At Home with Kim Vallee

GAMES and Toys, KIDS + BABY | November 14, 2009

Tschutschu by Dominik Lutz Could Be a DIY Toy Project

If you are handy working with wood, here is something that you may consider doing for your kids. I feel it would be a wonderful Christmas gift. If you do, make sure to adapt the project to your child favorite games and activities. You could cut a window to suit the needs of a puppet [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS rooms | October 29, 2009

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Kroom Makes Toy Storage and Furniture with Recycled Cardboard

Founded in 2006, Kroom transforms recycled cardboard in adorable kid furniture and toy storage solutions. Cardboard can be durable and strong. You or the babysitter will be able to sit for playing with your kid since the stools of the table and stools set can hold 220 pounds. I enjoy the illustrations printed on the furniture [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS rooms | October 12, 2009

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Idea Paint

Many of you like the idea of a chalkboard but cannot live with the mess that chalk does on our floor. This product delivers the liberty to write on the wall without the mess. What it does is to turn any surface into a whiteboard. Idea Paint has many applications in our home from the kids [...]

GAMES and Toys, KIDS + BABY | October 8, 2009

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Cultivate your Kid Imagination with PlayShades

I think this new toy could be a hit this Christmas. Every parent wants to invite again the aunt who arrives with a playful educational toy. Plus, kids need toys that they can easily carry around inside and outside the house. The 74 rubber wood blocks are cut in smooth, subtly painted shapes. Kids and adults [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS rooms | September 30, 2009

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Cute Animal Alphabet Lampshape by Lad and Lass

I think this kid lampshape is so cute. The small lampshape can be fitted to a lamp base or to be used as a pendant lamp. They are made in Australia by Lad and Lass. You can buy them on etsy. + Animal Alphabet Pendant $198 USD + Animal Alphabet Small Lampshade or Pendant $106 USD + Via [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS party | August 21, 2009

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Funky Forest Interactive Eco-System Installation

Two Amsterdam artists, Theodore Watson and Emily Gobeille of Zara Parade created Funky Forest in 2007. This is an interactive ecosystem where children used their body movements to influence the life of a forest and a river. Kids can use their body or place pillow rocks and logs to divert the water flowing from the waterfall [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS rooms | July 20, 2009

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Numbers, Single Letter and Alphabet Art Prints by Binth

You may be familiar with the letters and alphabet prints by Binth. They have been around since 2007, I think. What I did know what that you can go for single letter print instead of the entire alphabet. It is a cheaper option. Any one of those will look great in a nursery or a [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS rooms | March 30, 2009

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Flag Banners and I Robot Hooks Invade Kids Space

These pictures illustrate perfectly how richly patterned flag banners bring a festive look to a simple playground. There are a must for kids birthday parties. 24 cotton pennants in 12 designs compose each banner. The banners are hand made in Netherlands. I found those at ROMP, a kid store born in Brooklyn that now resides [...]