Stephanie at Modern Parents Messy Kids's Profile

Love John & Sherry over at YHL and clara's closet is wonderful. I included it (along with many ohdeedoh finds) in my recent mega-round up of reading nooks here:

http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2011/08/book-week-reading-spots.html

Cheers!

We have a landing between both kids rooms (ages 1 and 2). Last summer we bought one of those hideous plastic delux climbing toys off Craigs List with the idea being it would give our son something to do in the backyard while I took care of the new baby.

Because we live in a rainy city (Seattle), it promptly got gross and always had standing water. So we cleaned it off and put it in the landing.

It's not pretty (AT ALL) but my two kids have a blast playing on it and it makes the whole upstairs their space. Its great for burning off energy when the weather's nasty and their friends think it's super cool.

Too funny - I just guest posted on a modern take on the classic God's Eye today over at Make & Takes: http://www.makeandtakes.com/summer-camp-for-kids-gods-eye

I second that dry & stores are great for maintenance (but you probably already know that)... making a monster box like this would be super fun: http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/05/monster-box.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoTimeForFlashCards+%28No+time+for+flash+cards%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Thanks so much for the mention. I agree, this toy and the "creative play basket" is for older kids who won't be eating their toys.

I also made a creative play basket, baby edition. You can check it out here:

http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2011/04/diy-easter-basket-sequel.html

Thanks again!

Just bought one of these for my friend's son's 1st birthday and he loved it. I loved that I was adding to their pile of plastic in the living room.

Thanks for sharing, these are definitely going on our wish list! I'm a big proponent of emotional coaching for kids.

I did a post on it relating back to watching Thomas here:

http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2010/11/how-thomas-can-make-your-kid-smart.html

These are great! I've also got a round up of flower art crafts at MPMK today:

http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2011/04/welcoming-spring-flower-crafts.html

Thanks so much for the feature Ohdeedoh - today is my birthday (the big 3-0) and I couldn't have asked for a better gift!

I think this is fun as a baby shower. I posted about my favorite reveal party here:

http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2001/01/gender-reveal-baby-shower.html