The holidays are approaching quickly. Are family or friends with kids planning to visit? Are you ready? Here’s one more thing to think about and add to your already lengthy “to-do” list. Just how kid friendly is your home for the holidays? Making sure your home is kid friendly for the holidays goes a few [...]
One of the essentials of a home activity center is proper furniture and not just any furniture will work…..if you want to keep messy activities under control. Spills, splashes, smears, and stains are inevitable when glue, paint, markers, and water are involved. Here are a few tips on how to choose activity center furniture to [...]
Bending over to bathe wiggly toddlers can be a challenge, not to mention hard on the back. (At least they are only little for a short time so the bending eventually ends.) But, instead of stooping over, there is a way to bathe kids that is toddler safe and easy on parents. Have you seen [...]
Almost every room in your home is designed to accommodate adult-sized bodies instead of kid-sized. Bathrooms are no different, making daily hygiene tasks difficult for the littlest ones to accomplish alone. Creating a kid-friendly bathroom can help kids take charge of morning and bedtime care with ease. There are two schools of thought on creating [...]
There are four characteristics I look for in any supplier whose products I purchase or recommend to clients: product quality, great customer service, made in USA, and attention to safety. Young America is a favorite because they meet all four qualifications. At the Spring High Point Market (going on now), Young America debuted yet another [...]
Just a gentle reminder to parents of toddlers. Even if you teach toddlers to stay away from windows, accidents can happen quickly. As temperatures warm up (or cool down depending where you’re located) and you open windows to permit fresh air, remember safety first. April 1st thru 7th was National Window Safety Week in [...]
Family room design with toddlers, preschoolers, and younger kids requires a different approach than it does with older kids. Physical abilities as well as attention span become greater factors. While family togetherness may be your goal, just being in the same room may be all you can achieve. Use the 5 keys listed in Family [...]
My daily email includes Google alerts on children’s furniture topics and lately I have noticed an increase in one particular topic…..kids getting hurt by toppling furniture. Kids’ injuries are heartbreaking but it is even worse knowing an injury, or even a death, could have been prevented by installing safety straps. Here are a few of [...]
We have already discussed shades and shutters in kids’ rooms but what about mini blinds? With cords and multiple pieces, are mini blinds really kid friendly enough to use in kids’ rooms? Yes they are….if you follow a few pointers and understand features and benefits. Blinds are made of wood, metal, or plastic moveable slats [...]
When I started writing my blog, I promised on the About KidSpace Stuff page that I would not get on my soapbox too often. So far, I haven’t but when I saw this article last week about sedentary preschoolers, I had to say a few words. Like….what? I know there are problems with tweens and [...]