Brittany has a tutorial for some amazing masks over at The House That Lars Built. These are a step up from many masks, with dimensional features built upon a cardboard base. They are easily made from scraps around the house, and perfect for costumes, or just some pretend play around the yard. 

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The 4-year-old daughter of a friend of mine recently "rescued" a pink plastic lawn flamingo from Lowes. "Mommy", she told my friend at the store, "the other flamingos are pulling his feathers and scratching his beak! I think he wants to live in a nice, white house like ours." Dear Lily - savior of flamingos - here is a round-up for you (and any other little one who can't resist the thought of bringing home a bird...that is pink!) More

Pete's A Pizza

• $12.50
• Powells

How to cheer up Pete on a rainy day? Make him into a pizza! This book will have you giggling and making pies out of your own kids.

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Sweaters by Samantha Cotterill

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Name: Desmond, 4
Location: Ottawa, Canada

We chose a simple circus carnival theme for Desmond's birthday, using a blue and red colour palette. We kept decorations simple by adding a few balloons and bunting above the table.

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It's time to trade in frosty snowmen for flowers, sleds for umbrellas, and shaggy polar bears for butterflies. Feel instantly lighter and warmer with these five projects:

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Name: Mae (10) and Marius (8)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Room Size: 2 bedrooms, 250-300 square feet

When Marius goes to his friend's house, he's not allowed to eat strawberries near the kitchen counters for fear of staining. Marius' parents, Sophie and Michael, have a wildly different approach to homemaking and kid raising and fun is a big part of it. 

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Laundry controls my life.  At least it has the capacity to, if I let it.  We spend a lot of time here at Apartment Therapy gazing at gorgeous laundry rooms or mooning over the cutest bins and safest detergents.  But let's get down to the brass tacks here: how often do you do it, and does it wind up taking over your bedroom like it does mine? 

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