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We use (for Toddler and Preschooler Shoes) the IKEA Benno DVD Tower. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/07305310/#/87305207
Its so narrow, it fits beside a door and there is space for many pairs.

Oh, we've got two Sonos Play 3 and one Play 5, and the whole family loves it! You can listen to the same music in different rooms (christmas songs etc.) or you can split it up and, for example, in the kitchen my hubby empties the dishwasher with some rock'n roll, while the others in the living room are listening to a audiobook or whatever. Plus you can operate it via your smartphone, tablet or laptop. It's gorgeous!

I think it's about how the child itself is prepared for travelling alone and it's about where and how it is travelling. Our son travelled alone for his first time when he was eight years old. We sat him in the train on his booked place, he didn't have to change and at the end of the travel someone picked him up just from the train. He had a cell phone to hold contact with us and so it was nooo problem! We called him several times on his first trip and he sounded really annoyed that we "control" him ;-)

My two youngest children do not know cribs at all. First they were in a co-sleeper next to a big bed in their room, where I slept. Then, when they got mobile, they changed in a floor bed. Important is a good air circulation under the matress, so don't lay it on the floor directly. The floor in front of the bed I did upholster with some soft things like a folded blanket etc. But they did not fall outside very often, because I put the breastfeeding pillow on the edge like a balustrade. If yout think this is too dangerous because of SIDS, I recommend a toddler bedrail, which will function also very good.

A Year ago we painted five square canvases in different colours, lined one hand per person on them and filled them with another colour. Then everybody painted some personal symbol on the "palm" of his hand, e.g. a lightning flash, a heart etc. Then we hung them in a vertical row. Now we've got a pretty personal "piece of family art" and every day I love to look at it.

A really good idea! Thanks for sharing!

It's very pretty, but I never would hang a bunting at the crib! This is very dangerous!

Here also 3 great barbapapa lovers! I've got a barbapapa nightlight in my toddlers room and it is so friendly and cute, with this smile, there is no fear at night. :)

Yes. Scary. Definitly.