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How Many Toys Do You Have?

Admittedly, we're kids at heart so often when shopping for toys we like to buy what is fun to us. This contributes to toy overflow in the house, something we're working hard on controlling. But amon...

Tips On Choosing Toys For Autistic Children

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 b...

Just Between Friends: Local Kids Swap & Shops

We love hearing about ideas that were created out of necessity, especially when the need was to spend less and reuse more! 2 women from Oklahoma took their regular "Just Between Friends," living roo...

What's Your Favorite Kids Toy?

Hi, my name is Sarah Trover and I love Brio trains. I received my first one as a birthday gift (that's me above) when I was younger and given the chance, even now, will selfishly play with them (wit...

Eco Friendly: Ma Me Pa Turtle Pull Toys

We have a serious love for pull toys. Maybe it just fits with our bossy nature and always wanting to be the pack leader of a group, but either way, these eco-friendly string-along turtles could be ...

Found: No Sew Upholstered Lack Bench

Everyone loves a good lack hack (we also really like to rhyme but that's a story for another time) and this one is no exception. Lack shelving are great transitional pieces that can carry your child...

Look! A 25 Year Old Pez Collection

My husband has been collecting Pez since he was little. Just out of diapers, they were his special treat whenever he would accompany his mother to the grocery store. Sure, there's been many that we...

How To: Puzzle Blocks From Vacation Photos

We've talked before about adhering your photos to wood, but what about blocks? Print off a few extra copies of your favorite vacation photos and you have yourself an afternoons worth of play time. ...

The Woodours Plush Collection

This super cute collection of plush bears from Woodours, highlights the relationship between a Daddy bear and his baby bear. They look a little vintage and a little modern, come in several different...

Look! Curio Shelf Full Of Memories

While we were searching through Flickr this morning we came across a great little curio shelf that was created by a mother for her son starting at 4 years old. Click through the jump to see some of ...

New From Rody: Meet Gyffy The Giraffe

First there was the Rody Horse and now there's the Gyffy Giraffe. They grow with your child and look ridiculously adorable sitting out in the open when company arrives, what could be better than th...

Inspiration: Yo Gabba Gabba Cakes

We're not shy about our love for Yo Gabba Gabba. After all, It's easy to love a kids show that's fun for the whole family and has such great toys. So this weekend when we came across a whole slew o...

Roundup: Products We Still Love A Year Later

We like to think we have our finger on the pulse of what's hip and cool when it comes to our kids. But in a sea of products that are new, better and best, which ones do we still really love once all...

PecanPals: Eco Friendly Art Toys

PecanPals are made from the typically discarded wood of rubber trees. These "non-vinyl toys" have names, adventures, articulated parts and are all crated and hand painted from the team over at Nofer...

Found: Hand Painted Wooden Families

We're having trouble deciding if these little wooden families are too cute to play with! You can purchase one that matches your family or individual people as well as blanks to paint your own. You ...

Safety 1st: 4 Ways To Use Reflective Spray Paint

Unless a product is low VOC or makes a Mother's (or Father's) life easier, it usually doesn't get mentioned around these parts. But having tried this reflective spray paint out first hand, it wasn't...

Look! New Classics For Less Than You Thought

Awhile back we reported that Fisher Price was releasing all their classics again. We've been chomping at the bit to pick up a few of our well loved toys once more, but couldn't justify the price tag...

Roundup: 10 Super Designs From Supermarket

click thumbnails for larger pics Our love for Etsy artists is well documented each week here on Ohdeedoh, but we've also been keeping an eye on the Supermarket lately. Not the price check on aisle 5...

What Happens When Your Dad's A Toy Designer?

You end up with wall murals that are the envy of all your friends. We ran across this great paint job on Flickr and can be found in a southern suburb of Kansas City that the Madl family calls home. ...

Roundup: Backyard Fun And Games

We know it's just barely Spring in most parts of the country, but that doesn't stop us from dreaming of the longer days of summer spent playing outside, either in a yard or park with our kids. We ro...

Rainy Day Fun: Autobahn Floor Tape

Hours of our youth were spent zooming cars around the house. They went up the chair, across the side table and back down the couch (where the evil feline "couch troll" waited to snatch them up). Wh...

Good Questions: Donate Toys to Charity or Organization?

Len has a question for the crowd: I have a lot of my grandsons old toys i would like to donate to some charity or organization. Can you tell me of any that will pick up toys? (Note: Include a pic of y...

Wishing Toys by Friends With You

When we try to picture the inside of the Friends With You toy factory, we imagine that the walls are made of candy and the interoffice mail is delivered by unicorns. Where else could anything as adora...

Roundup: Good Looking Toys

Reader Vanessa wrote us and suggested we do a roundup on toys that are fun for kids and fabulous to look at. Gone are the days of plastic-y, ugly toys we want to hide in boxes and chests; toys and b...

Red Retro Kitchen Oven & Ice Box

For many, pretend play is the cornerstone of childhood. This gorgeous retro kitchen oven and ice box by Pottery Barn Kids is a beautiful addition to any child's play area....

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