Dolls…and stuffed animals. The two really are inseparable in girls’ rooms. Loveable and cuddly, they become imaginary friends or part of the family—and the reason dolls are often the largest collection in kids’ rooms. As loveable and cuddly as dolls and stuffed animals are, they can become a nuisance when playtime is outgrown. Setting [...]
Parting with cherished, yet outgrown toys can be hard for kids. (Remember “Toy Story”?) Toys have been a big part of their childhood helping form imagination, increase creativity, and provide entertainment while recording hours of memories. That’s why toys are part of our kids’ room collection series. They are important to kids. Just like other [...]
Cars. Miniature cars. Large cars….and all sizes and types in between. Infatuation with cars begins when boys are young and miniature cars quite often become the largest collection by the time your boys become teens. Collection displays can double as storage when young kids are still having road races with their cars so provide ample [...]
Kids love to collect stuff…..dolls, toys, cars, action figures, Legos. You name it. They want it. Age doesn’t matter. And teens want to keep it. That’s where the Kids’ Room Collection Series can help. Whether a collection is something to play with now or keep for treasuring cherished childhood memories, kidstuff needs an accessible place [...]
If you haven’t had a chance to see who won here’s the 2012 Toy Hall of Fame inductees are…… Dominoes…..and Star Wars Action Figures! Yippee!! Who doesn’t love a good game of dominoes and anything Star Wars?! Two of our family’s fav’s (and I think both are still in the crates of toys [...]
What do G.I. Joe, a rocking horse, and Scrabble have in common? Besides being toys, all three were 2004 inductees into the National Toy Hall of Fame. Established in 1998 and located in Rochester, New York, this Hall of Fame is anything but boring. It is filled with favorite toys from childhood and a walk [...]
The last few months, our Thursday: Design Basics covered ordinary wall covering materials and techniques. This last post? Let’s say markers, maps, and Legos don’t “stay between the lines” but do provide some unique kids’ room walls. via Aimee Weaver Sheet music, recipes, fiction, dictionaries, poetry just to name a few….and a great way to [...]
It may be a pile of rocks to you but to your son, it’s a “collection.” Whatever the item may be, collecting stuff starts early in a kid’s life and seems to accumulate overnight. Bet in all the nursery planning storing kids’ collectibles were not part of the storage solutions you envisioned and before you [...]
Can you have a beautiful home if you have kids? Does your living room have to look like a playroom with kidstuff everywhere? Yes you can and no it does not! There are many ways to have kid-friendly rooms that don’t look like playrooms. Check out this blog post, “Where Are All the Toys” on [...]
The “Dream Home” of Barbie’s early days was made of cardboard. It was pretty modern in 1962. She has come a long way in the last 50 years. Freshome posted this a few days ago. Take a look at the modern, eco-friendly Barbie home, complete with Panton Chair (1967) and Arc Floor Lamp (both modern [...]