In This Issue

Issue 18: The Big Kid Issue

FEATURES

1. READING, WRITING, AND ROMAINE

   Who says public education is a wasteland? School programs that teach kids how to grow their own food are sprouting up across the country.
   by Lessley Anderson

2. THE TEENS OF 2023

   Telepathic gossip, implanted GPS chips, on-the-fly cosmetic surgery. Here's a peek at your future child, with tips for how to cope.
   by Jacob Ward

3. UP, UP, AND AWAY

   Step aside, kids. Adult tree houses now come with plumbing, electricity, and a built-in escape fantasy.
   by Lisa Selin Davis

DEPARTMENTS

5. RE-VIEW

   Converted school buses, skate-park solutions, Atari's comeback, Solar Decathlon, parent-friendly dining, and high-tech toys to keep Grandpa company. Plus: the best new music, books, and DVDs

6. RE-MAKE: MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO

   Make a paint-chip coffee table, a Lego CD rack, and an Infantree

7. RE-GRESS

   Iron-on tees, customization kits, and the iPod book safe

8. RE-CREATE

   Your little Picasso can write on the walls and chalk up the table with these home improvements for creative kids

9. RE-PLAY

   Pave a patio, rig a see-saw, and ride a balance board

10. RE-TAIL

    For the tykes: better booties, punk-rock duds, funny hats, pillow chums, and a modernist dollhouse. For big kids: a grown-up Lite Brite, a Mao doll, and a messenger bag

11. HDYGTFAJ?

    Q&A with Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes

12. STEP 1

    Japanese robots, 826 Valencia, and Douglas Coupland's Super City

13. READY-WHIP

    Grown-up grub

14. HOT TODDY

    Forget flash cards-make a learning ball

15. MARTHA LIVES

    Hopscotch bedspread

16. ALREADYMADE

    The Arco lamp, reborn

17. BUYER'S GUIDE / RE_SOURCE

    Where to get it

18. MACGYVER

    Winning entry: milk-crate TV cart. Next up: Christmas tree reuse

19. END GAME

    Why wild animals make better teachers