We are excited to offer our favorite line of cloth diapers!  Over the past year I have recommended Grovia diapers to many many families and now there is a local outlet to purchase them.  I have happily used them in my own home since my daughter, AKA shop baby was born.    

I’ll be honest, I am not cloth diapering guru.  I know how to use the Grovia diaper system very well and they work great for our lifestyle.   When choosing the best cloth diaper system for us, here is what I liked about the Grovia Diapering System:

-they are durable

-they are simple and cute- good colors!

-they are super easy to use

-they are hybrids and can be used from newborn up to 35 pounds!

-there is a disposable liner for easy on the go diapering

-they were affordable

-they are made with organic cotton

-they have an attachment for pull ups for the potty training days

-and last but not least, they get great reviews

click here to read a little about how they work.  Come on in if you want a demo or have any questions, then add them to your registry!

We’ve been a little quiet lately in terms of bloggin’… summer here sure is busy. We’re preparing for all of our awesome camps & can’t wait to see you all here! We’ve also been working super hard on our website, www.treehousekidandcraft.com, so we can get the word out to our friends and families — send it to the ones you love to brag about having the best store for creative play in the country (:

Some of our faves from the past few weeks:

Handknit leaves by our Knitwit Club (who created a fundraiser for their teacher, Jan Tibbett - if you haven’t made a donation you can still stop by)

Earth Day Chickens visiting from sweet olive farm

Strawberry pops, strawberries, & flowers from our friends Mandy & Steve at 3 Porch Farm; Lemonade stand and snacks for Wholesome Wave Georgia (our Knitwits volunteered!)

DIY sidewalk paint with our Thursday Craft Club!!!

And I’ve been so into Mama/Papa & Me classes that I forget to take pictures. (Remind me, Carissa!) xoxoHope

Meet Mitchell.

We love it when Mitchell and his baby sister Clara visit the shop. He’s so curious and so quiet that sometimes we can’t even find him. Each and every time he makes a visit he has to try on a pair of glasses from our vintage collection. Each and every time it’s the cutest thing we’ve ever seen. Thanks, Mitchell, for making our day even more fabulous! 

We are super excited (and really lucky) to spend the day with a bunch of awesome artists and vendors!!

Please join us and help support your local art scene!  We all know that it is what makes our lil’ city so awesome!

This Year’s vendors include:

Ruth Allen, Cassie Arcate, Dynamite Vintage, Karen’s Clothesline, Kenneth Kase, the Knitwits, Nancy Lendved, Lightnest, Luvaboo, Natalie Kilgore, Oceanity,  Simply Me!, Rachel Sleppy, Leslie Snipes, Sugar Cookie, Tin Cup, Lindsey Troutman, and Valt Line

We also will be doing a fundraisor for Athens Clarke County Teacher Jane Tibbet who is undergoing treatment for Leukemia. Come by and buy a leaf knitted by our very own Knit Wits and other folks in our community.  

Meet Camp Instructor Garrett, aka Mr. Awesome

We know that everyone is getting excited for summer camps, including our instructors! We just met up with Garrett Yaeger who is teaching our Impromp3bles Camp (Improv and Creativity).  

Garrett and I went to college together in Wisconsin, many years ago.  He is now doing a doctoral program in Creative Play at UGA.  Yes I said Creative Play, who knew you could do that?  You can only imagine how wonderful this camp will be.  And sorry adults this one is for the 6-10 year olds.  

What do you like to do when you are not at UGA?

This is a fun question, to which i gotta say: a lot! I guess the easiest way to explain that further is to highlight what i’ve been up to this spring:

I went snowboarding for a week in Lake Tahoe this February. While there was very little snow, I loved spending time on the slopes, with the family I used to manny for in San Francisco. I have a golden retriever named Matisse, who likes ball-sports (and love) as much as I do; he chases tennis balls and I love playing pickup basketball. I get a kick out of designing and building furniture for my apartment, and have also been contributing some 3D architectural renderings for a few friends who have their own altruistic endeavours locally, and abroad. Writing is the primary outlet for me, and weaves nicely within an without my research at UGA. Frankly, my life and work at UGA is integrated with everything I do. A lot of what I do welcomes the Athens community into the conversation about play and creativity in our Gifted and Creative Education program. We can all learn from people who are creative in something that we may not initially think of as creative.

So, you are teaching the “Impromp3bles” Camp. What can kids and parents expect from this camp?  

Kids and parents can expect new best friends! The improv, play, and creativity that will happen at the camp will nurture something children will have for the rest of their lives… Honestly, that isn’t an over-promised/under-delivered promotional trap. While the game of Impromp3bles (Impromptu fables with 3 characters) is pretty rad, the experience of instilling children with some extra confidence is priceless. Our world is rarely predictable, and health is inextricably linked to our capacity for personal expression.. Giving children the skills to be more adaptable and improvisational will pay off throughout their lives. Parents need flexibility too, so the camp will get them involved as well— either by joining us, or via playing along with the new game that your kid built over the course of a few days! Plus, the children will come home with a game that they’ve created with their own two hands; one they can share with friends that doesn’t require an electrical outlet.

Why are you excited to teach a camp at TREEHOUSE. kid and craft?

Because I love what Kristen (and Hope) have built in Athens! I recently moved from San Francisco, and know for a fact that TH would be an absolute hit there. I hope to help the families of Athens realize what a treasure they have in TREEHOUSE. kid & craft. That being said, I am ecstatic to learn from the kids. My ongoing research on play has repeatedly affirmed that children see the world in a way that us adults wish we still could. The magic that surrounds is winking, waiting for us to join in on the celebration of our beautiful existence. The time I spend teaching children’s courses awakens that in me, and celebrates it in them! 

Before I moved to Georgia I was an organic farmer.  I have a huge soft spot for local farmers and heathy eating.  Wholesome Wave is such a great organization that helps people eat well and support small farms.  I believe that they are one of the most important organizations around!  Come tomorrow and make a donation!!