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This is one of my favorite party themes ever on this site, it's so happy! I love yellow!!! And what an adorable costume you must have had. I love everything about this, fantastic! That picture of Lucy is especially darling!!


Best Kids Parties: Sunshine My Party
5/23/12 10:29 PM

FIFTHPOCKET, hahahaha, laugh of the day!


Non-Ugly Outdoor Toddler Swings? Good Questions
5/23/12 4:04 PM

I want these


Canal House Closets by Kast van een Huis ICFF 2012
5/21/12 11:33 PM

My 3-year-old son DOES use our iPad almost every day. I'm pregnant and work nights and he wakes up early. Our iPad is stocked with educational age-appropriate apps, and the Netflix que is full of shows he's allowed to watch. I'm not ashamed to admit that sometimes I need an extra 30-60 minutes of sleep in the morning and you know what? The iPad gives it to me. He chills in my bed and uses it. Yet amazingly he is "comfortable playing, reading, coloring, looking out the window, listening to music, etc." He has to be in the car for a straight hour+ almost every day and he's perfectly happy listening to music and looking out the window. He will gladly play alone for at least an hour and a half at a time. If it were up to him, the time would never come for me to say "ok, this is the last book" (and believe it or not I read to him daily!). In good weather we spend several hours outside every day. When we go out to places I know he'll think are boring, he usually brings 1-2 small toys (that fit in his hand) and they keep him pretty well occupied. My point is not to say my child is perfect and I'm a perfect mother, but a child can be just as well rounded WITH technology as they can be without it.

I'm in no way advocating giving a child a tablet every time they're bored, but judging a parent because you see them give their kid their phone in the store or a restaurant is so wrong. You're seeing this tiny snippet of their lives and who knows what motivated them to do that. Maybe they're having a terrible day and need that little break for whatever reason. I sincerely hope that you all aren't as nasty and judgmental in real life as you are online.

Regarding "simply not going on long plane rides" with small children. I wish I didn't have to, but if I didn't take my kid on long plane rides he would not know anyone in my family. Tons of people are in the same boat. I think children getting to know their extended families is worth letting them using a tablet for a few hours on a plane, no?


The Popularity of Phones and Tablets as Babysitters
5/19/12 11:25 AM

The only one Ron Swanson MIGHT taste is the tamales... but they're probably too foreign. He would shake his head in disgust at the vegetable pizza and vegan pot pie for sure. Let's not even get started about the falafel!

Lol, this is an awesome post though and I'm vegetarian and think these all look delish. The grilled pizza looks especially good because my husband just got a pizza stone thing for the grill!


5 Vegetarian Meals To Satisfy Even Mr. Ron Swanson
5/18/12 10:48 PM

That's so cute and hilarious. It reminds me of something the dean from the show Community would do for himself. Very clever and creative!


Best Kids Parties: "Dean's List" My Party
5/18/12 10:41 PM

That was darling. Makes me wish I knew how to make videos like that.


Olive Us The Blair Family
5/18/12 10:31 PM

Gosh, I love these. Feeling inspired!!


A Roundup of Cozy, Cute Cloud Pillows
5/18/12 10:23 PM

A couple of my friends had amazing climbing trees.

One had a path of stepping stones that went all the way along the side of the house, we had lots of fun hopping from one to another, they also had a giant trampoline which was amazing. Also, their house was haunted.

Another friend had a pool table and this giant black leather sectional where all the pieces came apart. She also had a huge pool and an extremely high end play structure with slides and swings.

One of my best friends had a bird feeder which I always loved, lol. Someone else had chickens in their yard!

Someone had an exterior curved wall of glass brick. Amazing. She also had the coolest room I ever saw, it had two closets AND a dressing room. And her dad made her built in bookcases and a window seat. AND she had an NES. And her parents had a balcony. Best house ever.

I never realized how much impressed me about my friends' homes!


What Impressed You About Other Homes As a Kid?
5/18/12 10:22 PM

Balloon art is so charming. Loving #1 and 4 so much! And I think I'm gonna copy #3. This artist has lots of cute balloon art, and other stuff too: http://www.etsy.com/shop/trafalgarssquare?section_id=6791721


A Roundup of Balloon Artwork
5/17/12 9:13 PM

This is really cute


Best Kids Parties: Rock 'n' Roll My Party
5/15/12 11:58 AM

I love this! And it's so much easier than it looks, definitely making one for baby to be!


Simple DIY Idea: Letter Light The Swell Life
5/15/12 11:55 AM

Kerris is right about the content. There used to be tons of new posts all throughout the day. I think there were 4 posts in the family section today, this being one of them. Come on.


Getting Through Bedrest with a Toddler
5/14/12 8:23 PM

I'm so tired of the "What does this have to do with design?" comments on family posts, but I understand the previous AT readers hating this post. I only followed ohdeedoh before and ever since the switch I think most of your readers have been annoyed, for different reasons. Can't you just change the site back to the way it was before?


Getting Through Bedrest with a Toddler
5/14/12 1:28 PM

Definitely making these for my son!


DIY Avengers BookmarksCrafts by Amanda
5/14/12 1:16 PM

I love that quote, too! Everything about the party is great, but the tree planting is wonderful!


Best Kids Parties: Dirt! My Party
5/11/12 9:13 PM

LOL, everything about this is bad. My favorite part is the sharpie marks for sure. I'm all for DIY and upcycling, but store bought swings don't cost that much.


DIY Swing from a 5 Gallon Bucket EcoProjecteer
5/10/12 4:00 PM

This is so awesome. My son only recently turned three but I'm already planning on having a similar party for his 5th or 6th birthday. The telephone booth is just, seriously, amazing.


Best Kids Parties: Superheroes My Party
5/9/12 9:14 AM

These are awesome. Anyone know of any fabulous playgrounds in the greater Philadelphia area?


Not Your Typical Playgrounds Monstrum
5/3/12 1:40 PM

Psh, I love flowers and girly things! If I had a daughter I can only imagine... But I don't think flowers are only for girls, I mean they're nature. My son's room is sky blue with clouds and flowers, granted that's because we can't paint it, but still. Good for you writing about something you love and forgetting the haters!


Print Power: Modern Flowers in Kids Rooms
5/3/12 11:00 AM