top picks #29

The best thing about teaching this semester is that I’m not teaching on Fridays. So this first week of classes, I feel like my weekend has started already! Bring on a lazy morning and the afternoon play date! Meanwhile, I’ve got lots of top picks to share this week. Everyone was in grand form – so read’em and weep. Or shout in amazement. Maybe add in a little jump for joy for good measure. Whatever makes you happiest!

This week’s picks:

• (Image above) As a designer I think these Rip + Tatter Chairs by Pete Oyler are super innovative, but I’m not sure I’d actually love them in my living room. I think Birdie might spend the entire time carefully peeling off all the layers. What about you, what do you think? Found via inhabitots.
• Oh my goodness! DIY watercolor paints? This could be a great project to do with your older kids, right now I think I’ll stick with homemade playdough (especially since our dear friends gave us a big batch of the good stuff for Birdie’s birthday – thanks again Lora!).
• I’ve been feeling guilty that the extra cold temperatures and extra deep snow is keeping Birdie inside, but then I saw these brilliant indoor ideas for playing with snow. Sometimes it’s the simple things that I totally overlook. Found via Ohdeedoh.
• You’ve seen these amazing handmade Kitty Egg Crayons before – they’re an internet-blog-etsy-sensation. Now you can see how they’re made!
• I may be turning into a closet pompom addict. But this new tutorial for t-shirt pompoms is definitely worth sharing.
• There’s something so simple about this Life Calendar: How Was Your Day? I think it would be a quick way to realize that most days really aren’t that bad in the big scheme of things. At least I hope so. Found via A-List Mom.