Who knew that purchasing a stroller could be so difficult? From Balmoral Baby Carriages to the Stokke Xplory, every stroller has its fans and its detractors. The topic comes up a lot here on Ohdeedoh, so we thought it was time again for us all to declare our allegiances!

Are you living your dream, or making do? Survey after the jump...

Summer is in full swing! And nothing is more summery than ice cream. But here's the thing: in our tiny apartment, we don't have room for 'one use' appliances, like ice cream makers.

But thanks to the magic of the internet, we have found the recipe for Ice Cream in a Bag, a staple of cottage life when we were kids, and long forgotten until today.

It takes less than 10 minutes, start to finish, and the only equipment you need are 2 ziplock bags...

Stylish and storage-minded, we are impressed with DucDuc's Austin line of furniture for kid's rooms. While we saw a sneak peak at the Arch Digest Show, nothing beats seeing the whole line.

Above, the Austin Bed. Made of 100% sustainably harvested hardwoods, this bed accommodates 4 storage cubbies underneath it, or a trundle, if you don't need the extra drawers. The whole line comes in a range of colors and wood finishes, which serve as a foil for the white. $1,345.00. More from the Austin line, below.

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We are suckers for home keeping books, and while some come and go from our bookshelves, others have real staying power.

Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home, written by Linda Mason Hunter and Mikki Halpin and published in 2005 is one of those books. We ran across our copy during one of our Cure steps, and this is not a book for the outbox!

According to Hunter, “There are more than 100,000 chemicals used in commercial cleaning products, and only a small amount have been tested for long-term effects on your health.” This doesn't sound like a great environment for a baby....or for us!

posted originally from: AT:Nursery

Originally created for professional writers and illustrators as a notebook, workbook and sketchbook in one, think.jot.draw notebooks are being co-opted by creative kids. The brainchild of New Jersey based illustrator and designer Leeza Hernandez (of Libby's Nursery Tour fame), these 104-page 6x9 paperbacks are filled with a combination of blank pages, lined pages, half and half, and thumbnail boxes to give kids lots of options to draw, tell stories, and journal.

Rita writes: My partner and I are just about to start putting together our son's nursery, which we are, naturally, quite excited about. When we conceptualized the design, we knew that we wanted to 'go green', so low VOC paint, etc, is in the plan, but as part of that philosophy, we also want to use items in the nursery that will last longer than our son's babyhood will.

So many nursery items we see seem very specific to very short periods of time in a child's life...

• southpacificbody: Creepy Crawly Spider Soap ($5.00).

• marcia724: "...did you ever have that feeling?" 8" x 10", signed ($14.00).

• creativethursday: The Gangs All Here, print. ($28.00).

• sparrowdesignworks: Vampire Pocket Tissue Holder ($10.00).

Modern and cute. It is a tough combination to pull off, but we think that Robin Rosenthal has it mastered. While working at Martha Stewart's Kids magazine, Robin realized that there is a real lack of artwork for kids' rooms that was modern and fun and affordable, and so she filled the gap by designing the kind of posters she would want to hang on her own walls. We would hang them on ours, too! Details, below:

There is a new stroller showing up at the coffee shops and library story times in our neighborhood - the Mutsy. The big draw, as far as we can tell, is the click mechanism that lets this transportation system transform from pram to stroller to car seat, and that the handles are adjustable for taller parents.

We love cupcakes, and we love a reason to make them, so when we went searching for a good hallowe'en cupcake, we were thrilled to find these Monster Cupcakes.

This is a very fun idea - make the cupcakes ahead of time, frosting them in green, purple, and orange buttercream. Then let your kids, and their imaginations, go wild with the decorations. More fun cupcakes ideas below the jump.