Cubby Archive: Apr 14, 2021

This $100 Storage Closet Makeover Comes with Brilliant Organizing Tips

Every parent knows that cleaning up toys is a struggle, but the right organizing system can help make it easier.Leanna Laming, the author of the blog Life by Leanna and a mom of three, acknowledges that her family’s toy closet (above) was better looking than many, but it wasn’t working for her family. Leanne realized there was room for improvement. In particular, while toy types were arranged by bin, those bins were completely opaque and didn’t have labels.

Alison Goldman

Apr 14, 2021

Ask Maxwell: How To Build an Easy Treehouse

Spring has sprung here in Denver and my kids are playing outdoors again! They have always wanted a treehouse. Any easy tips? RinaDear Rina, You are in luck (and so am I) because while my daughter is going to high school next year and has announced that she’d also like to live in the city in her own apartment (not going to happen for years), when she about 6 years old I built two simple treehouses for her and her friends AND carefully documented the process. Here you go!

Maxwell Ryan

Apr 14, 2021

My Kids Tried 25+ Trader Joe’s Products — Here Are the Winners

This piece was created for Cubby, our weekly newsletter for families at home. Want more? Sign up here for a weekly splash of fun and good ideas for families with kids. When I asked my daughters if they would be interested in testing some products from Trader Joe’s, the answer was a resounding yes. After a year of ordering groceries online, the idea of perusing shelves in-person — and picking up something other than the same-old — appealed to us quite a bit.

Ayn-Monique Klahre

Apr 14, 2021

5 Tips for Displaying Kids’ Art, According to an Interior Designer

This piece was created for Cubby, our weekly newsletter for families at home. Want more? Sign up here for a weekly splash of fun and good ideas for families with kids. As a mom with a whole closet dedicated to fabric, paper, and 14 hot glue guns, few things bring me more joy than watching my boys harnessing their own creative genius. I beam whenever they excitedly hand me their newest “masterpiece.

Jamie Shoecraft

Apr 14, 2021