diff --git a/lib/lego/value.rb b/lib/lego/value.rb
index 88a8708..eafc7f4 100644
--- a/lib/lego/value.rb
+++ b/lib/lego/value.rb
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ class Boolean; end
 require_relative 'value/integer'
 require_relative 'value/float'
 require_relative 'value/boolean'
+require_relative 'value/hash'
diff --git a/lib/lego/value/array.rb b/lib/lego/value/array.rb
index 9939994..2e7b1eb 100644
--- a/lib/lego/value/array.rb
+++ b/lib/lego/value/array.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Lego::Value
   class Array < Base
 
     def initialize(type, opts={})
-      @_item_parser = Lego.value_parser(type)
+      @_item_parser = Lego.value_parser(type, opts[:children_opts] || {} )
       super(opts)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/lego/value/hash.rb b/lib/lego/value/hash.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8949e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/lego/value/hash.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module Lego::Value
+  class Hash < Base
+    def parsers
+      [
+        ->(v) { v.respond_to?(:to_hash) ? Lego.just(v.to_hash.freeze) : Lego.fail("invalid hash: #{v.inspect}") },
+        ->(v) { (not allow_empty? and v.empty?) ? Lego.none : Lego.just(v) }
+      ]
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def allow_empty?
+      @opts.fetch(:allow_empty, false)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lego/value/array_spec.rb b/spec/lego/value/array_spec.rb
index 21fe178..9b40f48 100644
--- a/spec/lego/value/array_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lego/value/array_spec.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
       specify { subject.parse([1, 2, 3]).should be_error("length not 2: '[1, 2, 3]'") }
       specify { subject.parse([42, 24]).should be_just([42, 24]) }
     end
+
+    context 'passess children_opts to children parser' do
+      subject { Lego::Value::Array.new(String, children_opts: { allow_blank: true, default: -> { 'default' }} )}
+      specify { subject.parse(["abc", "", nil]).should be_just(["abc", "", "default"])}
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#coerce' do
diff --git a/spec/lego/value/hash_spec.rb b/spec/lego/value/hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d8f175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lego/value/hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Lego::Value::Hash do
+  describe '#parse' do
+    context 'parses nil' do
+      subject { Lego::Value::Hash.new(allow_empty:false, default: -> { {key: 'value' } }) }
+      specify { subject.parse(nil).should be_just({ key: 'value' }) }
+    end
+
+    context 'allow empty' do
+      subject { Lego::Value::Hash.new(allow_empty: true) }
+
+      it 'parses empty hash' do
+        subject.parse({}).should be_just({}) 
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'disallow empty' do
+      subject { Lego::Value::Hash.new(allow_empty:false, default: -> { {key: 'value' } }) }
+      specify { subject.parse({}).should be_just({key: 'value' }) }
+    end
+
+    let(:hash) {{
+      key: 'value',
+      key2: 3,
+      key3: {
+        nested_key: Object.new,
+        nested_key2: 'nested value'
+      }
+    }}
+
+    it 'parses non-empty hash' do
+      result = subject.parse(hash)
+      result.should be_just(hash)
+      result.value.should be_frozen
+    end
+
+    context 'returns error when invalid hash' do
+      specify { subject.parse('').should be_error('invalid hash: ""') }
+      specify { subject.parse([]).should be_error('invalid hash: []') }
+      specify { subject.parse(6).should be_error('invalid hash: 6') }
+    end 
+  end
+
+  describe '#coerce' do
+    context 'missing' do
+      it 'raises error' do
+        expect{ subject.coerce(nil) }.to raise_error(Lego::CoerceError, 'missing value')
+        expect{ subject.coerce({}) }.to raise_error(Lego::CoerceError, 'missing value')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with :default handler' do
+      subject { Lego::Value::Hash.new(default: handler) }
+
+      context 'nil handler' do
+        let(:handler) { -> { nil } }
+        specify { subject.coerce(nil).should be_nil }
+      end
+
+      context 'lambda handler' do
+        let(:default_hash) { { key: 'value'} }
+        let(:handler) { -> { default_hash } }
+        specify { subject.coerce(nil).should == default_hash }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'failure' do
+      it 'raises error' do
+        expect { subject.coerce(nil) }.to raise_error(Lego::CoerceError, 'missing value')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'success' do
+      it 'returns hash' do
+        subject.coerce({key: 'value' }).should == { key: 'value' }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end