Not many children have the luxury of a playroom in the house and usually this is to do with space in the home. Eventually, though, kids get annoyed with playing in their bedrooms all the time and eventually their toys end up migrating to the living room. If there’s one thing that most parents have in common, it’s the fact that they don’t want a communal living space over run with plastic, noisy toys. So, it makes sense that if there is a conservatory or a spare bedroom that is empty in the home, turning it into the perfect playroom is going to make sense for the whole family – and parental sanity.
Setting Up The Perfect Playroom
The thing is, setting up a playroom isn’t altogether that easy. You have to have it laid out so that your children actually want to play in it and will use their toys. Children get bored very easily, and while you can head out to your local furniture store for toy storage options that are going to make sense, you need to decide how to arrange everything so that the toys are used. Keeping a playroom organized? Not the easiest of jobs, but it’s something that you have to learn to do if you want your child to play with all the toys they’ve been given. Here are five things that you can do to keep your playroom organized and raring to go:
Keep The Floor Clear. Playrooms are the place your children can learn, create and play. They do that when they have the space to do so. Keeping the floor clear of cluttered boxes and toys can help them to accomplish their learning through play. Mount shelves and units on the walls, instead, and make sure that they are in easy reach.
Bookshelves Out. There is no need to keep bookshelves in a playroom if the kids aren’t going to be able to see the books that they want. Instead, think about using picture ledges like these so that they can see their books.
Activities Need To Be Separated. Have specific areas for each activity. An easel and table for an art and colouring corner. A pile of squashy pillows near the books so that you can all relax to read a story. Be clear and concise with your organization – it makes for a far easier clean up!
Rotate. The toys that you have in the playroom aren’t always going to be the ones that the kids want to play with. Change them up from time to time and bring toys from the back of the shelves to the front when you need to.
Miniature Seating. Your playroom isn’t made for adults. It’s made for little people, with little legs. So, when you arrange it all, make sure that everything is within reach. Buy child-sized tables and chairs and beanbags to sit in.
Your playroom doesn’t have to be chaos; with a little bit of organization, you can have the playroom you’ve all always dreamed of.