• Parker's Black and White Beauty
• Glider Make-Over
• Phoebe Rose's Mom-Made Room
• Montessori in the Home
• More Kids Starting School in Diapers
• Reinventing the Sc...
We've seen play kitchens made from many different components - lots of Ikea, thrifted and found items, but we hadn't seen this idea yet. Take a close look - can you tell what common, not particular...
This is one of those simple and sweet ideas that we see and tuck away...wrap your child's gifts in plain paper- the choice of white here is nice- and write words that describe your child on each one. ...
Some of the best hacks when it comes to IKEA furniture are simple ones. They keep the already streamlined IKEA aesthetic nice and tidy and this board game hack is no exception......
We like to collect interesting tableware that we can use for the kids. It makes everyday snacks and meals extra fun and special....
We're completely showing our age here, but we remember when the first Space Invaders arcade game debuted. How fun to be able to bring late 70s/early 80s nostalgia into your child's room....
Q: My best friend just had her second baby. There are so many great gifts to get for the new baby, but what about the older brother? I've been searching, but everything seems cheesy and cheap. I wo...
For the first few months of his life our son just wanted to be bounced in his bouncy chair. It was a great workout for our calves and we found ourselves phantom bouncing him whenever we sat down fo...
We are going to file this idea in the category of "So cool and ridiculously over priced." It's like a paddle boat, but a train and you use your hands. Ok, so fine, it's nothing like a paddle boat a...
We've compiled a few of our favorite posts on the newborn know-how from the best products to bath baby with to 5 Mistakes Parents Make with Newborns and How to Avoid Them......
Covered head to toe in detailed turn-of-the-century style tattoos, Tattoo Man (Mr.Percy) and Tattoo Lady (Lil' Edith) are designed by tattoo artist Jason Schroder......
We all know that paint is the cheapest way to freshen up a room and give it a quick makeover. Rather than paint the entire room, or walls, consider doing a detailed border....
What have you done today to make the world a better place? Such a heavy question to ask a young child -- yet it's something so many of us have to begin asking ourselves, and our entire family, more o...
As soon as you announce you're pregnant it seems everyone wants to give you their old Moses basket. Which is a good thing except sometimes the bedding has seen better days or isn't quite your style...
This question came up in one of our local mom message boards: Should a one-year old open her presents during the party or after? ...
Yesterday brought the release of a new book that's packed full of inspiration for moms and kids alike and aims at making the daily adventures of lunch packing exciting for all involved. It's f...
We've seen lots and lots of great ideas utilizing chalkboard paint on play tables and walls, but what about the dining table?...
One of our favorite elements of the Waldorf learning approach is the nature table: a special hands-on place for children to visualize and display the changing seasons. This Arctic playscape -- complet...
Cootie catchers, fortune tellers, chatterbox -- no matter what you call them, this classic paper game is always fun. How else would you be able to look into the future and see which movie star y...
Q: My oh so sweet husband would like two rockers/gliders in our baby's nursery so he can keep me company while I nurse. While I love his idea, the OCD decorator in me isn't sure how to make this work!...
Our first stop in the morning after scooping our son out of his crib is the bathroom, but many parents and kids (apparently with bladders of steel) are diving for their smartphone or laptop to see w...
We're going to forget for a moment that this four square ping pong table would take up a ridiculous amount of space in your home, because the idea of taking our turn at this game is far too exciting....
Now that our daughter's eating a lot more solid food, we've been keeping a little Mrs. Meyers room freshener spray near the diaper pail. So, when we heard about this natural bamboo charcoal air fresh...
The Giraffe has long been a classic animal used for nursery design; the calming, long-necked creature is both gentle and engaging, familiar and mysterious, patterned yet simple. The range of gi...
Soft storage in a nursery is a logical choice. We like to use fabric storage containers for things like toys, supplies and accessories....
We love the look of classic pieces with fun, homey touches. Nashel, Chused and Benjamin's apartment is a great example of place that looks chic while still being warm and inviting and the playro...
Of course the best way to teach good manners and behavior is by example, but sometimes it helps to have fun stories, games and visual aids as supplements. We've rounded up some of our favorite...
They're BPA and lead free, bacteria resistant, and made of dishwasher, refrigerator, freezer...AND microwave safe silicon. We're pretty smitten with these little storage jars from Kinderville......
Boogers, Boogies, Snot... kids announce their presence with pride, like a badge of honor until they've been removed (usually by mom or dad). Instead of saline sprays or solutions to help control thi...
We're squeezing out the last bits of summer but a rain storm every now and then has kept us inside. On those occasions we always thought it would be nice to do some baking but, despite crossed finger...
Oh, how we wish we'd known about Snappis years ago when we first started cloth diapering. We opted for flat diapers because they're much less expensive than those with fancy built-in fasteners, but th...
Jump Arounds? Fresh Beat Band? Oh, you know who we're talking about. Dirty Little Secret examines just who these kids think they are...
What else is abuzz in the Parenting blogosphere? Peanu...
Q: We're expecting a baby but don't want to find out the sex. The nursery tours are very inspiring but most are very gender specific. Have any tips for color schemes, decorations etc that are gender ...
Since our son was born our perception of time has never been worse so we've added a few more clocks around the house to help us out. Decoylab has recently added some cute bamboo animal clocks to th...
Although we loved our Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox dearly, we have to admit, this could be a close runner up. We love its modern, minimalist design that is easy to carry by big and small hands alik...
That's the topic of this month's Healthy Home Tips from the Environmental Working Group. Children are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of fire retardants......
As many parents may know, SIGG recently went public saying that all of their bottles are completely BPA (Bisphenol A) free. With a new "EcoCare" powder-based, co-polyester coating publicized, the upro...
We love this easy tip to make your treat bags and packaging look special. Get out your sewing machine!...
Are you happy? Scared? Shy? Mad? We love this fun empathy poster that Annie, from Sensible Living, created for her daughter, Lily.
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Sure, you could buy all the letters of the alphabet for a wall mural in one go from one source, but if you have time (and patience!) to collect them over time you'll get a more interesting, unique r...
We want to know- what's the craziest, silliest thing you did when you were nesting? We went into a serious decluttering phase and sold, donated or got rid of a lot of what we owned. We were also up ...
Hi, my name is Sarah Trover and I love Brio trains. I received my first one as a birthday gift (that's me above) when I was younger and given the chance, even now, will selfishly play with them (wit...
This probably wasn't on the teacher's list of school supplies, but it should be. Oh how we could have used one of these eraser brushes in geometry class!...
Wall-size blackboards are fantastic, of course, but sometimes you need something a bit smaller. Perfect for those little doodles, messages or reminders, these chalkboard critters are both cute an...
Q: We are expecting our first baby next month. While trying to plan out the nursery my mother told me "make sure everything is where you need it to be". The thing is, I don't know where I need every...
Now that our son has a mouth full of chompers and the appetite of fat Elvis, we're revisiting The Toddler Café cookbook which we wrote about last year. And, we discovered that author Jennifer Card...
We can't help but have a passion for monsters and robots, especially when collecting them is as easy on the pocketbook as it is on the eyes. We ran across the Jimbot Etsy shop recently and fel...
Vintage educational items are such a lovely way to add character to a child's room, playroom, or your home for that matter, and the selection over at Three Potato Four is always inspiring......
Name: Luciana Misura
Location: Austin, TX
Web site: Colagem (means Collage in Portuguese)
Kid: Julia, 2 years old
Our third featured blog in Ohdeedoh's Big Blog Family series (last week we heard ...
Many modern cribs are convertible to toddler beds and we're glad of it. But if yours doesn't or if you need to buy an extra conversion kit, consider this super easy DIY crib conversion. What? You d...
Join the club -- the LEGO Club, that is. My son is a LEGO fanatic and we were both pleasantly surprised when we visited the LEGO Web site and discovered the LEGO club....
Isn't this how you really want to remember your child? Forget about the traditional mottled backdrops and staid, forced smiles. A Brooklyn photography company is reinventing, revamping and re...
Ohdeedoh reader (and Flickr member) SaraRobot came up with this brilliantly fun -- and funnily brilliant -- solution to conceal a rather unsightly door to her son's room. Check out the full-length sho...
One of our favorite stops on the internet is the blog of Filth Wizardry. It's a grand place where kids can be kids and there's always creative, smart and resourceful projects going on. One of...
Is it wrong that a simple spray bottle makes us so happy? We were at IKEA on Friday and picked up few things in the children's department, but these were probably our favorite purchase....
Fall is just around the corner -- no really, it is -- and with fall comes back to school. Whether your child is off to college or if they simply have a small bedroom at home just needs a pick-me-up, t...
Q: We have an old claw foot tub that I am looking for some sort of organizer/caddy to hang over the edge for toiletries and toys. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find something like this. I wen...
We knew Amy Butler had ventured into the paper and scrapbooking world, but we just came across these caddys - billed as tool caddys for scrapbooking tools - and thought they would make great diaper ...
On this Monday morning, we wanted to sing the praises of this well used living room. There's interaction, entertainment, a budding artist and we just love it! There's something beautiful about catc...
The Montessori method has ideas many of us probably agree with: that children learn best through hands-on activities; that children's learning objects should be made of natural materials that sti...
A friend of mine (mommy of now one-year-old Sam) recently told me about the Moby bath spout cover: "I freaking love this thing. We had the hardest time finding a spout cover to fit our fixture,...
Apparently, our previous post on these rain gutter bookshelves, inspired Beth to create her own when she redesigned her son's room. ...
Whether it's for school or home school, your child will need some cool gear to store all of their stuff. We found the Dror line at Target and love the modern, cool look of the collection.
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