Toothbrush time can be frustrating as toddlers, who are beginning to assert their independence anyway, can be even less reasonable right before bedtime. Nevertheless, teeth must be brushed. Check out some of our ideas for getting your toddler to open up.

Leaving your child with a sitter can be stressful; make sure you remember all the details by keeping all the pertinent info for your babysitter on a reusable dry-erase info board that you can make yourself.

Kids love helping in the kitchen, even at a very young age. Start them out with a fun cooking project designed to mix snack time with art. They'll love eating the results of this project, and you'll love how quick and easy it is to set up and clean up.

Get the look of a french patisserie bon-bon with the down home simplicity of well, a Twinkie. These adorable bon-bons are made with low-calorie Twinkie bites (they're low-calorie if you only eat one package!), and are so simple and fun to make that you'll be making them for any occasion that requires a special treat.

Shiver me timbers!! Thar be a sandwich!

Lunchtime is so much more fun when you play with your food. Make your sea-lovin' swabbie a piratical sailboat sandwich and inject some whimsy into your day.

Cocktail umbrellas are far too cute to use in drinks only to toss in the trash when you reach the bottom of the glass. A recent trip to the dollar store scored us a couple of packs of the pretty paper umbrellas and a great idea for an accent lamp.

Special holiday decorations are fun even for little kids, but you probably don't want them to play with your treasured family heirlooms. How about spending less than ten bucks to make a winter village that your child can call her own?