Mud Kitchen Treasures (thanks, autumn)
Autumn is wonderful for so many reasons - cute vintage knits, no mosquitoes, zero reason to shave, and plentiful nature treasures for your mud kitchen*! We have an old metal…
Squeeze Pouch Caps | #unexpectedtoys
In a new section we’re calling #unexpectedtoys, I am going to share some of my favorite everyday items I love to include as toys in play spaces. Today’s unexpected toy…
Thrifting 101.
I love to thrift and I do it a lot. Thrift stores are 100% my happy place. Walking in feels exciting and like I'm about to embark on a treasure…
Play spaces are not stagnant spaces!
You've worked your peach off and your tiny human's play space is Insta worthy and beautifully organized. Bravo! Sit back and reap the rewards of watching your child play, engage,…
The ‘Thoughtbarn’ Playhive you’re going to NEED!
Many many years ago before we had kids, I discovered Thoughtbarn's amazing 'Playhive'. It was love at first sight and I always dreamed of building it at one of the…
End your day with a quick play space refresh (your kids will thank you)!
The kids are asleep and you're ready to turn in too, when you walk past their play space and realize your darling babies did not do a very effective job…
DIY combo light table/train table/coffee table (aka, the furniture dream).
I am forever getting these big ideas, so it's rather lucky that I am married to someone who is willing to make them a reality. Case in point, when our…
Sharpen those pencils! | #curatedpsa
Play space #PSA: Keep your children’s pencils sharpened! Splash out on an electric sharpener and I guarantee your kids will fight over who gets to do it. Remember the materials…
Play Invitations.
Imagine you're hosting a dinner party. You're setting the table and laying out the food before your guests arrive. Are you going to a) throw everything into a big pile…
An indoor cube ‘clubhouse’ (as my boys like to call it).
A couple of years ago my lovely husband built this cube for our boys for Christmas. They ending up only wanting to play on top of it, so it was…