Here in Illinois, we've got 3-5 more inches of snow forecast for the evening, and here in the house, I've got a bad case of cabin fever. Time to bust out the chainsaws and the lightsabers! More

I'm fascinated watching my niece grow and develop into a little person. She is about to turn three, and the stuff that comes out of her mouth already cracks me up to no end. Where does she get it from? It's really got me thinking about kids and creativity - each child's unique way of approaching the world and the special stuff they come up with. 

What's just as fun as decorating a nursery? Updating that nursery for a newly-graduated-to-a-bed big girl! Come see this colorful transition from nursery to bona fide bedroom! More

Name: Charlotte, 7
Location: Oregon

This sweet little bedroom for two was lovingly decorated by a mom of two young girls — she took handmade items, family heirlooms, and things her daughters love and made a nurturing, welcoming space for both of them to call home. More

When I was little, my parents gave me Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Folktales, a collection of traditional stories in which the girls are strong, independent, and clever. I highly recommend adding it to your children's library, but an artist's pretty works have made me realize that we could also just swap the genders in classic fairy tales once in awhile. Cinderfella, anyone? More

Remember Perler beads? The darlings of the summer camp craft time? Turns out, you can use them for more than just flat ornaments and shapes! More

I love train sets, but we don't use ours nearly as much as we could — mostly due to the hassle of setting it up and the inability to leave it up (lest someone trip and fall.) This solution is the perfect answer to the sprawling train set dilemma! More