Bitty Baby is my husband's grandmother's traditional first Christmas gift for all of the granddaughters -- and now, great-granddaughters. My 22 month old has been enamored with her Bitty Baby sinc...

We bought the larger of the two Alex kitchens for my five year old for Christmas this year. It seems pretty nice, just having pulled it out of the box to check for shipping damage et al. I will p...

After a crib entrapment with our youngest child (who is alive and fine today, thank goodness), I am a big advocate of the low, fixed-side Ikea cribs, thin mattresses, and a lack of clutter in cribs.

This actually looks like an excellent purse/treasure bag for everyday use. Would be a shame to only pull out once a year as a stocking.

I was also thinking these would be great gifts. Now to figure out who's crafty and would find this useful...

After seeing an entry last week about recycling old refrigerator magnets -- and having our nap subsequently interrupted AGAIN by our Nosy Parker neighbor ringing the bell -- I think I am going to w...

We live in an area of the country that is big on plastic bags, and the unnecessary use of plastic bags. (Bagging gallons of milk? What the..?) I usually have to explain that I'm not trying to bu...

Painting something with tons of bars or spindles could be kind of tedious. Beyond that, I can't think of why it would be difficult. I'm seconding the suggestion of the IKEA Hermelin...

Perhaps something like this -- http://www.laundry-alternative.com/washing.htm -- would work for your reusable cloths. I'm sure you coul...

I swear by the above-listed fruit fly death trap. After being away from home for a month and returning to find that the disposal had not been properly cleared (not a good "welcome home" surprise),...

Instead of the flat plaster impressions (or variations thereof), you could do a 3D mold of the hands instead. (Like these: http://www.castingkeepsakes.c...