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

I love the sounds of chirping birds when I go outdoors… even though it's still chilly outside, the birds are telling us it's only a matter of time before the world warms up again! If you're in the market for a new lunchbox for your little one, here are a few cheerful birdie bags to help herald the start of spring. More

Today's One Minute Tip offers one mom's solution for creating a non-permanent space for graffiti on the walls, but it also raises a larger question: how and when do you let your kids own their own space in your home? Comment below! More

The internet is full of fascinating things. While doing a little research for my roundup of modern nativity scenes, I came across this nativity scene made of LEGO and just had to share it with you. More

So we were watching our usual Saturday morning PBS cartoons, but the fall line-up had switched the expected schedule all around. I looked up and realized my almost 4-year-old daughter was completely enthralled with a non-cartoon television show: SciGirls. This is rather unusual. Especially because in the past, the non-cartoon show that usually aired was a cooking show that none of us could stand to watch. But watching SciGirls' great blend of hands-on creative science projects and enthusiastic girls has been enjoyable for all of us - and we're not even the target audience: tween girls. More

Sun prints are an art project that I vividly remember making as a young girl and being fascinated with - especially all the different types of silhouettes I could create. It became an engaging challenge scavenging around my house and yard for anything I could imagine would make a cool shadow-version of itself on the sun-sensitive paper I'd received as a gift. I used up my entire package in a week! More

Growing up, we had one particular closet in our house that was solely dedicated to all the board games my brother and I loved to play with family and friends. Each shelf contained layer upon layer of boxes and boards, each holding the small but important collection of pieces vital to the game's success. By the time we were in middle school, the closet was stuffed full of games enjoyed throughout our childhood. More

It seems that Genevieve Hug was destined to become a teacher. Not only does she have the most charming and friendly last name possible, she also knows her way around decorating a classroom. More

I recently read about a young actor who struggled with a speech impediment as a child. To help him control it, his parents enrolled him in opera lessons, and he ended up part of New York's Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus! More

Silly Putty, Play-Doh, modeling clay--each one is a bit different from the other and kids seem to love them all. Playing with them is a tactile experience that allows kids' creativity to run wild. Here is a project that offers all of the above benefits with the added bonus of having the kids create it themselves. More