Kids & Family

Knit Halloween Costumes

I seriously can’t get over these gorgeous and intricate handknit Halloween costumes from The Miniature Knit Shop. They range from race car drivers to mermaids, strawberries to cowboys, and the details are just incredible! She also has some adorable hats, like owls, parrots, and frogs, with feet booties to match. (Via Inhabitots.)

Super Mario Retro Room

Nathan Roberts wrote a great step-by-step on how he revamped a plain bedroom into something special for his son. And I dare say with the pixelated retro Super Mario theme, this might appeal to some older “kids” in our audience as well. Nathan says about his process: Not long ago I decided I really needed […]

Homemade Owl Pellets FTW

Kristin St. Clair sent over this AWESOME homemade owl pellet how-to from the Crafts Department of Martha Stewart. This project makes me happy on so many different levels — the project is referred to as Homemade Owl Pellets, Yuck; owl pellets are a favorite science project of mine and my kids; and these are homemade, […]