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New Finds for a Boy's Baseball Room

New Finds for a Boy's Baseball Room

Janet and I had so much fun decorating her boy’s baseball theme bedroom — and young Josh is having so much in his own personal “Fields of Dreams” space — we’ve been looking around for more ideas to make the room even better… Today’s useful find was a retro clothes locker at Stack and Stacks. [...]

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When Brand-Name Toys can be Dangerous to Kids, What's a Parent to Do?

When Brand-Name Toys can be Dangerous to Kids, What's a Parent to Do?

We grew up with Mattel toys, and it’s almost heart-breaking to read news of this latest expanded recall of Mattel toys — millions upon millions of toys that turn out to be potentially dangerous to children, due to strong magnets that could come loose and be swallowed, and to the use of paint that contains [...]

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Richard the Horse

Richard the Horse

This is Richard. Richard is a horse. Richard is a soft toy horse. Richard the soft toy horse is so incredibly funky that I wouldn’t dream for a single minute of wasting him on a child. I would, however, play about with scraps of fleece and cotton wool, trying cheerfully to create a softie of [...]

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Hogwarts Decor

Hogwarts Decor

For those truly obsessed with all thing Harry Potter, IVY has announced The Wizard’s Chamber a complete set of wall stickers in the magical Hogwarts theme: Owl: 28 x 60 cm Rat: 30 x 25 cm Spider on Web: 5 x 36 cm Spiders Web: 67 x 42 cm Broom Stick: 22 x 102 cm [...]

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A Fire Fighter's Bedroom

A Fire Fighter's Bedroom

You know how a successful room decor can be based around one perfect object or piece of furniture? When I saw this little fire truck desk, it struck me as the only significant investment you’d need to make to create the popular firefighter theme for a little boy’s bedroom. The fire truck activity desk is [...]

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