| Children's bedrooms are ideal for a playhouse | | | | playhouse for them that can be similar to the |
| castle or any other form of indoors kids | | | | 'princess castle tent' in that it pretends to be |
| playhouses, and offer the benefits of playhouses | | | | Princess Aurora's castle in Sleeping Beauty, or |
| to children that live in apartments and condos with | | | | perhaps decorated up to be Pocahontas's tent. |
| no garden or yard where they can have an | | | | You could erect a tent just like Dora the |
| outdoor playhouse. Although it might appear to be | | | | Explorer's house, a Playhouse Theater or even as |
| difficult to persuade your child that the playhouse | | | | a fabulous garage for the boys. A beauty |
| is in a different environment to his or her own | | | | boutique would be fun, and there are plenty more |
| home, it's amazing what a little imagination can do! | | | | ideas on which you can expand to convert an |
| First, find yourself an old lamp and a candle bulb. | | | | entire bedroom into a theme of its own. You |
| Place the lamp shade over the bulb so that it | | | | could design and build or acquire chests that can |
| sticks out through the middle of the shade and | | | | be suitably decorated to hold their clothes, and |
| hey presto - you have just made an indoor | | | | their beds could be permanently designed as a |
| campfire. You can make it even more realistic by | | | | fairy-tale bed. There is a lot that can be done to |
| popping popcorn over the stove and tell some | | | | change a bedroom into an indoor playhouse castle |
| ghost stories, or if that scares the kids, read | | | | to keep your children happy. You can be certain |
| some stories from a story book. Grimm's Fairy | | | | of one thing: they won't complain when you send |
| tales or something like that. You can play games | | | | them up their 'castle' to get their homework |
| such as I Spy or cards, and the kids are sure to | | | | done, so there will be tangible benefits as well as |
| have a few ideas. | | | | just keeping them happy. |
| The Princess's Indoor Castle | | | | Don't underestimate a child's imagination, and if |
| What young girl doesn't dream of being a princess | | | | you provide the raw materials they will do the |
| and meeting her Prince Charming? Cinderella and | | | | rest. A drawer can be converted to an escape |
| Sleeping Beauty are two of the most famous | | | | module and a pea under a mattress - well, you |
| fairy tales of all times, and if you want a happy | | | | know the tale about the Princess and the Pea, |
| little girl then you won't be able to make her a | | | | don't you? Some colorful rugs (flying carpets) and |
| genuine golden diamond tiara, but you can convert | | | | an old oil lamp (Aladdin's genie) will set a |
| her bedroom into her very own palace. | | | | imaginative scene and then leave the rest to |
| You can include a playhouse castle tent, and you | | | | them - but be careful not to provide spears and |
| can even use her bed to make a castle tent that | | | | arrows for the castle! You want them to play, |
| can hold several children at play. In fact, if your | | | | not have a full-scale battle! |
| daughter's bedroom is big enough, you can build a | | | | It can be very boring for young children to be |
| permanent castle that doesn't have to be taken | | | | cooped up in a condo or apartment, and designing |
| down at bed-time. She can even be allowed to | | | | an indoor kid's playhouse in the form of a |
| sleep in it as special treat for good behaviour. | | | | playhouse castle is a great way to keep them |
| Disney Playhouse Room | | | | occupied and happy, and also to get the |
| In fact, the possibilities are limited only by your | | | | schoolwork completed. There are many such |
| own imagination, and there are loads of things you | | | | castles commercially available. Use your |
| can do for your kids if you have no garden for | | | | imagination, and they will certainly use theirs. |
| them to play in. You can construct a Disney | | | | |