Last week I posted five IKEA hacks for the adult set. Now it's the kids turn, with equally impressive projects based on furniture from our favorite Swedish furniture giant. Some are just a coat of paint and others require a little more commitment. All are worthy.   

Anti-Plastic Beach Toys 

• $19.99
• Franklin Goose

This 5-piece set is notable for what it's made of - or not made out of. Corn-based instead of petroleum, it would fully break down in 3 years if it were swept out to sea.

• Fox's Boyish 'Bit by Bit' Nursery
  
• One Design, Two Budgets: Serene & Airy Kids Room
  
• Wall Decals for Stencilled Effects
  
• 10 Alternatives to Popular Kids IKEA Products
  

The Warblers by Dolan Geiman

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School: Abraham Lincoln High School
City: San Francisco, CA
Teachers: Ms. Ziegler

Project:  Help us make the most of our school garden. The last three years my students have helped build our garden from the ground up. Now we have food to harvest but need a place to do it. We want to expand our garden to include a work station for food prep and a sink for cleaning our harvest.

→Donate to Ms. Ziegler's students on Apartment Therapy's Donors Choose page.

Name: Bodhi, 1
Location: Minneapolis, MN

We have called Bodhi our “little man” and “Bodeman” since I was seven months pregnant. So it made sense to throw him a mustache party.

Do your kids start talking about their next birthday within days of the birthday they've just celebrated? My daughter is super prepared - she started planning her next birthday 11 months in advance. Every week she adds a new element.

Not in love with a dated, brown dresser? Why not make it more brown? That's the tack Ama Ryllis took to liven up this piece for her daughter's bedroom.