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Mila Goes Pink & Green Bedroom My Room

Name: Mila (3)
Location: Danville, California

When Mila was younger, I decorated her room mainly in hot pink and gray. However, as she grows older, she's crazy for green color. She had been asking to repaint her room green. Instead of repainting the whole room her favorite color, I told her that I will accessorize her room with lots of green accents.

Doodling Fun: Dry Erase Activity Book All For The Boys

If your child had the chance to give you any, ahem, additional facial features, what would she choose? I'm guessing you might end up with some kind of old-timey mustache, maybe a nose piercing, or perhaps some villainous eyebrows. With this DIY crazy family book, you'll be able to find out... and your child can indulge his creativity and sense of humor.

Quick Tip for Easier Bathtub Reading

Maybe it's the librarian in me, worried about damaging a book, even a used paperback, but the idea of reading in a warm tub sounds a lot more relaxing than it actually is. Which is why I love this simple and clever tip devised by an 8-year-old.

Chalk by Blik

• $12
• Blik

Chalk paint is great, but here's a way to offer your kids a little doodle space with less commitment. 24 colors to choose from and two shapes. Blik has also just introduced The Not Whiteboard, also in 24 colors.

Name: Max, 3
Location: Philadelphia Area

For my son's 3rd birthday, we chose all of his favorite things: 1. yellow (still and always); 2. elephants (forever); and 3. the letters M - A - X (he's obsessed).

Birth Tree: Would You Plant One?

When a friend told me he was considering planting two trees to celebrate the birth of his friends' new baby twins, I must admit I swooned. Birth-trees! Such a sweet idea, but there are a few things to consider...

Tips for Avoiding Drawn-On Furniture

Design loving Moms and Dads, here we are at the Bermuda Triangle of Madness: we have kids, we have great furniture, and for some unknown reason we also own pens. Drawn on furniture seems inevitable, right? Here are a couple of ideas for housing kids, great furniture, and pens happily together under one roof.

Name: Sophia (9) & Charlotte (4)
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin

Designing for my family is a passion of mine. I thrive on making a space special for each of them. To see their faces light up in a room that reflects their individuality, decoratively.

Total Toy Flashback: The 1980s

Any of these look familiar? Of course they do. These were the toy newsmakers of their day, the juggernauts of fun, and part of every kid's Christmas list in the 1980s. Had the Internet existed, they would have gone viral. If you grew up then, do you get a gut reaction when you see any of these toys?

Lu's Big Day: Part One Party Planning Diary

This is my niece, Lu, who is about to turn three. She also just became an older sister, so her mom (my sister-in-law) isn't exactly in party planning mode with a newborn. To help her out, and because I'm a nerd for all things fun and pretty, I volunteered to throw Lu's birthday party this year.