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We'd like to take a creative liberty this morning on the word entertaining. Although that's the theme for this month, we'd like to share something that was "entertaining" to us, although it has nothing to do with throwing a party...

Bunting is a great way to add a splash of color to your party for next to nothing (especially if you squirrel away tissue paper and string like we do!). It just requires a little patience, or rather, the length of a Disney movie, while you cut, glue and stick your way into super-star party decor. Details are after the jump...

Now before you start shouting the dangers of the use of food in games, I'd like to say that I've played many games of this sort (under supervision) and everything has gone swimingly. In fact, they're some of my favorite memories from childhood. Lame, I know, but eating food, from a string, without using your hands...

Seriously, nothing gets us jazzed like party month! There should be streamers, balloons and party hats year round, but since there's not, we thought we'd make mention of some fabulous party ideas that are squirreled away in our archives. 10 of our past favorites are after the jump...

Wreaths are easily customizable and add an unexpected touch to your spaces—especially come party time! You can change them up to suit the theme your working around and are a simple way to add a little extra oommf to your party decor. Tips on making these two after the jump...

We've never really considered the differences between buying toys for children with or without autism before, but this wikihow article now has us thinking, should we be? Their steps to finding the best toy possible after the jump.

The Wii has been become the go-to gaming system in many households and for good reason. They make a ton of games geared for kids, plus it doesn't look half bad sitting out in the open. But when we saw the release for this new Baby and Me game, where you place the Wii-mote inside the doll itself, we were left on the fence—is it creepy, or cool?

We came across this beautiful black and white bedroom while cruising through Flickr this weekend and simply put—fell in love. From the extra-long headboard to the chalkboard wall and giant tree, it's all a growing boy needs...

We've seen the shower curtain before, but now there's a new way to learn your periodic table, and it's on a slightly larger scale—like say an outdoor table. Details after the jump...

Jill Green of Homemade By Jill has been a busy little bee lately. She's recently whipped up a 4 sided, felt play house that slides right over her kitchen table. There's a working mailbox, a garden with "plantable" produce a dog house and more. Plus she's shared all her templates with her readers... how awesome is that?!

If you're looking for a great way to keep your kids entertained while catching up on housework after all your Halloween costumes, crafts and decorations come to a close (or while sorting through their candy for the good stuff), try out some of our favorite, kid friendly, Halloweenish-flicks...

Even if we can never afford them, we have a serious thing for really modern cribs. These two, along with a mobile extension, are from the Netherlands design team of Rebel at Heart. Which one's your favorite? Tell us after the jump!

Even though we like to talk a great deal about home decor, we also recognize the simple fact that at some point you must shop for all these wonderful things. Chances are, you'll be doing it with your kids, so why not find somewhere that they eat for free? There's an app for that...

This time of year it can be hard to know which end is up when it comes to the sea of spectacular holiday crafts. There's so many to chose from, but one of our recent favorites are these easy to make sock bats. They're the perfect way to use up those stray ones floating around in your drawer. Click through for project details...