Love this "tree house" and it's Girard inspired decoration. 

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I've always been a huge fan of kids toys that are made of wood. Add a little color and creativity and you have a winner in my mind. Cubiciti, today's favorite Kickstarter project has all those things. It's getting off to a slow start, and has an ambitious $58,000 goal to be funded, but I'd love to see it happen. 

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Cubiciti wood blocks.

Using an actual pig for a piggy bank is so inside the box. Me, I'm getting a Rhino bank.

Kooroo animals may be making the coolest things in Kansas right now.  With a small collection of locally made ceramic piggy banks in shapes like camels, buffalos, and lions, Kooroo is looking to add a little fun and quirkiness to your day. Piggy banks not your thing? Make sure you check out their letterpress too.

Kooroo

When I was in Paris last month, I spent a decent amount of time in book stores browsing and looking for gifts. One thing that I stumbled upon that I probably should have picked up, but didn't is this fantastic Alexander Girard memory game made by Ammo Books. The book has a total of 72 cards featuring textile designs and illustrations by the MCM folk master himself.

New Alexander Girard Memory Game$ 12

I sort of have a thing for interesting looking humidifiers, mostly because for so long it was next to impossible to find one. This unique take on the boring old humidifier comes from Minwoo Lee.  It's not hard to imagine where the Alianoid Humidifier gets its name from. It looks more like something from the movie WALL-E than it does a humidifier.  So far it doesn't appear that it is in production, but we can always hope.

Alianoid Humidifier

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I love a good wooden toy, especially an interactive one. I recently picked up one of these Transformobile bulldozers from GRM sponsor Miss Yesterday and I have to say it's an absolute hit. It's a nice mix of wood and plastic, and it is all held together with embedded magnets. To make things even cooler, the magnets are set up in a way that lets certain parts move in set increments. That means whatever position you put the bucket in, it stays there.

Miss Yesterday is not just about the kids toys though. I also picked up a fantastic handmade leather satchel for my girlfriend. The quality is great, and it's one of those pieces that you just know is going to get better and better with age. Available in yellow, blue or green, and in a 11" or 14" size.

Miss Yesterday

I'm typically a huge apple fan, but this time I'll make an exception. The i-wood by German based Rasselfisch is the perfect low tech laptop alternative for the kid in your life. I have a feeling it would make an easy DIY project as well. i-wood laptop

I love a good simple plywood chair, and that's exactly what the Aero kids chair from Sodura is. Available in a natural finish, or if you are feeling fancy coco or white, the Aero chair is an affordable and stylish place for your little guy (or girl) to take a seat.

Aero Chair $85s

Buying furniture for little people can be a serious investment, and sometimes it's hard to justify dropping a large amount of cash for something that is only useful for a few years. That's why I love cribs that can serve multiple purposes, like this Gro 5 in 1 Companion crib. Besides being a crib, there are options to turn it into a toddler bed (shown above), day bed, play table, or desk. All that and it assembles in under 2 minutes with no tools needed. Thats smart. Gro 5 in 1 Companion Crib $999 - $1,390

I've been moving GRM over to a new server today and it's been sort of a bumpy ride. Kinda makes me want to go home and curl up in a blanket and take a nap. Specifically this brilliant blanket by Barbara Perrino.

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I've been looking at these blocks on Etsy for a couple days now, and I honestly can't believe that someone hasn't bought them yet. Tempted as I am to get them for myself, I thought I would do the nice thing and put this out there for my readers. These amazing vintage wood blocks are honestly some of the coolest blocks I have ever seen. I absolutely love the colors and the inset triangle of white and yellow. A mere $20 will get you an amazing 9 block set. Someone get this before my hand is forced.

nautical signal code flag pattern blocks $

20

It's crazy how fast time flies. My two little tikes are almost both in big kid beds now. Trying to figure out the best way to make that work has sent me on a little scramble to find some modern bunk bed inspiration. It seems like there is a wide variety of options out there, most of which cost a pretty penny. The (1) Pluunk Bunk bed is the most amazing looking, but costs $4,400. The super sneaky (2) Lollipop murphy beds from resource furniture start at $3,500 and are by far the most space efficient by a long way.  Morebunkbeds.com has everything from the (3) $3,400 Nurseryworks Duet bunk bed to a super inexpensive (4) $314 generic metal one. Lastly is the German (5) AMBERintheSKY which is a whole different scale of bunk bed. I don't know that it is available stateside, but it gets my DIY juices flowing.

Any other modern bunk beds that you love?

The Eat Play Grow table by Ruth Vatcher is designed to educate children on how to grow produce.

The concept of the table is that the trough at the back of the table allows the children to grow food in a water tight container. They can then use the watering pot as a tool to sustain the produce. Additionally, the felt provides storage of necessary tools beneath the table.

Honestly, after reading that and looking at the table, I still have no idea how it works. But I am pretty sure that I want one for my kids so I can educate them that felt, oak and white ceramics are three winning ingredients to one drop dead sexy table.

Eat Play Grow table.

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I'm always a little hesitant to post about furniture from Urban Outfitters, especially when it is available online only, but I remember what a hard time I had trying to find an affordable rocking chair for the nursery 4 years ago. With that in mind may I introduce you to the Mid-Century Rocker Chair. It looks good, and from the comments it seems like the biggest complaint is that it is scaled pretty small. Priced at $289 it is fairly inexpensive by rocker standards. For example the Nurseryworks Storytime Rocker we had retailed for $800 (now you can find them for $499 from websites like babycribstation.com et al).  That is nearly double, but I will say however that the Storytime is a bomber piece of furniture that will last a very very long time.

Mid Century Rocker $289

What better way to start a Monday than with two sets of minimalist blocks from across the pond.  The top photo shows Russian made Geo Blocks, which includes a set of 7 wooden blocks painted white. 7 too many for you? The how about the Swiss designed Designomat blocks. Comprising of only 3 blocks, they can be rearranged to form endless shapes. Geo Blocks (via)

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Here's a little insider tip for all my Salt Lake City readers with kids...

We've covered some cool Airstream remodels on GRM before, but never one quite like this. The Creative Capsule started its life as a normal Airstream trailer, but recently got completely gutted and refinished inside with one purpose in mind. Entertaining and teaching kids. Tenfour industries is using the space to teach children's craft projects and host birthday parties. They are making their inaugural appearance tonight at the Millcreek Community market from 4 to dusk.

Follow the Creative Capsule on Facebook to see where they will be next.

Last week I posted about the fabulous Patrick Hruby wall decal from Blik. If huge wall decals aren't your thing, but you are still looking for an excuse to get some of that colorful goodness into your life, may I present to you the Patrick Hruby memory game. Each box set contains 36 pairs of his wonderfully colorful illustrations.

Patrick Hruby memory game $15

Success

[suh k - ses]

-noun

1. A kickstarted project that includes a DIY paper robot made with bright colors and bold patterns
2. the feeling you have when funding an awesome project like Paper Punk

Paper Punk on Kickstarter

My kids are growing up fast, and are quickly approaching bunk bed age. I'm loving this playful custom modern bunk bed designed by Finnish design firm Aalto + Aalto. The design was inspired by a teehouse, and it's modular and can be arranged into different configurations.

Aalto + Aalto

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How these colorful wooden robots managed to evade Capree's radar is absolutely beyond me. Sure, they were designed by a fairly obscure design group in Poland called Prodiz, but that's no excuse. Each robot is made up of wooden pieces with magnets that can be rearranged to your imaginations extent.

Robole by Prodiz

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