Parenting

Electronic Diaper Long gone are the days of peeking at a diaper to determine if it's that time or not.  You know what I'm talking about.  Introducing the Electronic Diaper:  a high-tech interior garment for infants with a sensor that monitors your child's comfort level.  It provides instant audible feedback by way ... read more »

Magnetic Family Chore Chart (for a multi-child house hold)Having a large family means more things to do, less time to do them and MORE mess. One simple solution is to enlist the help of your children. By doing this you will teach them important life skills, build a family bond by working together & just spend more time with them. This easy to throw togethe... read more »

Simple Book RepairMy toddler daughter loves books but she's still working on how to take care of them. Like most little ones will do at some point, the other night she dismantled her favorite book. Luckily I got to it before she really pulled it apart and managed to find the cardboard spine avoiding the need to make ... read more »

Start your own summer camp!This instructable is the story of the creation of a summer camp called Camp Kaleidoscope, in Cambridge, MA. I created this in 2006 and ran until 2008. It is a program that focused on giving children the opportunity to choose what they did during the day -- even nothing -- and guiding them through cr... read more »

How to make a Toddler Bed GuardOur predicament: My son takes naps during the day with my wife, while our niece whom she watches, sleeps in his crib.   Our problem is that when he sleeps in our bed for his nap, he has a tendency to fall out of bed, sometimes even knocking his head on the nightstand on the way down. We’ve tried ... read more »

Teacher Appreciation Gift Sure to Please!In this instructable, I will show you how to make a cheap and easy gift to celebrate a special teacher in your life. Guaranteed not to be something they've received before, and pretty much free, depending on how many extra little details you put into it. I hope none of my coworkers are reading t... read more »

Footrest helps kids sit comfortably at the tableDo your kids have trouble wiggling in their seats through a meal? Now that my kids are too big for high chairs, the weight of their dangling legs gets uncomfortable after a couple minutes. They try all sorts of things to get comfortable: pulling up their knees, twisting around to pull one leg up,... read more »

Simple table tentKids love making forts and tents. The simplest one would be a blanket or sheet thrown over a table. However if you still want to be able to use the table, this instructible will show you a simple way to create a tent for your child that reduces the risk of everything on top of the table being pull... read more »