Sometimes, you know, you just want to kick it. My kids have been kicking it for a week and a half on spring break, and sometimes I really wish I had a hammock I could stick them in for an hour or two.

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Spring is here and talk of seedlings, gardening, nature, and trees fills our house lately. For us, this means Totoro. My kids love this fat, giant, kitty-looking Japanese character. In honor of this, I put together this ist of Totoro decorations, accessories, furniture, and just plain inspiration to look at.

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Wood Safari Jumble

• $32
• Petit Collage

These wood pieces fit together as a puzzle and can also be used for play or decor. (Props to Petit Collage for branching out and including an anteater!)

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My favorite 6-year old is turning 7, so in honor of his birthday I've collected some projects worthy of his ever-increasing LEGO-mastery. Happy birthday, LEGO kid!

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My kids received a mountain of toys this past Christmas, and as I was cleaning out their toy storage this week, I am saddened to say that just three months later some are heading to the donation box. This led me to think: what were the absolute best toys they received last year? If I could travel back in time and only buy my kids a couple of toys each, what would they get? 

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Apple Money Bank

• $89
• Little Choux

Let the allowances begin! Saving money just became a little bit more fun with this crocheted money bank from Anne-Claire Petit. 

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Lions and bears and tigers, oh my! Oh my, were they in abundance this year at the New York International Gift Show! While there was certainly no shortage of delightful gifts for tots and kids of all ages, quite a few items managed to stand out at this year's show. Looking for a gift for an expecting friend or your own child? Take a gander at some of my favorite family finds from NYIGF 2013 below.

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Hungry, Hungry Hippo Print

• $20
• Wild Life Prints

Surely no one will notice if this hungry hippo takes one small bite of his sister's birthday cake. Just one tiny bite!

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Love LEGO but hate plastic? Ambivalent about color and like all your blocks to be the same size? Maybe a set of all-wood interlocking building blocks are what you’ve been looking for. 

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Uh-oh. Has that baby of mine really worked out how to get in the refrigerator? Already? And the cabinets? Time to baby proof our rental. But how, when there is so little we can change? Here are a few of the challenges us renters face when baby-proofing, and the simple steps we can take to overcome them.
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