I can already imagine spring on its way… and with warmer weather comes the opportunity to get outdoors with the kids! Here is a clever idea for using an outdoor screened-in porch as a preschool learning room — what a great way to get some fresh air and spend time with your little ones as they stay busy! More
Well, the weather outside is still frightful, but that doesn't mean you can't bring a little summer inside this weekend! Here are five summery fun activities modified for indoor play — use these ideas as a springboard to create your own little warm-weather weekend extravaganza. More
Some of you are probably still digging out of the last monster snowstorm, and could go awhile without seeing any more white stuff! But some of us still have yet to see a flake this winter (sniff, sniff)… if your kids are part of the latter group and are dying to make a snowman, this may be just the thing for you! More
If you have room in your house, it's pretty nice to have a Lego table of some sort. If you have a lot of room in your house, it's even nicer to have a large Lego table. This father decided to build a big one for his kids for Christmas. It doesn't even seem that complicated. More
Kristin's son wanted a Star Wars room. Want to have to redecorate in two years, Kristin did not. What did Kristin do, hmmm? She created a neutral room, filled with Star Wars items as accents. She is happy that versatile, it is. Happy too, her son is.
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Here's a quick pick-me-up for a sad, bare winter garden — make some colorful decorations to hang in the branches! Kids will love picking out what to put in their suncatcher, and you'll love the little extra sparkle you see when you look outside. More
How often do you redecorate your kid's room? Once every two years? Five? Unless you want to change it up completely every couple of years, the room needs to grow along with your child, from toddler to school age, and beyond. Here are some basic tips: More
Jolene kept some old nail boxes in her garage for some time, waiting for a way to repurpose them into something useful. Can you guess what she made for her kids? Click to see what she and her husband did with one crate in an hour's time, with a few tools and additional supplies. I'll give you a hint: it involves eyebolts. More
I can't overstate how much I liked books as a kid, so I really like these memory bookplates. The idea is simple: on a bookplate, record recollections of your child when you were reading the book together, then stick it inside the cover. When your kid revisits the books later, it'll be like love letters from the past.
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This weekend, let your little ones make the most of this cheerful February holiday by making one (or all!) of these fun, colorful V-Day crafts. More














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