Turn Your Family’s Wooden Playhouses Into An Awesome Alien Retreat
Posted by admin on Nov 22, 2010
When wooden playhouses are invaded by “alien life forms” it is sure to take on a whole new look and feel. Your little one will have tons of opportunities to defend the universe from these space invaders after you make a few modifications to his or her playhouse to bring it up to “space station” specs. It doesn’t take too much to transform a kids playhouse into an alien retreat or extraterrestrial landing pad, but it does take a little creativity and willingness to let your child’s imagination run wild.
Here are a few tips for making the change:
1. They have to be able to dress like an alien! Together, with your child, shop at yard sales or thrift stores where you can find costumes or different odds and ends that can be glued on or sewn onto fabric to create really weird alien costumes. It’s amazing what you and your little one can put together using items such as glittery ornaments, shimmery or extremely patterned fabric scraps, hats, fake gems, and headbands. Remember, there are no rules for what an alien looks like or how it dresses. So, give your child free reign and don’t forget to make sure that there are plenty of mirrors or a reflective surface in his or her wooden playhouse that will allow your little alien to see how cool he or she looks!
2. Have lots of “spacey” stuff hanging from the ceilings that will make your little alien feel right at home in their wooden playhouses. Star shaped beads that can you can string together, along with large balls that look like or can be painted to look like planets, will be really cool as your kids run and explore in their wooden playhouse.
3. Create hiding spaces where you can put little non-perishable treats or “alien snacks” for your kids to discover. One of the most parts of being an alien is eating off the wall stuff. Your child and his or her friends will love going into the playhouse searching for alien bites! You may even decide to decorate a disposable cooler to store drinks or other fun stuff.
Painting the wooden playhouses orbital colors like orange, yellow, and bright green will add to the overall alien ambiance of the play space. Also, choose furnishings such as little chairs and tables that can accented with alien themed pillows and accessories. Your child will marvel at how fun it is being an alien in a strange land like Earth. After his many earthling adventures, his inner alien will need a place to relax and unwind in style!
Styling Wooden Playhouses For Little Train Fans
Posted by admin on Aug 17, 2010
When decorating wooden playhouses, sometimes the best looks and themes are not always the cutesy or predictable ones. For some children, their outdoor playhouse will be much more interesting and exciting to play in if it truly reflects their hobbies and interests. That is the case for collaborating with your child to style his or her playhouse into a real train fanatics play space. Here are a few design strategies for those that just love trains:
1. Build an operable model size train set into the walls. Imagine how cool it will be for your little one to have a train that actually rolls circulating around his or her kids playhouse. To accomplish this, you will need to create a platform around the structure that is securely fastened with some type of brackets. Select a train that your child will be able to handle without your help and place the train at a height that won’t impede play. If having it travel around the wall is too challenging, then, use the loft space and let it circulate there. Either way, your child will love seeing the train moving in the playhouse.
2. Give your child plenty of train inspired clothing to dress up in. From overalls to the fancy conductors suit that they see on children’s shows like “Thomas The Tank Engine”, just being able to dress the part will bring a smile to your child’s face. It will make the train experience seem more life-like and fun.
3. Decorate wooden playhouses with all sorts of vintage train memorabilia. Add in items like switches and controls that don’t actually work, but come from real trains. You should be able to find these type of items on a website like eBay or canvass your local thrift stores and garage sales for anything with trains on it. Whether you opt for curtains that have trains on them or shutters that can be stamped with trains on them, if your child is a real hobbyist, he or she won’t be able to get enough of having their favorite things all over their playhouse.
Making wooden playhouses into a train loving kids haven will be a fantastic undertaking. Let your child do some of the directing with regard to placing the trains and objects in the playhouse, and even consider allowing your little one to paint or stamp trains in different places on the walls and floor. It’s your child’s playhouse and their passion. They will be happy that you gave them a chance to participate and to make their space extra special!
Hosting New Years Parties In Wooden Playhouses With Your Children
Posted by admin on Aug 4, 2010
Who says wooden playhouses can only be used during the warm months? This is definitely a huge myth. Some of the best times that your child will have in his or her outdoor playhouse can happen when there is a little coolness in the air. One such event that could be totally cool for your children and their friends is to host their very own New Years Day Party in their kids playhouse. Sounds like a stretch, but great fun awaits your little ones if you try a couple of these simple party preparations:
1. Make sure that your kids outdoor playhouse can be heated, if it is cold out. If the space is small, a little space heater, such as an electric baseboard heater, may do the trick. A winter party event will need adult supervision, so you should plan to be there the whole time.
2. If you want to make your adult friends happy, set the party date so that it allows for them to get a little rest while you host the kids at your home. This could be an event that happens each year, and you could switch up venues each time. So, actually having it on New Years Day could work, as many adults will be just in from their nights out. Plus, the spirit of the day will still be resonating with the kids.
3. Make the party both fun and interactive. Encourage kids to dress up or provide a box of dress up clothes with top hats, costume jewelry, and feather boas. The children will absolutely love looking like an adult for the day! The games should be simple such as pin the sparkler on the New Year’s Clock or have them create a wall scroll with their resolutions. Kids have goals and hopes, too. This party is a great place for them to be able to talk about them.
4. Decorate the inside and outside of the wooden playhouses for the festivities. Serve sparkling gelatin treats and serve finger foods on fancy plastic silver colored plates. Give them clear plastic cups for drinking fizzy ice-cream soda punch.
Wooden playhouses are a fantastic venue for a New Year’s Day party for kids. It’s small enough to keep the mess that they may make contained, yet it’s just enough room for doing loads of wacky activities. One of the best reasons to branch out and use the kids outdoor playhouse in the Winter is that it’s really, really cool!