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I like the idea of stenciling a pattern. However, If you plan to keep it in the family, you could paint it a light color and stencil your sons name on the back in a script-type font, with the plans to add future names or even the names of other family members that have used it.

I would place them in rows in a large picture frame and then fill the empty spaces with images from places he'd like to visit, keeping the "wish list" images cut in the same shape. Something similar to this... http://www.etsy.com/listing/33245869/world-stars

It's too bad the Shrunks/Tuckaire reviews said "the Tuck-Me-In bed were that the interior portion could come deflated causing a suffocation risk." Maybe it is with the older models. There are two separate areas to inflate the bed but if our travel bed loses air, it loses it from both sections as they are connected internally and "share" the air.

I also agree with Teddy Bears. We did this with some of my husband's military uniforms. Tammy Hendrick's made our bears and the quality is outstanding. http://www.tammybears.com/custom.html

@correna79 - We have a similar bookshelf and with my 3 year old, I straighten the shelves once a week but it really needs it every day - and we aren't color coded! Maybe it lasts longer with older kids.

We added the Lansa handle to the side of our daughter's play kitchen and used the Grundtal s-hooks to hang Ordning containers for play food and utensils.

Lansa handle: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60138759

Ordning container: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30131716