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• The Plushform - The DIY Customizable Designer Plush

  Get those markers ready. The Plushform has arrived! Released last week, this brand spanking new DIY customizable designer plush is a perfect canvas for you or your kid’s creativity. Paint it, spray it, sew on it, take it out for coffee, the options are limitless...   Read More... Posted Jul 03 2008, 01:42 PM by SunnyChanel with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, custom, play, art, diy, Plushform

• Skeleton Onesie + Misfits Crib Shoes = Too Much Horror Business

  Sunny already pointed you in the direction of some awesome Misfits crib shoes, but what's the well-devilocked baby to do for an outfit to go with them? Well, it's not officially on sale anywhere, but craftster poster acidtrix mentions that "I wish I knew some babies, I'd love to make more of them," we'll take that as a hint that this amazing Skeleton Onesie could be had for the right price. Never mind the sheer coolness of having a black onesie to start with -- the design here, beautifully painted on with a bleach solution, is what makes this romper perfect for your little Fiend.   Posted Jun 30 2008, 01:04 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: onesies, hand made, diy, punk baby, punk rock, Misfits, skeletons, punk babies, craftster, zombies, devilock

• Break Out the Water Table (or Make Your Own)

  If you've got an outdoor water table but don't have the means to store it during the colder weather, odds are that any excitement you had over the post-Memorial Day heat has turned to frustration upon revisiting the now-scummy, mold-caked monstrosity your kids were delighting in just a few seasons ago. Assuming your budget doesn't allow for a new table -- such as the award-winning, $80 Naturally Playful Sand & Water Activity Table from Step 2, shown here -- and whatever Craigslist funds you had are being diverted to the gas tank, there's no need to bum out: DIY tipster site Parent Hacks has some easy ways to revive the water table you have while getting the kids involved in the process. More advice for the DIY-inclined after the jump.   Read More... Posted Jun 02 2008, 01:04 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, outdoor, diy, activity tables, summer activities, do it yourself, outdoor activities, parent hacks, step 2, water tables, sand and water tables

• Build Your Own Play Kitchen... for $8!

  We've told you about DIY play kitchens before, but if you aren't handy with a jigsaw and don't have the funds or the know-how to make a supply run to Home Depot, the $8 plans for the set pictured here, available at Etsy, are an awesome (and cheap!) alternative. Most of what you need -- primarily recycled corrugated cardboard and old wire hangers -- is probably already lying around the house, and if not, we'd bet there's a dry cleaner, grocer or liquor store that'd be glad to turn over its detritus for your building pleasure. Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 12:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: etsy, furniture, Toys, child, recycled, toddlers, diy, play sets, cardboard, do it yourself, kitchens, entertainment, stand, patterns, budget

• Scribble Press' Cueprints Aim to Inspire DIY Storytellers

  If you're in Los Angeles -- and I'm not, so I'll have to take your word on this -- you may already be familiar with the newly launched L.A.-based personal publishing business Scribble Press. Luckily for the rest of us, you don't need to be in L.A. (Westside Pavilion Mall store #219, to be exact) to get your own DIY storybooks from Scribble. The company's online store has dozens of DIY writing and art projects for the scribbler in your life, including the new Cueprints book templates shown here. Read More... Posted May 28 2008, 10:03 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: crafts, Books, storybooks, diy, art projects, writing projects, self-expression, cueprints, scribble press, do it yourself, stories, coping, book templates

• Practically Free DIY Manly Diaper Bag

  Inspired by Aaron's post on the manly $30 diaper bag from NonToxicReviews.com, I decided to see if I could find a butch diaper bag that was any lower in price. Voila! Read More... Posted May 23 2008, 03:13 PM by Meredith Broussard with | with no comments Filed under: diaper bag, diy, aaron burgess, manly diaper bag, make

• 7 Days of Diaper Bags: Make Your Own Manly Diaper Bag

  Sure, dads, you could drop $65 on a hip, manly-looking skull-and-crossbones tote like the Diaper Dude number pictured above, but I ask you: When it comes to being a truly manly diaper dude, is there anything that speaks more to your manliness than a low-cost DIY diaper bag you've customized with your own @#$% hands? After the jump: how-to video, free iron-ons, and appropriately manly theme music for this fun and easy project. [Via NonToxicReviews.com] Read More... Posted May 23 2008, 10:03 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: diaper bags, bags, tote bags, baby gear, diy, diaper totes, diaper dude, 7 days of diaper bags, nontoxicreviews.com, iron-ons, daddy gear, make your own, dad stuff, manly diaper bags, joe esposito, karate kid, projects for dads

• Build-A-Chair Workshop: Wood You?

  Before high chairs got all high and mighty, there were chairs like this iconic wooden number. You too can skip the curvy plastic with the fat price tags and get all back-to-basics. But you'll have to get out your toolkit. $10 buys you the blueprints to build this 60's Era High Chair by Woodcraft Plans. They'll even throw in a Guide to Building Wood Furniture. C'mon, it'll be fun! Posted Mar 30 2008, 09:40 AM by Sarah Verdone with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: furniture, chairs, infant, wood, mealtime, toddlers, diy, high chair: 7 days of high chairs

• 7 Days Of Getting Crafty: The Little Experience Kits

  I've long since professed my adoration of The Little Experience line of crafting kits. Their inventory offers plenty of build-it-yourself projects — from wooden sailboats, to knit monkeys, to wooden peg ballerina dolls.    Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 10:00 AM by Leigh-Ann Jackson with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, crafts, handmade, The Little Experience, diy, 7 Days Of Getting Crafty, kits

• Make Your Own Soymilk -- and Oatmeal, and Soup, and...

  While the initial investment may seem steep, this $99 automatic soymilk maker from Soyabella should pay for itself after a few months' worth of your kids' cereal and smoothie routines. Just add beans and water, and in around 15 minutes, you've got fresh soymilk; or, if raw food is your thing, whip up fresh nut milk in 30 seconds. But, as they say in infomercial-land, that's not all... Read More... Posted Dec 12 2007, 01:00 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: vegan, diy, kitchen gadgets, natural foods, natural cooking, soymilk, soyabella, soy milk, nut milk, vegetarian

• DIY Snowman Kit: Just Add Snow for Instant Frosty

  Sure, there's something magical about taking twigs and scraps and bringing your own snowman to life, but if you've always secretly yearned for a Frosty that looked more like the ones in your favorite childhood classics, this $24.95 snowman kit from Plow & Hearth will get you pretty close. All you need to add is snow; the kit includes a 13" felt top hat (held in place by two pegs), "coal" eyes, a plastic carrot for the nose, five buttons for the mouth and a festive scarf--all of which, for longevity's sake, are waterproof. Posted Dec 11 2007, 10:00 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: crafts, diy, holiday, snowman kit, frosty, winter decorating, Hearth, Plow &amp

• Hand Made: Horse Handbags Girls Can Design Themselves

  Lanvin, Chloe and Balenciaga all had their "It" bags. Let your girl make her own with this horse purse sewing kit by SparrowKids. Each kit comes with recycled felt pieces and other earth-conscious materials. They're more trend-proof and far less expensive than designer "It" bags, plus they promote creativity and give idle hands something to do.  $28, Reform School.  Posted Nov 15 2007, 09:00 AM by Leigh-Ann Jackson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: felt, diy, Reform School, purses, sewing, SparrowKids

• Build Your Own Silly Sipper with DIY Drinking Strawz

  ThinkGeek's description of these next-level straws may be a little NSFK, but older kids -- especially those with an inclination for building toys -- will flip out over DIY Drinking Strawz. Priced at $12.99, the kit includes 36 dishwasher-safe pieces -- 20 flexible rubber connectors and 16 translucent straw pieces -- and gravity is about the only limitation for how kooky a sipper kids can build. Read More... Posted Oct 01 2007, 02:32 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: geek toys, thinkgeek, building toys, drinking straws, diy, silly straws, gifts under $15, drinking strawz