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Color is a key part of our world, but that doesn’t mean humans come into it instinctively able to distinguish orange from purple and green from red. No, color is another subjective cultural experience that has to be taught to our children. Yet it is nevertheless important, so you should start at any early age. One of the easiest ways to do this? Leverage the power of art supplies. Kids do instinctively love art, so teaching them color through crayons and paints is a no brainer. But  how to organize? Here’s a quick crash course.   Save nonbreakable clear jars until you have approximately a billion of them. Fill each jar with crayons, pens and markers in specific colors. Kids...

Play-Doh.  The bane of every parent’s existence. It gets ground into the furniture and somehow ends up on the underside of the table. It’s in hair and on carpet and, hold on … is that some turquoise dough in the tuna casserole? Unfortunately, we can’t do much to help you keep it away from the television, but we do have a great  idea for keeping Play-Doh organized and out of the living room, courtesy of What’s Up Moms. No longer do you have to be plagued by this pesky childhood favorite all rollin’ around under the couch and stuff. Stick all your colors into a K-cup carousel and keep it in the art corner, and you’ll never again have to...