Name: Julian (5 months)
Location: Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois

I didn't know if I was having a boy or girl. So I picked out all the details for both scenarios. Our decorator executed it while I was at work after I gave her a sealed envelope from our OB. 

Artist Gwenn Semeel has created a children's book and a series of paintings based on her research into the incredible variety of gender roles, family structure, and partnering in the animal kingdom...

Our home is our first classroom, but in Bea's case, her home really is her classroom. Her mother, Nichole, homeschools her and runs a small, part-time home-based preschool. This classroom is inspiring whether you are planning a space for formal learning or just looking for ways to create an environment at home to inspire and edify your child.  

We used to have this one family on our apartment block, who, in all kinds of weather, you would find playing out front: mom, dad, and their two daughters. Not out back of our building, where there are trees and grass and picnic tables, but out front, where there is an ugly parking lot and a shriveled, sad attempt at a garden. Why were they out there? What was with that?

Brady Rymer's Love Me For Who I Am came out in 2011, and it's a special album that deserves a listen. Rymer was inspired by his work with students at New Jersey's Celebrate the Children School for children affected by autism, Asperger's and related disorders, and he set out to write anthems for differently-abled kids and their families.

Stunt Brothers Parachutists

• $29
• Brinca Dada

This is like playing with Evel Knievel and his imaginary twin brother (who I'm calling Anvil) while absorbing a little physics along the way.

Name: Bella, 6
Location: Charlotte, NC

This party was so fun to put together for my daughter Bella because it is something we are all passionate about: books and reading! 

When Spring comes around, so does the rain. I'd like to think every rainstorm should end with a rainbow. I know my little girl would agree - she's kind of having a rainbow moment. I remember going through the same phase as a kid!

When Emma's local Goodwill held a competition for upcycling, she knew it was the perfect opportunity to make her two-year-old son the bookshelf he'd been needing.