OUTDOORS
Isamu Noguchi's Playscapes in Atlanta, Georgia
The way we travel has changed a bit since having children, and the single largest shift involves making time to find and explore new playgrounds. My husband grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and on a recent visit to spend time with his parents, who still live there, we spent a morning at Isamu Noguchi's Playscapes ...
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HOME AND DÉCOR
Emily Hogarth's beautiful papercuts
I have followed Emily Hogarth and her adorable family on Instagram for the past couple years and have always loved the snippets I've seen of her beautiful papercut creations in her feed. So I was so excited when she got in touch last year and offered to create a custom papercut piece for us based on our travels. ...
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BOOKS
The children's travel journals turned into a book with Doodle Nest!
As I've mentioned before, each of our children kept a journal during our travels this year. They wrote in their journals at least once or twice a week, documenting each country and noting down memorable moments from each place we visited. Their journals are filled with notes, writings, doodles, drawings, small souvenirs and mementos from ...
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BABY
Sweet for Baby: Alison Jay Nursery Art from Happy Spaces
One of my favourite children's book illustrators is the talented Ms. Alison Jay. If you haven't laid eyes on her books or illustrations before, you should check them out for sure! I love her signature style with the sweet colours and cracked varnish, and there are always a millions things to discover in her artwork... ...
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Babyccino Birthday -- Print Art Kids
For the past year or so, I have had my daughter make a card for everyone's birthday-- much more personal than a store-bought card! But, on occasion, I'll have to admit that it was a bit like pulling teeth -- sometimes she was just not in the mood for art when I needed a card ...
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HOME AND DÉCOR
My name is...
When we moved back to the US, one of the most important things for our 3½-year-old was her new room -- what would it look like? In order to keep some consistency (the poor thing had to deal with an international move AND a new baby sister at the same time), I made sure to ...
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