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Surprise Balls by Gina Namkung

“From as far back as I can remember, be it a ring from a gumball vending machine, a Cracker Jack prize, the thrill of a piñata, Christmas stocking treats, I have always been drawn to small things."...

Prudent Baby Makes Pretty Placeholders

Over at Prudent Baby, they've been busy making these repurposed baby-food jar soy candles. Sure they're great as just a candle, but during party time, they'll be pulling double duty as place cards....

Give Experiences & Ditch The Stuff And Things

In the end, all presents either get well loved and then discarded, garage-saled, or given away to friends or family. It might be shortly after they're given, or not until later on in college or adul...

Early Christmas Gift Guide

We found this guide over at Emma's blog, and though folks will always differ in their opinions on the usefulness of certain baby items, these are very pretty, "gifty" items that will probably put you...

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...

Survey: Do You Give End-of-Year Gifts to Teachers?

The end of the school year kind of snuck up on us, and now we're hastily wondering what to give our preschooler's teachers to thank them for giving our little guy such a great year. We, of course, loo...

How To: Pull Top Party Favors

We love repurposing items and we love giving gifts, so when we came across this party favor idea, our little creative hearts went wild! It's a simple (we promise) process that anyone can tackle and ...

Roundup: DIY Baby Gifts

In case you'd missed the news, it bears repeating: it's DIY month across the entire Apartment Therapy family. Earlier today we posted a roundup of great projects for around the house, and we thought i...

Holiday Gift Guide #2: Toddler/Preschooler Roundup

This can be a challenging age to shop for. You want to give kids in this age group gifts that are fun and stimulating but still age-appropriate, and everywhere you look, plastic beckons insidiously. N...