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Choco Tacos, Traveling with Kids and Safety-Proofing Wires
Hot Posts 4.04.09

Click to View these Ohdeedoh Hot Posts in Bold Below • My Room: Baby R • How To: Make A Choco Taco • Safety Proofing Wires • How To: Recycled Bath Mat • Roundup: Traveling ...

Look! Framed Vintage Records

It's a little depressing to realize that record albums from our childhood can indeed be considered "vintage," but, almost as much as books, childhood albums have a warm, safe place in our sentimenta...

Good Morning Reads

There are so many recommended classics and new books for bedtime reading, but we usually start off our day with some reading as well. We've been searching for some good books that talk about startin...

Non-Annoying Easter Décor

We enjoy some of the traditions that go along with Easter: hunting eggs, decorating with spring flowers, eating Peeps. But unfortunately, like many holidays, Easter has become commercially cutesy-fied...

New Designs From DwellStudio For Target

By all accounts the DwellStudio For Target nursery colection has been very popular. We first saw the new DwellStudio designs online but checked them out in person for the first time last night....

5 Tips On Searching Craigslist Kids Section
And Finding Something You Actually Want

Craigslist is a tricky animal. It's full of fabulous things as well as those that fall into the category of, "Why would anyone want that?" Either way, it's easy to go cross-eyed after your 30th Dor...

Good Questions: Tips for Hiding the Stroller?

Tracy sent us an email: We're looking for some creative ideas for stroller storage and/or camouflage. Right now we're keeping our stroller in the open area between our living room and kitchen, direct...

Think King Mighty Buggy Hooks

Like many city residents, we don't own a car and we jokingly refer to our stroller as the SUV because it practically functions like one for transporting the kiddo and lugging around groceries and dr...

Rainy Day Fun: Autobahn Floor Tape

Hours of our youth were spent zooming cars around the house. They went up the chair, across the side table and back down the couch (where the evil feline "couch troll" waited to snatch them up). Wh...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cupcake

Eric Carle's caterpillar may be celebrating his 40th birthday this year, but this little guy also made one very cool cupcake cake for someone's first birthday party. ...

Painting Kids' Rooms (with Kids' Help)

The title of this post might also be called: "Loosening the Reins on Perfection" or "A Little Mess is Okay" or "Let Your Kid Help Create His/Her Own Bedroom." Of course, we're talking about the slight...

Reading Pillow

Have you ever tried a reading pillow for your book? We came across the idea while perusing Montessoribyhand's Etsy shop....

Look! The Wild Things Movie

Holy Cow, this started to make me tear up....And, OH, the decor possibilities......

How To: A Twist on Egg Dying

Talk about the incredible, edible egg! Whether you celebrate Easter or just like fun kitchen activities to do with kids, we dig this easy and clever twist on traditional egg dying. ...

Happy Birthday Scarlet Jane

Happy Birthday to Scarlet Jane! On April 1, Scarlet Jane turned one. Jaime writes: In honor of her April Foolds birthday we fooled all of our friends by sending them an IRS letter telling them they w...

Open Thread 102

It's Small Spaces Month on Ohdeedoh Questions, Answers and Conversation Welcome! Check Out Yesterday's Most Popular Post: April Fools Tasty Treats!...

Funky Little Darlings Wallpaper Murals

click thumbnails for larger pics UK-based Funky Little Darlings are like Wall Murals Gone Wild (lifts up shirt)!! Big, bold, comic book/manga-esque, the rooms above are real kids rooms that t...

How To: Make a Creative Kids Station

What do you get when you combine magnetic paint, chalkboard paint, and felt? Well, you get a creative kids station that will keep your kids busy for a while! ...

Small Space Solution: The Slat Rack by Wallter

A good solution for too-small-for-furniture entry areas is the Slatrack by Wallter. A wall-hung version of the "landing strip" it provides a place to hang stuff (jackets, bags, keys, helmet) and to ...

Rice Krispie Easter Eggs

We saw this great alternative to decorating traditional Easter eggs on television this morning. Make "eggs" out of Rice Krispie treats mix. This is a terrific idea for parents with younger children ...

Salon 94 Seeking Broken Toys for Artist Project

Sirui works with Salon 94 and contacted Ohdeedoh with a request. The gallery is seeking no-longer-functional toys for a project called "Recycled Landscapes" by a well-known artist that will be complet...

Flickr Finds: April Fools Tasty Treats!

We know April Fools Day was yesterday, but we just had to sneak in this great little after school or mid day snack idea from Karrie in Michigan. It's just too fantastic to wait a whole year to share...

Good Questions: Sweet and Old Fashioned Baby Doll?

Jenny sent in an email: My 15 month old daughter really needs a baby doll. She keeps trying to put socks and hats and clothes on anything with a face (pillows, wooden push toys, etc.) She talks to t...

Taru Designs Wood Creatures

click thumbnails for larger pics When we saw these wooden creatures we were brought back to our childhood and the collection of small, whittled wood animals an elderly friend made us that we h...

Try This! Toddler Sewing Card

When craft vixen and mom extraordinaire, Heather Mann isn't running two blogs and a zine (click through to see which ones!), she's busy entertaining and inspiring her two toddlers with great kid frie...

Bride & Wolfe

If you're looking for that special something for the nursery- this lovely piece just might be it. Designer Miranda Moreira, out of Melbourne Australia, makes these beautiful wooden cut-outs. They ...

Kunstlerschutz Wagner Animal Collectibles

click thumbnails for larger picsIf you're looking to start a collection with your kid(s), Kunstlerschutz Wagner animal figures are old favorites -- flocked, simple, and sweet. Starting bids on e...

Organizing Baby Clothes

Babies grow FAST. The first go-around we received an avalanche of stylish baby clothes in various sizes and for various seasons. We dutifully laundered and folded and stored the clothes away only to...

Look! United States Bookshelf

Before you get too excited, this is only an art piece and not in production - but feel free to get excited about the design! We love maps so a 3-D representation really floats our boat. We're not ...

Happy Birthday Bethsabée

Happy Birthday to Bethsabée! Bethsabée turns two today. Caroline writes: She's still our very little one as she is the youngest of our three children. She's a happy, mischievous lively ...

My Room: Baby Girl "B"
Laguna Nigel, California

click thumbnails for larger picsName: "B" Location: Laguna Nigel, California Lauren (and her family) did a super job on the room waiting for Baby "B". She writes: So much love and family effor...

The Family Dictionary

Our attention was captured by this headline from The Globe and Mail: "Who goes to university? A clue: Have a dictionary?" Our parents had a huge dictionary (swivel stand and all) prominently displa...

Inspiring Rooms

Spring is in the air. What better time to get inspired? There's nothing like photos of really cool spaces taken by a really good photographer to help you out. ...

Five Pet Products for a People-Friendly Home

As much as we adore the skinny fellow in the photo, it took us a while to get used to living with an animal. Not having grown up with pets, and being—well, ahem—a little particular about our space...

Cityscape Artwork: Marion Billet

On a recent trip to visit a school, we were introduced to a collaborative art project featuring the community in which the elementary school-aged students live. It was a 20' x 20' 3-dimensional model...

Kids' Room Tour: Maddie's Room

Name: Sarah and Maddie (14-years-old) Location: Cypress, Texas Enter Slideshow and See All Thumbnails Simple elegance. Those are the two words which can be used to describe Maddie’s room. An i...

Good Questions: Renovating While Pregnant?

Andreana has some questions for the readers: Hi, I am almost 8 months pregnant. I am trying to get the nursery done, but my attempts are being thwarted by overly cautious grandmothers-to-be and the li...

Hot or Not? Combi iPod Bouncer

There's no doubt that there are more attractive bouncer options these days, but if you desire one with a musical option you may have to tolerate sounds akin to a merry-go-round all day. The Combi i...

The Diaper Bag That Carries More Than Diapers

A few weeks ago while we were in Chicago, we picked up this fabulous orange Duo Deluxe Diaper Bag from Skip*Hop. Now we could tell you all the great ways it would hold bottles and diapers (which it ...

Etsy Scavenger: Play Dough of the Month

What little kid doesn't love getting something in the mail? Well, there's popcorn of the month, flowers of the month, crossword puzzles of the month, so why not play dough? ...

Storage Tip: Use a CD Rack

click thumbnails for larger picsLast fall over on Apartment Therapy Chicago we featured Laurie, Jacob and Matilda's house tour -- one that garnered much praise for the family's months of hard wo...

Burley d'lite Bike Trailer

The warming trend has us daydreaming about vacations, picnics and outdoor activities. To get into the mood, we splurged on a Burley d'lite bike trailer. After talking it over with friends, we decide...

Tie-Dyed Egg Kits

click thumbnails for larger pics We don't know how these egg-dying kits work, but we love that they do. And we especially love how many ugly vintage ties they're taking out of circulation. But...

Happy Birthday Henry

Happy Birthday to Henry! Vanessa writes: Henry is our little bean. He loves to kick his soccer ball, splash in puddles and run around outside. Henry loves reading, especially Goodnight Moon. His f...

Ohdeedoh "My Party" Submission Form

Who doesn't love a party? We'd love to hear all about yours! This is our newest, easiest way for you to send us photos and info about your child's party......

Vinyl Silhouettes

Vinyl Silhouettes are sort of like a trend mashup as both vinyl decals and silhouettes have enjoyed bursts of popularity the past few years. The nice thing about them is that they are customized ph...

Inspirational Playroom

This Norwegian playroom we spotted over Fryd + Design is just beautiful. Every nook has something pretty to look at, yet nothing looks overly planned or forced. ...

BBO2 Line
notNeutral and Loll Designs Team Up

The BB2 table and chairs from notNeutral come up often for parents in the market for modern kids' furniture. The line was created for the child care center at Universal Studios so not only is it good...

Look! Collapsible Pint Sized Picnic Table

We're not usually won over by bland colors and things lacking in the design department, but we were this time. While strolling through our local Costco we happened upon a kids size folding picnic ta...

Good Questions: Glider with a Smaller Footprint?

Laura sent an email:We are currently squeezing a baby and a three-year-old into an 800 square foot apartment. We already have a Dutaillier glider (courtesy of the in-laws) that is too big for a shared...

Survey: No Shoes in the House Policy?

Earlier this year we attended a child's indoor birthday party and, after seeing an army of shoes in the hallway outside the apartment, were relieved that we'd worn nice socks that day. Lots of fami...

Strider Running Bike

With the warmer weather coming, we thought we'd point out the Strider Running Bike. One of the moms in our local parenting group has been raving about it, so we decided to check it out. It's not a ...

Inspiration: Japanese Packaging

If you're like us, at some point in your life you've been swayed to purchase an item based on its packaging. This happens to us more often than we'd like to admit, and it usually involves a Japanese ...

Framed Onesie Keepsake

Michelle is transitioning her son's room into a "big boy" room. It's a bittersweet process. As exciting as it is to watch them grow up, you can't help miss the baby they once were. One item in hi...

Happy Birthday Elspeth

Happy Birthday to Elspeth! Elspeth turned one yesterday and according to Leah, she "seems to be marking the occasion by getting to grips with walking unaided. We’ve been reading all your tips as we...

Milk Magazine: Not Just for Kids

Here's a cool find that Jennifer Ward shared with me while photographing her house a few weeks back. Milk Magazine is a French lifestyle mag that is geared to parents and children, but has beautiful i...

How To: Portrait Bookmarks by Soule Mama

While we await Amanda Blake Soule's next book (we loved her first one), Mothering magazine is sharing a project from her forthcoming book to whet our whistle. Amanda's captured family likenesses dr...

Rickshaw

Oh sure, you could be just like every other parent on your block and get your kid a new bike this spring. Ho-hum. Or you could literally harness all that kid energy with this child-sized rickshaw. The...

Look! The Family Board

Amanda Soule is definitely "Keeping it All Together" as she entitled this post on this new addition to her family dining room: The Family Board. Not only is it lovely to look at, but here's how it ...

How To: Tattered Book Turned Mirror

click thumbnails for larger pics While rummaging through the books at a local thrift store, we came across a copy of the Dr. Seuss story, There's a Wocket In My Pocket. After flipping through,...

Good Questions: Recommendations for "Feedback" Toys

Jennifer sent in a question for the crowd: We, like many parents, are trying to minimize the amount of battery-powered and plastic toys our son plays with. So far we are doing pretty well at the 3 mon...

Sigg Alu Lunchboxes

We do love fabric lunchboxes, but considering all the stuff your kids are already carrying in their school bags they may be opening their lunch to find mangled sandwiches and mashed fruit. Already ...

How To: Recycled Bath Mat

This is one of those great kill-two-birds-with-one-stone projects. Got lots of old towels kicking around that are too ratty to donate but you don't want to dump them in the landfill? Got a child (or b...

How Color Affects Us

Did you know a bright pink room might alleviate anger? Or that yellow could raise your blood pressure? We love thinking about how color affects us- our thoughts, behavior, and even our appetite. B...

Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day for Families

Everyone knows that the best time to delve into the world of bread baking is soon after having a baby. What? Crazy talk you say? Maybe not. We've been getting onto the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes...

Happy Birthday Zeki

Happy Birthday to Zeki! Siobhan writes: Happy 2nd Birthday to my handsome little boy Zeki Thomas who loves making a mess as you can see! He is our pride and joy and doing very well on the speech fron...