| A wooden kid's playhouse can take the form of an | | | | next a saloon for a shoot-out with the sheriff's men - |
| outdoor clubhouse or simply an outdoor playhouse that | | | | after it has been a schoolroom, that is, and their |
| will keep your children occupied during these long | | | | homework is finished. Not only are they being kept |
| summer months. They tend to need little maintenance | | | | occupied, but they are getting the exercise needed for |
| and a lick of paint once a year will keep it looking fresh | | | | their physical development, the school work for their |
| and habitable. | | | | mental development and they are doing all of this in as |
| Children have a lot of energy to expend, and also very | | | | safe an environment as you can offer them. |
| inquiring minds, and leaving them to find their own | | | | Where to Site Your Outdoor Playhouse |
| outdoor amusement can be very dangerous. If you try | | | | Generally, anywhere in your garden or backyard will |
| to entertain them yourself you will likely get exhausted, | | | | do, but if you site it so that it is line with your own |
| and struggle with all the other stuff you have to do | | | | house then your children will take it as an extension of |
| around the home. It is too expensive to take them out | | | | that rather than as a toy. Alternatively, you could ask |
| every day, and you need an alternative to them | | | | them where they prefer it be and then you will get no |
| getting up to mischief in the garden. | | | | complaints. You normally don't need planning permission |
| Day care is not a realistic option for parents that have | | | | or a building permit for a structure of less than 110 sq.ft. |
| their child's interests at heart, and while commercial | | | | but check with your local office to make sure. If a |
| playgrounds, day care and kinders generally have the | | | | permit is required it won't generally be a problem if you |
| children's needs in mind, they cannot offer the degree | | | | go through the correct channels. |
| of outdoor exercise that a developing child needs. A | | | | Design and Décor of a Small Outdoor Clubhouse |
| wooden kid's playhouse is the ideal answer. | | | | It is possible to find a small outdoor clubhouse that is |
| You can situate the kids outdoor playhouse in your | | | | similar in design to your own home, and you can paint it |
| garden by itself, or even better, construct your own | | | | in the same colors. However, that's not often |
| children's playground in your backyard, with swings, | | | | necessary and your children might prefer something |
| slides and the playhouse, either in the form of a small | | | | unique. Distinctive playhouses are available with a |
| house filled with toys or as a small outdoor clubhouse. | | | | number of different designs of doors and windows, |
| Make sure it is big enough for their friends, with a table, | | | | and although wooden playhouses are generally best, |
| some seats and even beanbags they can lie around | | | | they also come in plastic. |
| on. A door, windows and waterproof roof are musts. | | | | A wooden playhouse is easier to maintain and paint, |
| Your child that hates school homework will suddenly | | | | and it is easier to repair wood than broken plastic. |
| find that school work is fabulous when carried out in | | | | However, whatever design or décor you use, your |
| their own outdoor playhouse, sitting on their own | | | | child will love his or her kid's playhouse, and it will not |
| wooden chair at their own table. As soon as they get | | | | only give you peace of mind that they are safe when |
| home from school they will be demanding to get out | | | | they are playing outside in the yard, but it will also help |
| into their kid's playhouse to get on with their school | | | | them to develop as they should - and don't forget the |
| work. | | | | homework situation. With their own premises, they will |
| The play house will be whatever they want it to be. At | | | | love it. |
| one moment it is a dungeon or dragon's castle, at the | | | | |