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Reader Project: DIY Shadow Puppet Theater

Ohdeedoh reader, Amber, sent us an e-mail telling us about a great shadow puppet theater she worked on. What a classic toy -- and a beautiful creation, too... ...

How To: Texture Book

If your child is tired of (or disinterested in) Pat the Bunny, maybe it's time to take matters into your own hands and make them their own texture book. ...

Five Tips for Taking Great Halloween Pictures

It's October! Which means we can finally start talking openly about Halloween (one of our favorite holidays) without people looking at us like we're crazy. Having taken our share of blah Halloween pho...

How To: Make a Mini Framed Magnetic Board

Instead of your traditional bulletin board, you could make a bunch of these and hang them together for a unique display. You need a few old frames minus the glass, some magnet board, and some fabric....

How To: Make Mushroom Shelves

We have a sort-of suspicion that, up close, these shelves -- made out of actual shelf mushrooms -- might be a bit too reminiscent of those clocks made from overly lacquered slices of logs, but this ph...

Reader Project: Not-Your-Average Cardboard Skyscraper

You may remember Holly from such excellent projects as How to Make a Quillow and How to Make a Dinosaur Playmat. Holly recently launched Stitch/Craft, a site to feature her DIY creations, and we just ...

DIY Platform Bed with Storage

O.K., we don't know a lick of Swedish but we found this terrific DIY bed and storage unit over at Hus & Hem. We love the bold color choice and all of the details that come together to make this great...

5 Fine Swings

Maxwell's handmade indoor swing for Ursula was such an inspiring way to bring the outdoors in during cold months. Since his DIY we've seen other examples, great for yards, playrooms, or even as a su...

Door as Headboard
Martha Stewart Living

Now here's a great example of using your head(board). Who would have thought that a door could be spruced up in such a way to make this lovely little headboard for your child's room? ...

How To: PomPom Curtains

Some of our favorite decor projects are those born of frugality. Reader Jaime spied some beautiful pompom trimmed curtains in a magazine, but when she tracked them down she discovered they cost $25...

What To Do This Weekend: Make a $10 Play Kitchen

Can you make a $10 play kitchen? Sure you can! Although we've shown many beautiful and detailed play kitchens here on Ohdeedoh, kids really just want something to play with. Christie challenged h...

Apple Yarn Favors

We love crafts that look like more work to make than they are. These apple yarn balls are definitely easy enough for little kids to help out with, and they're the perfect accessory for your Fall gift...

How To: Photo Flashcards

Jackie Kersh must have received some extra DIY genes because she's always making beautiful and useful things. This time she's created a set of wood photo flashcards for her son which he can use bot...

How To: Murals With A Little Help From Technology

When Jason and Kim were readying their nursery, they wanted to stick to something gender neutral. Finding their bedding first and loving its rich earth tones, they decided to try their hand at ador...

How To: Make an Umbrella Pendant

We spotted this sweet setup over at ReadyMade magazine, and thought an umbrella pendant light would be an inexpensive, fun project to do with your kid (for your kid's room). Choose a pair of umbrellas...

How To: Make a Mini-Garland from Paint Chips

We've blogged about Paint Chip Projects before, and here's a particularly cute one we just came across...if you happen to get your hands on something like this......

How To: ABC Book as Shower Activity

Rachel wrote in to share a fabulous project she oversaw for her friend's baby shower - an ABC book made by the attendees. Not only is it a great way to entertain guests and break the ice for people...

How To: Toy Footie Pitch (aka Soccer Field)

Do you have a young football, futbol or soccer fan in the house? Jo does and she made him this awesome "footie pitch" (you can call it a soccer field if you like) game to play. It all started when...

How To: Make Superhero Costumes from Household Items

We were always jealous of the kids with store bought costumes for some reason when we were little. Our mom always made ours from clothes and other things around the house. Well- now that we have o...

Get a Jump Start on Halloween Decorating

If Rite Aid can put out their Halloween goods in August, you can certainly start decorating in September. Or at least start planning. The always imaginative Blair Stocker was tapped to create easy...

Make This: Blackboard Idea Globe

From the Make blog comes this fabulous idea for those of us who like the idea of blackboards without necessarily wanting to cover an entire wall with black paint. All you need to get started is a used...

How To: Cover a Skylight, Four Ways

Attics can be a great place to room a child and skylights help make the room bright and cheerful - great for your spirits, but not great for naptime. If you have this conundrum, we can point you to...

Rollip: How to Create Polaroid-style from Your Photos

If you love vintage and Polaroid photos, but live life with a digital camera, Rollip offers a way for you to turn any image into the look you want. With the traditional Polaroid style or a minimal wh...

Dorm Decor Felt Rug

A few weeks ago, we featured the book Dorm Decor which gives great ideas on sprucing up a small bedroom space -- that's something many of us could definitely relate to. We recently discovered another...