Cubby Archive: Apr 28, 2021

A Clever and Colorful Renovation Gives Two Kids Their Own Rooms in a Tiny English Victorian

Sarah and Tom Godfrey rented their small two-bedroom Victorian terrace house in a village in Nottinghamshire, England, for two years when their landlord decided to sell the house. Sarah was expecting her second child at the time, and although they thought the house was too small for a family of four, the couple knew it had potential. “Having lived in the historical village for two years we knew it was a special place to be,” says Sarah.

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Apr 28, 2021

7 Organizing Tips I Learned from Parents on TikTok

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. I don’t know about you, but I could look at before-and-after photos all day. Show me a messy pantry and then — snap! — perfectly labeled containers of cereal and I’m giddy. That’s pretty much what it’s like in the land of #MomHacks on TikTok.

Sierra Filucci

Apr 28, 2021

Ask Maxwell: Great Present for a 9-Year-Old Boy?

My Nick is about to turn 9 years old! He’s very artistic and creative. What’s a unique present that only you would know about? NellDear Nell,You’ve come to the right place because, as you may know, I love to find weird and interesting things to give away and delight people (AND it also makes for a very easy column this week :)).

Maxwell Ryan

Apr 28, 2021

Slackline Playgrounds Are the Inexpensive Invention That Let Kids Play Anywhere

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. Driving around last fall, I kept coming across these interesting-looking multicolored jungle gyms set up in the parkways around our neighborhood. Upon further investigation, I found out they were exactly what they looked like — obstacle courses, or “Ninja Slacklines.

Ashley Poskin

Apr 28, 2021

7 Uncommon Mother’s Day Crafts that Kids (and Moms) Will Love

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. My family is notorious for holding onto sentimental objects, but no one is a more avid, let’s say, collector than my mother. Her sewing room is stacked with bins of my artwork from childhood: cards with sloppy handwriting, a slightly alarming sketch of Pongo from “101 Dalmations.

Thao Thai

Apr 28, 2021

9 Easy Mug Cake Recipes for Every Kind of Celebration (Big and Small!)

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. The little milestones in our kids’ lives — like hitting their first baseball, reciting a poem on stage, providing a random act of kindness, or conquering a fear — are moments that deserve to be celebrated.

Justin Burke

Apr 28, 2021