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Chicago Botanic Garden Kids' Site

Yesterday over on the Chicago site, we talked about quick escapes to your local botanic gardens. At a recent stop at the Chicago Botanic Garden we noticed how kid-centric this place could be! Along wi...

Smart Pot

You answered our survey about outdoor play space and it looks like the majority of you have a backyard. We don't, but a recent addition to our bedtime reading list involves planting a garden and now ...

Paper Flower Kits

There are so many possibilities with these paper flower kits. They make a great gift for an older child, a fun project with your own kids, good decor for a birthday table, or just a nice way to acce...

Eames Shell Rocker Knockoff at Overstock

We're torn. On the one hand, we hate to promote knockoffs, but we know that a lot of parents love the look of the Eames Shell Rocker, but can't justify the cost to include in their nurseries. So w...

How To: Build a Kid-Friendly Terrarium

One of the best ways to help kids care about the earth is to start them off by caring for a microcosm of it. This is why we love terrariums so much. (That, plus the gnomes.)...

Roundup: Outdoor Play Posts from the Archives

We took a look through our archives to find some of our favorite posts from last year's Outdoor Play Month. You'll find posts about making things (like ice cream in a bag), good products (like a sw...

Sprout Home: Vases

We always love the special finds we encounter on our visits to Sprout Home from the gardening and dining supplies to their selection of kooky children's books. On our last visit, however, their col...

Porcelain Egg Lights

A subtle joke, perhaps, but we are fond of using eggs in nurseries! To that end, we think that these Porcelain Egg Lights would be a fun way to light up a dark corner, or perhaps to use as a nightligh...

Plantarium Garden Lab Kit

Little science-fiction gardens. This is what we imagine gardening in space to look like - living creatures growing in psychedelic mediums. Dirt is so passé. The Plantarium Garden Lab Kit is a...