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Stylish Study Looks: Dror for Target

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. Our favori...

WWMR: What Would Michelle Obama Read?

First Lady, Michelle Obama, spends a good amount of time reading to children and not just her own! From coast to coast she works to engage the young minds of our country and we've noticed she has ...

Starting a Collection

Any strange or unique kid collections out there? From coins to beer bottle caps, we enjoyed collecting as a kid. Collecting seems to be such a natural inclination for children, and it's also such a ...

Flickr Find: The Blybary

Be still our hearts. Flickr member jblyberg's daughter Emma turned a reading nook in her family's home into "The Blybary." If you, like us, are a book-loving parent, then you know this is the kind of ...

Crap: A Teen Book on How to Deal with Various Things

We have to admit, we first chuckled when we spotted this book -- but then we stepped back and thought it might actually be quite useful for your average teen. The book is Crap, by Erin Elisabeth Conl...

Create a Family Newspaper

Make learning fun by creating a family newspaper. Scholastic has a free PDF you can print out to gather your news and interview family members! ...

In Praise Of The Encyclopedia

Encyclopedias. They feel ancient anymore don't they? With the internet being used for everything, they seem to have all but disappeared. When we were younger they were our favorite thing to flip...

Gift for a Budding Young Writer

We showcased a few writing nooks to inspire you yesterday. But what's a writing nook without great supplies to stock it with? This also makes a birthday gift for a young writer....

Look! Collected Educational Books At Home

Around our home we have a pretty equal amount of story books to educational books about people, places and things. More often than not you have to look for them online, but they are a treasured pa...

ABC Photo Book

How much more exciting will the ABC's seem when each letter is represented by a picture of your child. With an older child, taking the photographs could also make a great summer activity. Or take ...

Hungry Monkey by Matthew Amster-Burton
A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater

So far our 1-year old is a terrific eater. We've only found a few things that he doesn't like and we're continually impressed with his willingness to try new things. We haven't shied away from fla...

BoysAlmanac.com

Getting kids outside, keeping them active, engaged and connected to nature is a topic we like to visit and revisit here at Ohdeedoh so we were really interested to come across BoysAlmanac.com: One Y...

Baby Names and Bullying

Just a little something fun for your Monday afternoon...everyone does it- when you're going through those lists of baby names, you're always trying to think of ways the kid could be made fun of if you...

Handmade Home by Amanda Blake Soule

We may not always have the time to make the crafts that Amanda Blake Soule (aka Soule Mama) documented in her first book, The Creative Family, but perusing its pages always soothes our spirit. Amanda,...

Alphabet Cards by Ida Pearl

C for Cat These beautiful alphabet cards by New York artist Ida Pearl show action, not just things. Each card depicts a child interacting with something that starts with that letter...the results are ...

Vintage Pick: The Surprise Doll

Every time we go over our mom's, there's something else from our childhood waiting for us- something that she saved in the hopes of giving to our children someday. Some thing are a little too musty ...

Free Bookplates

A little something to perk up your Monday morning- free printable bookplates from illustrator Helen Dardick. Great for end of the year teacher gifts or book-themed party favors even if printed on a ...

Learning about The White House

Taking your kids to the White House this summer? If you can't make the trip, many books and online resources make it easy to explore the White House from home. Shown here is the Zweifel family's 50-...

Space Origami

Most children will go through a long-lasting phase of fascination with all things space-related. If you know such a child, put this Space Origami kit on your list of go-to gifts....

Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It by Karen Solomon

Buoyed by the success of making freezer jam we started looking around to see what other common fridge staples we might be able to make ourselves. We didn't have to look any further than the engagin...

A-Z Animals by Bob's Your Uncle

Kids deserve the summer off, but you could always sneak in some education with these sleekly designed animal flashcards and book by Bob's Your Uncle (of Dinosaur Soup fame). The less-is-more philos...

Make Your Place by Raleigh Briggs
Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills

Brought up on Helpful Hints from Heloise, we didn't know a home "how to" book could be so...cool. Hand written and illustrated by Raleigh Briggs, Make Your Place is a gem of a book full of informat...

Crafting Fun & Cooking Fun by Rae Grant

We swear Rae Grant must have spent time at our house growing up as her books Crafting Fun: 101 Things to Make and Do with Kids and Cooking Fun:121 Simple Recipes to Make with Kids brought back a rus...

Easy Embroidery

click thumbnails for larger picsFor kids who are exploring some more detailed crafting, an introduction to embroidery can start out simple and build to more complicated levels. The napkins featured h...

Zrecs 2009 Sippy Cup Showdown

Who knew sippy cups could have a showdown? Well, since we're just introducing our daughter to her first sippy cup these days, we were interested in the results including the world's worst sippy cup....

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