Indoor Playhouses And Play Tents For Kids Imaginary Play

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Indoor Playhouses - The Best Play Value For The Money

Indoor Playhouses are some of the best value for money when it comes to toys. Kids love having a "house" of their own. They will invite friends and parents to visit. Benefits for parents are huge too. The playhouses can save the real walls from being painted, and lots of toys that used to clatter up the house will now find a hiding place in the playhouse. Typically indoor playhouses are made of cardboard, molded plastic, inflatable plastic, or cloth (tents, really). There are plusses and minuses to all four. But all four will get a lot of play time. Kids will practice drawing skills on the walls, they will invite friends to visit - this in turn develops social skills. They will keep lots of toys in the playhouse - organizational skills and tidying up their own house will come into play. Most importantly, kids will have plenty of fun. Conceptually it's a pretty simple toy - and maybe that's why it has so much play value - children get to use their own imagination and creativity to make the playhouse "their own".

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cardboard indoor playhouseCardboard indoor playhouses are easy to assemble, inexpensive, and tend to be bigger than plastic ones. Cardboard playhouses are surprisingly sturdy. I have one in the house, and despite hundreds of hours of play, and being well over a year in service, it's still in excellent shape. An additional bonus of cardboard indoor playhouses is that they can be painted with crayons or markers. When your child works off his or her creative impulses on the playhouse, your real walls will be spared. In the 15 months that I had the indoor playhouse at home, my daughter only painted real walls in 2 small places. Amazing! One more benefit - they tend to be pretty big, so lots of toys can be put in the playhouse - and kept from cluttering up the room.

Hard plastic indoor playhouses tend to be smaller, and more expensive. On the other hand, you get a playhouse that's likely to survive until your child is too big to fit into it. It's not as much fun to draw on a plastic playhouse, so they may not be as good as cardboard playhouses at saving your real walls from artwork. And because they are smaller, you are not likely to get invited to play inside, as you surely will with the cardboard ones. But the big benefit of the plastic playhouses is that they can survive a rainy day outside. For most climates, that's an important advantage.

Inflatable plastic indoor playhouses are probably the least sturdy of them all. The do provide fun play environment, but they don't seem to last as long as the other kinds. Kids will still have plenty of fun, and will be able to paint the walls with markers, and play many games, but the inflatable playhouse has the same limitation as all inflatable toys - when it gets punctured, parents have to patch up the hole before fun can resume. Their great benefit though is that when deflated, they take up almost no space, and unlike with cardboard playhouses, being out in the rain is actually fun.

Cloth indoor playhouses are really small tents. They have the benefit of being great fun outdoors when the weather is warm, since they typically have a roof that allows air to circulate. But they lack the permanence of the cardboard or plastic playhouse. They often lack the privacy too, as walls or doors are see-through. And they offer no outlet for the budding artist - they will do nothing to save your real walls from being
painted.

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Whichever you choose, whether cardboard, plastic or cloth, an indoor playhouse will get so much play time that you will be amazed. Kids love to have own space, that they control, that "belongs" to them. They will play with other toys in the playhouse, they will paint it, decorate it, they will climb in and out through the windows (playhouse windows are low enough - they are usually at a height of a typical couch). They will store their toys in the playhouse, and will invite you to come and visit. All the time, they will have plenty of fun too. So if you are looking for a birthday gift, or a Christmas gift, get an indoor playhouse - it's a great gift. And for the amount of playtime it will get - it's the least expensive gift there is.

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Cottage Playhouse

The flowers are in bloom and the birds are singing. Open the windows in your beautiful cottage and get ready for hours of imaginative playtime. This oversized Cottage Playhouse is filled with great fun features including full curtain front doors and a mesh sky light. Soft colors combine with beautiful landscape to help create the most imaginative play environment around. Measures 58" x 48" x 58".0 points

Sweetheart Playhouse

Sweetheart Playhouse

The Sweetheart Playhouse is a charming gingerbread-style cottage. Adorned with a heart-shaped flower pot, full-size door, working shutters and decorative shingled roof with skylight, this adorable playhouse is perfect for endless hours of pretend play. There's even a cordless electronic phone with six push-button sounds, a clock with moveable hands and a convertible range top that flips over to become a pretend barbecue grill with clicking knobs. An electronic doorbell with realistic chimes sign...0 points

Step2 Four Seasons Playhouse

Step2 Four Seasons Playhouse

Step2 Four Seasons PlayhouseThis petite playhouse features a full floor and fits in small areas indoors and out. The Four Seasons Playhouse is a four-star quality playhouse that is small in scale but big on details- full floor, working Dutch door, archtop window, arched slate roof, and coach light fixtures. The full floor features molded-in tile that helps keep the interior clean. Classic columns provide an open view of the interior.The interior features two molded-in seats and a table. Other fe0 points

My Very Own House

My Very Own House

Children will spend hours coloring their new playhouse and then playing in it. The house has 4 windows, 2 doors and 2 mail slots. The house comes with 8 washable color markers. The house is bio-degradable, formaldehyde free and completely recylable. Enables children to have hours of fun play. Explands for play or collapses for storage in only minutes! House measure 55 1/2" L by 36" wide by 49" tall. For ages 1 1/2 years and up.0 points

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Step2 Doorway Playhouse

Stir up little imaginations with this Doorway Playhouse. The working bottom Dutch door creates a draw-through tunnel, and the wide-view peephole adds a fun touch. There's even an electronic doorbell with a realistic chime sound. Interior shelves provide plenty of room to store treasures and trinkets. Fits doorway openings from 29" to 33" wide. Requires 2 "AAA" batteries, not included. Measures 40.25"H x 34.5"W x 13.5"D.0 points

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  • Atreyusmommy May 7, 2012 @ 10:53 am | delete
    Great lens! I am trying to find the perfect tent for my niece and son to play in. Thanks for all the great suggestions.
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    you can find some of these in stores but not this kind of selection, these are great!
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    I love this lens! Great Playhouses!
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    Great collection of Playhouses and Dollhouses at www.toysandstuff.net
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    I remember the days when you put a blanket over a table! lol But these are great
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