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The Modern Woodsman’s Nursery
Above: M is for Moose by WeeDoodle The assignment? To outfit a nursery for Paul Bunyon’s baby. My moose-heavy selection is meant as no offense to Babe the Blue Ox, but when I think woodsy - I think moose. The word “moose” means “twig e...
Hello You!
I’m crazy for these new Get-Set Placemats by Hello Hanna, with their cute pop-up characters that Junior can customize with the accompanying sticker sheets. Choose from Hello Robot, Hello Me and Hello Jungle. I think these would be brilliant f...
Ode to the Alphabet: Home
Day two in my ode to the alphabet brings us home, in search of lovely lettered furnishings. These are some of my favorites. Styled after vintage movie theater signage, all 26 letters (and some punctuation) are available in Urban Outfitter’s Ma...
Rise and Shine! (Giveaway!)
Oh friends, the new school year looms large! A more regimented schedule will be a relief for some kids and a challenge for many more. So, I’ve been thinking about little things to make the morning routine a little easier, tolerable…or a...
Y is for Yeti
New from UK based Bless Design, a smartly designed alphabet poster with some unexpected letter associations....
Stick ‘em Up!
The kid market is awash in vinyl wall graphics and I’ve come across my favorite to date! Our pals over at Threadless, the brilliant t-shirt deign company, have partnered with the good folks at Blik to transform some of their award winning desi...
Through the Looking Glass
Recently while reading the fabulous blog of JrSoc member Helen Dardik I was introduced the wonderfully whacked art and design of Jaime Hayon. And in perusing her portfolio I found that she had created a line of porcelain figurines for Lladró. Llad...
T is for Thursday
I received an official warning this week from the powers that be in the kid blogosphere that unless I compiled the obligatory quarterly alphabet poster roundup I would be summarily banned from the club. Yikes. Lest I have my membership card revok...
Writing’s on the Wall
Channeling Junior’s unintentionally destructive tendencies can be a challenge. Sure they’ve made washable paint for when he plays Picasso on the bedroom wall, but why not incorporate that masterpiece into the decor? Solution? Color-abl...
Merry, Merry, Merry
Today’s trail of jingle bells leads us to Arcadia Home and their fantastic selection of festive felt stockings and garlands. Cheery and unconventional, the garlands in particular could have a life beyond the holidays strung in a child’s...
Stuff It!
While doing a little online reading about the history of the holiday stockings I was amused to come across an article on WikiHow.com entitled “How to Fill a Christmas Stocking.” I guess I had never before considered how complicated the ...
Big Designs, Little Dreamers
Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of the kid’s line Boodalee with their beautiful graphics and keen sense of color. They’ve recently expanded their bedding patterns with coordinating wall graphics and pillows which pull toge...
John Golden
John W Golden admits to having been an artsy kid and we all know where that can lead…artsy adult. In the past 30+ years he’s created quite the catalog of work including commercial design and animation that’s been seen on the Cartoo...
