Our Playroom

I’m excited to share our new playroom space with you guys!
We have our main kitchen table in the kitchen’s eating area…
and I knew that having a playroom would be more helpful than a dining room…
So we turned it into this bright and cheery space just for the kids!
It’s right off the kitchen and family room…
so makes for a good space for the kids to set up shop throughout the day.
I worked up some fun and easy diy’s, used craigslist finds, and
shopped our current toy situation to pull the room together.
The key to being organized in here, is to limit the toys…and have a spot for everything!
Come on in and I’ll give you the tour! Micah was napping the other afternoon and we snapped some photos.
The girls were so excited to share their favorite spaces!

I love fostering the kids’ imaginations and creating fun areas for pretend play.
Having different play areas also helps when the kids “need” their own space to play. lol.
I love how it turned out! I’ll try to share all the details but just comment if I missed something!
The PAINT color is Aloe by Sherwin Williams (Home Depot)
The Rug is from Rugsusa.com.
The Cafe sign was a DIY project I did with just a sheet of chalkboard plywood from home depot.
used my drill to poke two holes and then hung up with knotted rope!
Super easy, you can do it in minutes!

The first space I’ll share is their little market!
I used these great building plans I found on Pinterest to make it out of pvc pipes and a storage unit!
One afternoon… and I had it built. They played with it right away, and then I recently
found fabric at JoAnns (Nate Berkus line) for the awning and tablecloth!
I found baskets at the dollar store to load up their play food in.
I also got a cookie sheet and muffin tray from the dollar store.

I got this adorable chalkboard puppet show booth off of craigslist!
I think I paid $20 for it?? And it came with a dozen or so puppets!
I love the pictures the kids draw on it. And they seriously crack up when daddy
gets back there and puts on a puppet show.

I created another section on one wall with their toy bins (IKEA) and doll gear.
The girls give birth to like…two babies a day…
they are serious about motherhood around here.
I believe the crib and stroller are both from santa via walmart online.
The blue and white stripe basket is from target and is thoughtfully put there to deter micah from climbing.
It works. most of the time.

The magnet boards and white frames are from IKEA.
The bookshelf was a trash find that I cleaned up and painted.
I put two target storage bins on the shelves to hold their little people.(I’m obsessed with them)
The little dollhouse was mine when I was little. Love seeing them play with it.
(Their two big doll houses are up in the girls’ shared room. a long with the princess dolls for it.)

I love putting up their artwork on the magnet boards!
They are perfect for when school starts up again and they bring home
their projects….plus we color DAILY in our house and need a spot to show off their masterpieces!
  

I had made a big felt board in the past..but it didn’t work in this room because of the chair rail.
I came across the FIRST “portable” felt board I made the girls… and tacked it to the wall!
I eventually want to make a new one out of a canvas to hang up on this spot.
But this one works for now! You can see more of our felt board fun HERE.

My girls love baking and cooking in their “little house.”
I set up their IKEA play kitchen in the corner, a long with a basket(target) filled
with their dishes and other play food.
The high chair is also a santa/walmart online pick.
 

The teal cake stand is from target (spritz) on clearance.
They love a good cake stand… like their mama. ;)
I made the bookends years ago out of two wood blocks, target dollar bin
toy animals hot glued on and the whole thing spray painted yellow.
My mom and I, over the years, have made the girls felt food!
I love adding more to their little collection.
I’m about to start another batch of felt madness over here….
Some healthier options. haha. You can see some past felt food mentioned here and here.
I’ll be posting more details and patterns one of these days!

Like I said above, it helps for everything to have it’s place!
Micah knows exactly where to put his blocks(in the target laundry basket)…
and the puppets go in a bin behind the stand!
The play food goes in the little white baskets..which have handles that
they can hold while they go around and gather it up!

I wanted to put the kid’s art work throughout the room.
They love seeing their old and new favorites in the frames! (IKEA)
The prints in the green (IKEA) frames are from the Target dollar bins. (found them mid july 2015)

Their market has to have a spot for the customers! So I put their little ikea table in the middle of the room.
I used the leftover market awning fabric to make a little tablecloth. They LOVE it.
Makes it feel more special and like a real cafe. ;)
If only I could fit better in those chairs. lol. maybe after baby arrives??
If the room was a little bigger I would put a comfy chair for mama!
They are always taking my order and serving me yummy food.
They made fruit smoothies the other day. Delish.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I loved creating this space for them to have play together in.
Lots of fun memories to be made in here.
I’ll try to answer any other questions in the comments!