The Sweet Outdoors

This post  points you in the direction of four very short videos of forts being built.  I love the sweetness that is portrayed - picking up a worm, cooking an egg.  I love this portrayal of men doing something typically "manly" (building something) but in a very child-like, understated way.  And the forts are pretty cool too.

Loft Bunk

Just another shared room inspiration.  Love the creative bed rail and the simplicity of this design.

Junk to Funk

Although I really think that doing your entire house this way is a bit over-the-top, there are a lot of cool ideas in this house tour on Apartment Therapy.   The photos are numbered and the ones that stood out to me are the barn door window coverings (3), the Coke crate desk organizer (25), the Christmas light lantern (36), the mattress memo board (45) and the hanger curtain (54). Very creative, resourceful and stylish.

Bits and Pieces Activity Board

As my little girl gets older, and since she is still (for only a couple more months) an only child, I find that she relies heavily on good toys.  Right now she is immersed in the world of baby.  She dresses her baby, changes her baby, feeds her, plays with her, talks to her...it's amazing.  Although she is in love with her baby, there are times when you can just see her little brain wandering around (inside her little trouble-making body) looking for something engaging to do.  We have one of those antique Fisher-Price Activity Center toys, and she'll occasionally give it a whirl, but I think this would make an excellent addition to our collection.  Any grandpas out there looking for something to do?  Take all of those little mechanical bits and pieces lying around your shop and make it into one of those!  Awesome!