I've been a vegetarian for over 10 years and my husband has been nearly vegetarian for the 7 years we've been together. We cook all veggie at home and are raising our kids as vegetarians. For the m...

And lo and behold I found a tutorial to make a DIY version. It's here: http://ourscoop.blogspot.com/2009/01/valentine-cha...

I saw these at PBKids yesterday in Toronto. I think they are sweet, but I immediately wondered how easy it would be to sew my own. $24 each seems a bit steep. I have 2 children and am expecting a t...

I don't like books on the floor... but I have about 10 stacks of books on the floor of my office so perhaps I should not judge too harshly. I love my books and have many - I have run out of space f...

@Sydney - as other posters have mentioned, Stevia is a great natural sweetener. My dad is a diabetic and refuses to use artificial sweeteners. Stevia doesn't raise blood sugar and just a drop or tw...

I had no idea that this was even an issue. We are renters in Toronto and the landlord knew when we were moving in that we had a toddler. I don't know whether he knew I was pregnant as well because ...

I would personally prefer the standard underbed drawers. It seems like much less of a hassle to slide open a drawer than to lift up the whole mattress. Knowing I'd mess up the bedding might be enou...

Great question! I am a stay-at-home mom who would love to return to work, but I find freelancing from home to be extremely difficult. I had my my first child when I was straight out of university s...

We had such a hard time finding names that both of us liked. My husband asked that they be names that worked in German since his parents are from Germany, and I thought it would be nice if they als...

I'm coming to this post several months too late, but I'll leave my question anyway, just in case someone reads the comments again! I have been trying to create little bed nooks in my son and daught...

My husband and I have two children (ages 2 and 4) and are expecting our third this summer. We live in downtown Toronto (which is not quite as cramped and expensive as NYC, but nearly there) in an a...

All of these kitchens are far nicer than my own so I would happily cook in any of them. Right now we have white plastic vinyl cabinet doors with a strip of "wood" along the bottom. The vinyl is buc...

My husband is an engineer and loves to find functional but inelegant solutions to any problem around the house. (Okay, he would tell you that functionality *is* elegant and accuses me of caring mor...

My children (ages 2 and 4, plus one on the way) are the only grandchildren on both sides as well. By the time we have made the rounds during the week of Christmas (which is a visit to the in-laws, ...

We have a small fake tree that is decorated with pinecones, berries, and bird ornaments. None of them are precious or breakable. Theoretically we could put the tree on the ground since it's small a...

What a lovely cozy family home! It looks great and obviously works very well for this couple, though I don't think it would work for our family. We lived in a one-bedroom condo until our first chil...

Thanks ksg!

Also... I completely agree with the first poster. I'd say to let the child's personality, instead of their special needs, influence what you give them. The gifts my son was given (other than the tr...

Today is actually my son's 4th birthday so I can tell you what really works for us. Max is a tiny engineer and loves building toys of all sorts. He also has really advanced perceptual skills (like ...