Traditional toys for little people are often clunky and come in loud colours. Anyone with a toddler can attest to the cavalcade of colour and plastic that occupies the space they once called their living room! But there is a growing movement of designers that are coming up with new toys that...
Whether it's learning to read, ride a bike or be green, parents have an important role to play in helping their child learn. Understanding how children learn is key to teaching them. Children learn through play and your child has their own learning style. All children, though, are anxious to...
Episode: "The Kids' Bathroom," season 1 When faced with the challenge of designing and decorating a kids-only bathroom, I have a few guiding principles to help steer me in the right direction. I subscribe to the notion that there should be no themes, no motifs, no borders, no...
Episode: "The Kids' Lounge," season 1 One of the things I love about old houses is that they often have quirky little rooms just waiting to be interpreted as more than just leftover space. Maybe this feeling goes back to when I was a kid and dreamed of having a house with a turret...
Episode: "The Kids' Bedroom," season 1 Creating clever rooms for the pint-sized personalities in your life is no easy task. Ideally, rooms would be cool funky (so the kids like them), good quality and affordable (so you like them), and preferably keeping with the style of decorating...
Every child wants a room of his or her own. But before you let your child paint the walls red, read our guide to helping to make your child's room a fabulous and functional abode, with advice from 2 Great Gals design experts Susan Abramson and Rachel McGarry. Should It...
Here are 10 tips for designing a restful, stylish and fun bedroom for your children: Structure comes first! Make sure the rooms are insulated to ward off cold winters and hot summers. Don't pay a premium for kids' furniture. Vintage pieces are well-built, affordable and often more...
Here are 10 tips for creating an inviting, stylish bathroom and lounge environment for your children: Consult your contractor about an ineffective layout for inexpensive ways to improve it. Have the look for less by using inexpensive tile for most of the project and injecting more expensive...
Planning a room for children of any age from toddlers to teenagers should be great fun. Imagination, spirit and a clear vision of what they do and don't like make kids a marvel to work with. And that is the key to a successful room - get as much input from your child as you can. It's your job to...
With so many adorable decorations and toys for kid's rooms on the market, it's tempting to go out and buy them all. Who can resist? Remember though, sometimes the cutest and most creative decor that you can find for your children are crafts that you make yourself - or with the help of your little...