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Child’s Own Studio does something pretty neat: If you supply the studio with a drawing a child made , the studio will produce a stuffed toy using the child’s drawing as the blueprint. Are you an overprotective parent who will stop at nothing to make sure your child is both safe from possibly iffy design choices, but also one who makes sure their child gets exactly what they want at all times always? Child’s Own Studio actually prefers you, stating that the more directions provided, the better. http://www.geekosystem.com/custom-stuffed-toys-childrens-drawings/

Company Makes Custom Stuffed Toys Out of Children's Drawings

The concept for Play Modern Cuba and 2Cuba playhouses prove the that the best concepts grow from what you know. Like many kids, architect Kimball Hales’ three children enjoyed nothing more than playing “house” inside a cardboard refrigerator box. Harnessing his insights into the psyches of the young, his interest in small spaces and prefab kits, and his experience designing modern, sustainable buildings as an architect at Hufft Projects , Hales and his wife decided to developed a modern playhouse. Knowing that the novelty of new toys wears off fairly quickly, they aimed for a model one could re-invent, so when the kids inevitably got tired of the playhouse, it wouldn’t take long to reconfigure and make new again. The playhouses, which are manufactured locally in Kansas City, aren’t just modern and modular, but eco-friendly. http://design-milk.com/modern-playhouses-by-play-modern/

Modern Playhouses by Play Modern

Beach Picnic in A Jar

One of favorite parts of being a Mott’s Mom is the fun topics they want us to talk about with you and for June the topic is ‘Picnics’. I loved this topic as picnicking is such a integral part of the American Summer. For our family, we picnic at the beach as we live close to Misquamicut Beach. http://www.savoringthethyme.com/2011/06/beach-picnic-in-a-jar/
Beat the peanut butter and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth under high speed. Beat in the sugar and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Scary Spooky Halloween Eyeballs Recipe with pictures: RecipeLand

http://recipeland.com/recipe/v/Scary-Spooky-Halloween-Eyeballs-51165
Bright, fun monsters are all the rage right now, not only for Halloween, but monster birthday parties too. This is a fun monster pudding cup treat that your kids will love to help out with. A treat for monsters big and small. What you will need: Cups – plastic drinking, clear soufflé, or glass Vanilla pudding Sprinkles White and dark chocolate Thin decorating paint brush Food Dye To make: http://blog.zui.com/2011/10/monster-pudding-cup/

Monster Pudding Cup - KidZui BlogKidZui Blog

http://momstart.com/2011/07/fruitabu-fruity-sushi-recipe/ The Stretch Island Fruit Company was first introduced to me by my MOMS Club. At first glance it looks like just another candy like stretch roll, but you’d be wrong if you made that assumption. Stretch Island Fruit Company uses the goodness of real fruit making FruitaBu a healthy snack option for kids.

FruitaBu Fruity Sushi Recipe

http://www.danoah.com/2011/05/you-said-what-to-your-kid.html

You said WHAT to your kid? #2

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sand playdough

http://www.playbasedlearning.com.au/2011/05/sand-playdough/ As we have been running some workshops on sand recently, it has caused us to think widely about uses we can find for this wonderful, cheap and accessible product. All children love playdough and all children love sand (well nearly all!) … so why not combine them?
I thought I would try my hand at carving the popular cannibalistic pumpkin that I've seen so many times before. Just as I was starting out, I realized that this was a good opportunity to document it with my camera. So below is a little tutorial I put together for anyone who might want to try this out.

Cannibalistic Pumpkin Carving Tutorial

http://www.chopcow.com/cannibalistic-pumpkin-carving-tutorial/
I HAVE to share some of my favorite kids craft website with you all today. Each are full of amazing, entertaining, and educational crafts for kids. I’m in awe of the wonderful things they all post, very inspiring. http://www.makeandtakes.com/9-kids-craft-websites-youve-got-to-know

9 Kids Craft Websites You've Got to Know | Make and Takes

Keeping kids safe - WWW.THEDAILY.COM

It’s time to ditch the old adage, “Don’t talk to strangers.” After the gory slaying of an 8-year-old boy in Brooklyn, N.Y., parents are wondering how best to protect their children. But they may not be approaching it in the most effective way, child-safety experts said yesterday.