mechanical rocking swings - and he loved it (the baby and dad!). Is there a swing...
Transportation graphics have been a big trend for kids' rooms lately (remember these, these and Stephanie's Good Question?) and we think these train and truck rugs will fit right in with the trend....
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Name: Your choice of any one piece from the Olli&Lime Egg collection
Shop: Fawn & Forest
Value: $75 - $150
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present the Olli&Lime...
We were looking through the archives at Sweet Juniper this weekend (in lieu of, say, sending out our Christmas cards), and couldn't believe we'd somehow managed to miss this great replica of a Mies va...
Do you use a noise machine in your baby's room? We purchased the Marpac Sleep Mate after your recommendations, and we've been very happy with it. But if you're in a pinch, Johnson's has a free too...
If you've been loath to buy a night light because you think they're all clunky, character-filled ugmos, we found that these real leaf night lights put all other common kiddie night light styles to...a...
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