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"We Are" Collaborative Coloring Book

This isn't your average coloring book. It's a collaboration of Etsy artists who interpret a different theme each month. August was "We are Happy." September: "We are Strong," and October..."We are ...

Cityscapes by Abbi Jacobson

Here's more original artwork for Ohdeedoh's month of artistic exploration, great for your nurseries and kids' rooms. Abbi Jacobson of NYC creates these small, colorful cityscape drawings with pen an...

Alexander Girard House Industries

click thumbnails for larger picsOn the list of great design featured in Dwell's June issue was the Alexander Girard memory game (shown above). Poking around the House Industries' website, the selecti...

Felt Easter Eggs

Felt Easter eggs- a nice combination. Mindful Momma has a roundup of them, and we found a few of our own. ...

Teeny Tiles

When you have a new baby in the family (the first grandchild no less), you can't seem to give the grandparents enough photos. As a little photo amuse bouche this Christmas, we got things started w...

A Simple Birth Announcement

All you need to make this simple announcement are blank white cards (we chose flat cards with rounded edges), a stamp that says "Welcome" or something similar, envelopes (we chose cream), and a favo...

Window Crayons

We hope you had a spooky Halloween and that the time change hasn't wreaked havoc with your kids' sleeping schedules. With the beginning of daylight savings time, we're starting to think about more in...

National Genographic Project
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Some baby books make a nod to posterity by setting aside a page for mapping the lineage of your new arrival. The National Genographic Project takes that idea and ups the ante a few notches. If you've ...

Tim's Sally

Perhaps it's the nostalgic 70s vibe or the great brush strokes, whatever the case, Mindy Lacefield's artwork of Tim's Sally, fills a place in our heart that pines for our childhood. ...

How To: Make "Chalk" Paint

In the spirit of Outdoor Play Month, reader Amanda wrote in to share a fun outdoor painting activity that her kids, Josie and Jasper, love and - most importantly - that's a cinch to clean up afterwa...

Pregnant Paper Dolls

We've always liked paper dolls, but the pregnant body requires a slightly different wardrobe. From the first trimester to the third, and even that post-partum "fourth", these pregnant paper dolls ar...

Rag and Bone Baby Memory Book

We have a great reader recommendation from Jane who writes, "I searched high and low for a baby memory book, including looking at your site for ideas, as usual. I was surprised you didn't mention th...

Petrie Point Designs

We all love a good thrift store vintage find --- especially if it is clothes. Now imagine that the beautiful vintage item you just found was matted and framed to create a great piece of art. Petrie...

Look! Expensive Art in the Playroom

According to an article in the NY Times a couple of years ago, many parents are starting to purchase fine art work for their toddlers, some of them worth thousands of dollars....

The Small Object

Sarah Neuberger is the creator and proprietress of The Small Object where she makes "delightful, eccentric everyday objects." The Small Object has been on our radar for awhile (remember these?), bu...

PrestoBingo Prints

With everything from animals to aliens to robots, PrestoBingo offers unique and affordable art work for your child's room. We love the fun Dandy Lion and the sweet Whooo is There? ...

Vintage Goodies

Megan runs a very cool shop on Etsy with some really fun vintage stuff. This book, The Big Book of Things to Do and Make is from the 1960's, and has over 40 retro crafts for kids. It goes back to ...

Pomme

Another awesome store in Brooklyn is now shoppable for us all. Pomme has opened its online doors. You won't find cyber aisles full of toys; just a small collection of well-designed products for li...

Barefoot Books

We love books -- buying them, giving them reading them, so when we discovered Barefoot Books we were absolutely delighted. Barefoot Books was founded by Nancy Traversy and Tessa Strickland, in 1993...

Baby Goes Vintage

For those who feel that a more traditional style is just as fresh as anything modern, it appears as though the store Baby Goes Vintage was made just for them. Since its start in 2003, the mission ...