The Best Big Kid Beds, According to Experts and Designers

Plus, 5 dinners that start with a pound of ground beef.

July 28, 2022 No. 95 One way for kids to pass a few of these long summer hours is … podcasts! Perennial favorites around these parts include Circle Round (you can print out coloring pages for each episode!), Wow in the World (which has also produced two excellent kids' books about the human body and animals) and The Past and the Curious (history!), and Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest (fairy tales, but not Disney-fied). –The Cubby Team The Best Big Kid Beds, According to Experts and Designers By Laura Fenton   Buying a kid bed doesn't sound like such a difficult thing — it's just a bed, after all! However, when you start to consider when to buy the bed, what materials are best, and the longevity of the design, you realize it is a surprisingly complicated affair. I've spent my entire career writing about home design and I found it daunting. Here's why: Sleep is a HUGE issue for families. Getting our beloved littles to sleep through the night is critical to our children's wellbeing and our own.   As with all of our Cubby Buying Guides, I spoke to experts to get in-depth advice about purchasing a big kid bed. With this guide in hand, you should have the confidence to make a purchase that will last until your kid heads off to college. read more > cubby ❤️: One of the Best Purchases I've Made for My Kid's Room By Alicia Betz: After I had my baby just over four years ago, the new clutter seemed manageable at first. But after her first Christmas came, our living room seemed to explode with toys overnight. The modestly-sized toy box her grandad gave her wasn't going to cut it.   Then, I came across a product that is still a staple in her bedroom today… play The Best Toys for 2-Year-Olds 25 favorite editor-approved toys for 2-year-old tots. read more > 6 Tips for Taking Your First Overseas Trip with Young Kids Here's how to make it a great experience. read more > eat 5 Easy Dinners That Start with a Pound of Ground Beef Easy, quick, and delicious. A win all around! read more > This Veggie and Dip Family Snack Board Is How I Feed My Kids in the Summer Otherwise known as: how to get my kids to eat four times as many vegetables as they usually do. read more > live This $15 Solution Will Add a Ton of Storage to Your Closet in the Most Unlikely Spot I'm tempted now to do it in all our closets. read more > 8 Toddler Floor Beds That'll Encourage Little Kids to Sleep When They Need To It's a step up from just putting a mattress on the floor! read more > cubby finds: sand toys cup pyramid construction ice cream ask maxwell My three kids go through a lot of juice boxes and soda in the summer, which is expensive and not the healthiest. Got any solutions? –Nancy R. Dear Nancy,   I, too, still find empty Capri Sun pouches around the house at times, but I do make a big shift in the summer to stop this trend. They're fine for going to school, but when my daughter starts to rip through them at home because she's thirsty it seems really wasteful, SO I have a really nice drink dispenser that I set up either in the fridge or on the counter in the summer… read more > Maxwell Ryan is a father and was an elementary school teacher in NYC before founding Apartment Therapy. He'd love to answer your question: askmaxwell@cubbyathome.com ( trust us ) mom dance moves     Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences  View this email in your browser  Apartment Therapy is full of ideas for creating a warm, beautiful, healthy home. If we've inspired you, we may receive a share of purchases made through this email. Apartment Therapy Media 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1300 New York, NY 10013 ABOUT | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE