Which of us did not dream in childhood about our own house in which you can hide, play with friends or just sleep? The desire of children to have their own little “mink” is often so great that they try to build a house on their own from any available materials at hand. Bedspreads, old curtains, cardboard boxes, boards, pieces of plywood and even polystyrene are used. The fantasies of young builders have no limits. The process of creating a children's house with your own hands is so exciting that children like it even more than playing in a finished building.
A small house is a place for the solitude of a child, storage of dear things to his heart, games with friends. The kid takes care of his home - arranges furniture in it, decorates it, wipes the dust. Thanks to this, moral qualities are formed, a caring attitude to things, responsibility are brought up, the first labor skills appear. Games with friends help socialization, the development of imagination, thinking, memory, speech.
Buy or build yourself
A huge number of finished buildings are on sale. Bright and elegant plastic houses will be the perfect decoration for any nursery. No less colorful they will look in the courtyard of a country house. Their advantages are easy assembly, light weight, mobility. But such designs do not differ in particular solidity and durability. Under the influence of precipitation and direct sunlight, products quickly lose their brightness and attractiveness, become worthless. Therefore, on an ongoing basis, they are best used indoors. The main advantage of ready-made models is the minimum amount of time and effort spent.
At the same time, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of creating a house with your own hands. The joint process of creation unites children and parents as much as possible, teaches mutual understanding, mutual assistance. The child receives basic building knowledge, gets acquainted with the principles of various tools, learns to use some of them.
If you decide to present such a useful toy to your children, it is better to opt for a handmade product.
What materials to use for construction
There are plenty of options for building a gaming house. The choice depends on:
places where he will be - on the street or in the apartment;
the age of the child - a cardboard house will be enough for kids, and older children need a home that is more durable and more solid;
financial opportunities of parents;
level of their building skills.
The most common materials:
wooden beam;
plywood, OSB, chipboard, fiberboard;
polycarbonate;
construction pallets;
cardboard;
the cloth.
House dimensions
If the material is already selected, it's time to decide on the sizes. It should be convenient for the child to go into the house and play in it. It is desirable that he could stand up to his full height. The more freedom indoors, the safer it is to play. Of course, in the apartment our possibilities are limited. But on the plot you can easily accommodate a spacious house 2x2.5 m, in which several people can comfortably stay. In such a space it will be possible to freely arrange furniture and place large toys.
We build a house on a summer cottage
Own a house - just like a real one, will certainly delight your child. Moreover, a durable building can be built on a summer cottage, which will last for more than one year. Construction will be a fascinating adventure and will remain in the memory of your baby for life. Let him decide for himself - what will he be - his first "own" house.
Architecture and design can be completely different. From a simple one-story building to a real palace, a pirate ship, chicken huts or a tree house. At your summer cottage, you build everything that your heart desires.
If you need temporary shelter, put up a tent or hut. For durable buildings, it is better to choose resistant materials - wooden beams, logs, panel structures, polycarbonate. It is the material that affects the choice of construction technology.To avoid possible errors, it is recommended that you first make a layout.
From a wooden bar
A house made of timber is an excellent choice for durable capital construction. This design will last for many years, will please more than one generation of children. But it is worth considering that wood is a flammable material. In addition, not too friendly with moisture. It can settle bark beetles that destroy the timber from the inside. However, all this can easily be avoided. It is enough to process with refractory and antiseptic compounds and the house will be reliably protected from such threats. This procedure must be performed before the start of construction work. Building a house from a bar is a laborious and long-term project. Construction of this kind requires precise adherence to technology.
Frame house of OSB or plywood
The process can be significantly accelerated by choosing sheets of plywood or OSB as the main material. The house will not be as solid as the previous version, but its construction will not take much time.
At the first stage, a frame of timber is built. First, the base is assembled - a shield, which is sheathed with OSB from below, and with a lining from above. Children often play on the floor, so make sure that they do not sit on a cold surface. Between the outer layer and the boards you can lay a layer of insulation. For this purpose, a thick foam plastic 10 cm wide is suitable. To prevent it from failing, provide additional protection - knock down the plank base from below. Next, a supporting structure is constructed for the arrangement of walls and roofs. The finished frame is sheathed with sheet material from the outside and from the inside. From the street side, both OSB and plywood will look great. Insulation and windproof material are attached from the inside, and then the walls and ceiling are sewn up with plywood.
Another option for a plywood house is a constructor made of panels with special fasteners - grips. They are also called paws.They are equipped with long walls of the house, and grooves are located on the front and rear. The “paws” must necessarily be directed downward so that, having inserted them into the holes, they can be lowered and securely fixed. The analysis is performed in the reverse order - the long wall rises slightly and the mount easily comes out of the groove. Such houses are good for giving - in winter they can be stored indoors, wrapped with plastic wrap or in special bags.
Shield house
This construction option is optimal for a game house. It is assembled from pre-prepared shields. First of all, they build a shield for the base. The supporting frame is made of beams 75 and 100 mm long. Then the floor is laid on this structure. The next step is to assemble the porch frame. After this, the frames of the front and rear, and then the side walls are made. Mount the box on the base. After this, the roof lathing is performed, the ridge. Further, the walls of the house are sheathed with sheets of chipboard or plywood, leaving openings for windows and doors. If you do this from the inside, and from the outside you attach decorative trims, you can get a German-style half-timbered house. The next step is roofing. Roofing materials such as flexible tiles, decking, colored slate, waterproof plywood are ideal.
Polycarbonate House
A house with transparent walls and a ceiling - what could be more unusual? The polycarbonate building will always be light, warm and comfortable. This material has a lot of advantages:
differs in low cost;
good light transmission;
easy to install;
protects from direct sunlight;
plastic - allows you to create original compositions of round shapes.
variety of colors;
not afraid of moisture;
does not support combustion;
it retains heat well due to its structure - cells filled with air are located inside the sheet.
To create a transparent house, it is necessary to make a frame of metal pipes, sheathe it with sheets of polycarbonate, cut windows, doors. It is better to carry them out on the one hand, so that there are no drafts in the future.
Children's house of pallets
Transport pallets are often used to create designer furniture for interiors in the loft or country style. Exactly with the same success they can be used to build a house for games. What is useful at a construction site?
pallets - at least 8 pieces;
metal connecting plates - 8 pcs;
metal corners;
roofing materials - flexible tiles, euro slate;
quick-drying paint;
self-tapping screws;
grinding nozzle;
sandpaper;
drill or screwdriver.
Grinding, painting pallets and the formation of window and doorways is best done before work.
Description of the construction of the house from pallets
We carry out the base - we connect two pallets using mounting plates.
We install walls - structures with removed central jumpers and previously formed openings. We fasten them to the base with the help of metal corners.
We form roof slopes from two pallets. We fasten them together, fasten to the walls with the help of metal plates.
We lay the roof.
We lay the floor from pallet boards or other suitable material.
We form window and door platbands and color them.
We decorate the house from the inside and invite a small tenant.
Log cabin houses
Any child will enjoy their own log cabin. After all, he looks so much like fabulous towers and huts. They can be supplemented with a composition from a log well, a bench, a sandbox. True, to create such a building, you must have special knowledge and skills. It is unlikely that an inexperienced builder will be able to correctly install a log house. Here you need a real master.
But do not despair - if you can’t install a real chopped house, you can always get a plastic imitation. Offers a variety of finished designs abound.
Stilt house with additional play areas
An alternative to a log structure can be a house on stilts. This is an intermediate stage between the baby doll version and the treehouse.Children love to climb the stairs into their "nest", and for a "jet" descent, you can attach a real slide, install a fire pole or attach a rope. You can build a spacious two-story gaming complex with horizontal bars, swings and a sandbox. For the construction of such a design does not require a flat area. The main thing is to align the posts vertically well, and establish the base for the floor and roof exactly horizontally.
Piles are installed to a depth of 20 cm and concreted. In regions with severe winters to the depth to which the soil freezes. It will not work without concrete. Pillars will become unusable very quickly.
Next, the piles are tied with a beam, laid on them boards - logs, and plywood is laid on top. For the walls, wooden frames are trimmed with plywood sheets. They immediately leave openings for windows and doors. Finished panels are lifted to the base and assemble the frame.
If you are working alone, it is better to sheathe the frames only from the outside, and perform the interior decoration after the frames are brought to the site. So it will be easier to pick them up.
The next steps are the formation of the ridge from the bars, the installation of transverse gables and the laying of the roof.
The stilt house is very reminiscent of a hut on chicken legs. By building it for your baby, you will give him a piece of a fairy tale.
Features of building a tree house
A treehouse is an indispensable attribute of most children's American films. The guys love their shelters and are ready to be real goodies, if only they were not forbidden to play there. Is it possible to come up with a more suitable place to listen to the birds singing, watch the stars or just read in the fresh air. To build such a house, you need to choose the right tree. It should not be old, pitted by parasites. Ideally, this is a tall plant with an even strong trunk and sprawling branches. Alternatively, the trunk may be bifurcated.In order not to have problems later, you need to find out whether the tree in your garden belongs to plants protected by the state, is it mandatory to obtain permission to carry out such work.
First of all, a platform is fixed on the tree - the base of the house. This process can be carried out in three different ways:
Beams supporting the platform are attached directly to the tree.
The base is suspended using ropes.
The platform is supported by pillars dug into the ground.
Remember to consider lifting options. It should be easy for children to climb into the house. In addition, the climb should be as safe as possible. The following staircase options are available:
rope;
wooden side;
stationary marching.
The platform certainly needs to be equipped with a railing, and under the tree pour sawdust - they will soften the blow in case of a fall. The design of such a house can be any - with walls and a roof or just in the form of an A-shaped tent.
Game houses in the apartment: materials and solutions
A house in the garden of a private house is wonderful. But unfortunately, he will be able to please the children only in the warm season. In winter, it will be cold in it, and it’s dangerous to climb the icy steps. This is justified only if the house is part of a slide. But not everyone has their own territory for equipping a children's town. Therefore, the optimal solution would be to build it right in the apartment from light improvised materials - fabric, cardboard, plastic. Such a structure is easy to install, disassemble, store and transport. Therefore, when moving, you can take it with you.
Compact cardboard house
The easiest way to make a house out of cardboard is to cut out the windows and the door in a voluminous box from a refrigerator, washing machine, or other large-sized household appliances. The product is decorated, after which you can begin to play. Another option is more complicated.The scheme of the house is drawn on sheets of corrugated cardboard, cut out and assembled using a construction stapler or glue. The surface of the cardboard building can be left in its original form, or you can paint or wallpaper. For interior walls, both a plain design and options with drawings are suitable. When choosing a color and print, you need to start from the floor of the child. Exterior walls can be covered with wallpaper that mimics wood, brick, but this is not necessary. It all depends on the preferences of the little owner - perhaps he wants his house to resemble the castle of the Snow Queen, Nyusha's house or a palace from a candy country.
House made of fabric and PVC pipes
If you want to create a more solid structure, assemble your house from ordinary water pipes. With the help of various adapters and splitters, they can be combined into a light but strong construction. Plus of this option - the house can be easily dismantled. Just a few minutes and the building is ready for transportation. Thanks to this, you can take it with you to nature, to the sea, to the cottage and even to visit. Pipes act as elements of the frame on which the cover is stretched. It must be sewn to the size of the house, but with small increments, so that the fabric is easier to pull on the structure. From the inside, fastenings should be provided for fixing the fabric with Velcro or with ties. The walls need to provide openings for windows and doors. It is advisable that, if necessary, the windows can be closed with a thick film or fabric shutters with lacing, and the door with a zipper. So you can protect your child from wind and cold.
Native American Wigwam - Original Building
The Wigwam is the home of the “true Indian.” But do not think that it will be appropriate only in the boy's bedroom. Girls will play it with no less pleasure. This unusual and stylish solution will make a bold exotic touch in the interior of any nursery. This is not just a refuge and a small corner for privacy.The Wigwam is able to inspire interesting games, reading books about Indians, watching movies. How exciting it is to jump around the apartment or shoot at the target, wearing a feather headdress and painting your face, and then relaxing in the shade of the tent on soft pillows.
There are enough ready-made wigwams on sale. But a “real” Indian must be able to build a house for himself. To do this, he will need:
wooden sticks with a round or square cross section - 6 pcs. The length of the bars is 2 m, the thickness is 2-4 cm;
rope or elastic band;
drill;
fabric for the tent;
eyelets;
lace.
Step-by-step instruction
Drill holes in the poles stepping back from the edge of 20-25 cm.
Tie the sticks together.
Place the frame on the floor and push the supports apart so that even gaps form. One of them is the future entrance, more needs to be done.
We cut out the tent in the shape of a half sun.
We wrap the frame with fabric and outline places for sewing on fasteners.
We process the edges of the product, sew the ribbons to fix the tent on the poles.
In the upper part along the edges we install the eyelets and thread the lace.
We fix the tent on the frame.
You can decorate an improvised wigwam in a variety of ways - with enough patience and imagination. Special paints and markers, stickers, jewelry, buttons, applications can be used. Inside it is worth sewing pockets for various little things. We lay a blanket and a couple of pillows on the floor and invite the future tenant. Of course, you can surprise him, but it will be much more useful if he takes an active part in the creation and arrangement of his “shelter”.
House under the dining table
The easiest and most affordable way to build a game house in the apartment is to simply cover the dining table with a bedspread or sheet. But such a structure is only suitable for playing hide and seek. You will get a darkened space in which you can’t do without a flashlight.How to make light penetrate into the house? An excellent way out is a special cover, the upper edge of which will exactly match the size of the countertop. The fabric structure is pulled onto the table and limits all the space under it. In the "walls" of the case, you can provide several holes - windows, doors and thus provide access to light and air flow. The floor in such a house can serve as a rug or a small mattress. The walls inside and outside can be decorated with various applications, with the image of paintings, decor, furniture, sew small pockets for storing children's treasures. Doors in such a house are closed with the help of zippers, buttons or ties. A useful tool for developing fine motor skills.
How to equip a house inside: decoration and furniture
The interior of the house is selected depending on:
preferences of a small owner;
dimensions of the building;
type of construction.
It is best to paint the walls and floor in the house with waterproof paint or varnish, or you can leave it as is, just treat it with an antiseptic.
The windows can be framed with small curtains and a soft rug to lay on the floor. Small pictures, posters, stickers will perfectly decorate the walls.
If in a small tent there is room only for a blanket and a pair of pillows, then in a street wooden house you can install furniture - a dining group, a toy kitchen or a small crib. Miniature shelves and hooks allow you to conveniently place outerwear and favorite crafts.
So that in the evening you can continue the game or read, it is worth considering lighting. Small LED sources or tape are best suited.
Facade decoration
There are many design options for the facade. You can simply sheathe it with a lining or wooden tiles, or you can paint it with your child, stick plastic or wooden figures, flowers.The lighting looks great when a lot of lights come on in the evening and the house looks like a fairytale palace. You can design a facade in a certain subject. For example, fasten rock climbing hooks on it, turn one of the walls into a sports equipment or hang a lifebuoy, compass, ropes and other life attributes of a real “sea wolf”. The choice of design depends on your imagination and preferences.
Building a game house is a fascinating and not too complicated process. And the result will certainly appeal to your child.
Which of us did not dream in childhood about our own house in which you can hide, play with friends or just sleep? The desire of children to have their own little “mink” is often so great that they try to build a house on their own from any available materials at hand. Bedspreads, old curtains, cardboard boxes, boards, pieces of plywood and even polystyrene are used. The fantasies of young builders have no limits. The process of creating a children's house with your own hands is so exciting that children like it even more than playing in a finished building.
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Children's house: purpose and benefit
A small house is a place for the solitude of a child, storage of dear things to his heart, games with friends. The kid takes care of his home - arranges furniture in it, decorates it, wipes the dust. Thanks to this, moral qualities are formed, a caring attitude to things, responsibility are brought up, the first labor skills appear. Games with friends help socialization, the development of imagination, thinking, memory, speech.
Buy or build yourself
A huge number of finished buildings are on sale. Bright and elegant plastic houses will be the perfect decoration for any nursery. No less colorful they will look in the courtyard of a country house. Their advantages are easy assembly, light weight, mobility. But such designs do not differ in particular solidity and durability. Under the influence of precipitation and direct sunlight, products quickly lose their brightness and attractiveness, become worthless. Therefore, on an ongoing basis, they are best used indoors. The main advantage of ready-made models is the minimum amount of time and effort spent.
At the same time, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of creating a house with your own hands. The joint process of creation unites children and parents as much as possible, teaches mutual understanding, mutual assistance. The child receives basic building knowledge, gets acquainted with the principles of various tools, learns to use some of them.
If you decide to present such a useful toy to your children, it is better to opt for a handmade product.
What materials to use for construction
There are plenty of options for building a gaming house.
The choice depends on:
The most common materials:
House dimensions
If the material is already selected, it's time to decide on the sizes. It should be convenient for the child to go into the house and play in it. It is desirable that he could stand up to his full height. The more freedom indoors, the safer it is to play. Of course, in the apartment our possibilities are limited. But on the plot you can easily accommodate a spacious house 2x2.5 m, in which several people can comfortably stay. In such a space it will be possible to freely arrange furniture and place large toys.
We build a house on a summer cottage
Own a house - just like a real one, will certainly delight your child. Moreover, a durable building can be built on a summer cottage, which will last for more than one year. Construction will be a fascinating adventure and will remain in the memory of your baby for life. Let him decide for himself - what will he be - his first "own" house.
Architecture and design can be completely different. From a simple one-story building to a real palace, a pirate ship, chicken huts or a tree house. At your summer cottage, you build everything that your heart desires.
If you need temporary shelter, put up a tent or hut. For durable buildings, it is better to choose resistant materials - wooden beams, logs, panel structures, polycarbonate. It is the material that affects the choice of construction technology.To avoid possible errors, it is recommended that you first make a layout.
From a wooden bar
A house made of timber is an excellent choice for durable capital construction. This design will last for many years, will please more than one generation of children. But it is worth considering that wood is a flammable material. In addition, not too friendly with moisture. It can settle bark beetles that destroy the timber from the inside. However, all this can easily be avoided. It is enough to process with refractory and antiseptic compounds and the house will be reliably protected from such threats. This procedure must be performed before the start of construction work. Building a house from a bar is a laborious and long-term project. Construction of this kind requires precise adherence to technology.
Frame house of OSB or plywood
The process can be significantly accelerated by choosing sheets of plywood or OSB as the main material. The house will not be as solid as the previous version, but its construction will not take much time.
At the first stage, a frame of timber is built. First, the base is assembled - a shield, which is sheathed with OSB from below, and with a lining from above. Children often play on the floor, so make sure that they do not sit on a cold surface. Between the outer layer and the boards you can lay a layer of insulation. For this purpose, a thick foam plastic 10 cm wide is suitable. To prevent it from failing, provide additional protection - knock down the plank base from below. Next, a supporting structure is constructed for the arrangement of walls and roofs. The finished frame is sheathed with sheet material from the outside and from the inside. From the street side, both OSB and plywood will look great. Insulation and windproof material are attached from the inside, and then the walls and ceiling are sewn up with plywood.
Another option for a plywood house is a constructor made of panels with special fasteners - grips. They are also called paws.They are equipped with long walls of the house, and grooves are located on the front and rear. The “paws” must necessarily be directed downward so that, having inserted them into the holes, they can be lowered and securely fixed. The analysis is performed in the reverse order - the long wall rises slightly and the mount easily comes out of the groove. Such houses are good for giving - in winter they can be stored indoors, wrapped with plastic wrap or in special bags.
Shield house
This construction option is optimal for a game house. It is assembled from pre-prepared shields. First of all, they build a shield for the base. The supporting frame is made of beams 75 and 100 mm long. Then the floor is laid on this structure. The next step is to assemble the porch frame. After this, the frames of the front and rear, and then the side walls are made. Mount the box on the base. After this, the roof lathing is performed, the ridge. Further, the walls of the house are sheathed with sheets of chipboard or plywood, leaving openings for windows and doors. If you do this from the inside, and from the outside you attach decorative trims, you can get a German-style half-timbered house. The next step is roofing. Roofing materials such as flexible tiles, decking, colored slate, waterproof plywood are ideal.
Polycarbonate House
A house with transparent walls and a ceiling - what could be more unusual? The polycarbonate building will always be light, warm and comfortable. This material has a lot of advantages:
To create a transparent house, it is necessary to make a frame of metal pipes, sheathe it with sheets of polycarbonate, cut windows, doors. It is better to carry them out on the one hand, so that there are no drafts in the future.
Children's house of pallets
Transport pallets are often used to create designer furniture for interiors in the loft or country style. Exactly with the same success they can be used to build a house for games.
What is useful at a construction site?
Description of the construction of the house from pallets
Log cabin houses
Any child will enjoy their own log cabin. After all, he looks so much like fabulous towers and huts. They can be supplemented with a composition from a log well, a bench, a sandbox. True, to create such a building, you must have special knowledge and skills. It is unlikely that an inexperienced builder will be able to correctly install a log house. Here you need a real master.
But do not despair - if you can’t install a real chopped house, you can always get a plastic imitation. Offers a variety of finished designs abound.
Stilt house with additional play areas
An alternative to a log structure can be a house on stilts. This is an intermediate stage between the baby doll version and the treehouse.Children love to climb the stairs into their "nest", and for a "jet" descent, you can attach a real slide, install a fire pole or attach a rope. You can build a spacious two-story gaming complex with horizontal bars, swings and a sandbox. For the construction of such a design does not require a flat area. The main thing is to align the posts vertically well, and establish the base for the floor and roof exactly horizontally.
Piles are installed to a depth of 20 cm and concreted. In regions with severe winters to the depth to which the soil freezes. It will not work without concrete. Pillars will become unusable very quickly.
Next, the piles are tied with a beam, laid on them boards - logs, and plywood is laid on top. For the walls, wooden frames are trimmed with plywood sheets. They immediately leave openings for windows and doors. Finished panels are lifted to the base and assemble the frame.
The next steps are the formation of the ridge from the bars, the installation of transverse gables and the laying of the roof.
The stilt house is very reminiscent of a hut on chicken legs. By building it for your baby, you will give him a piece of a fairy tale.
Features of building a tree house
A treehouse is an indispensable attribute of most children's American films. The guys love their shelters and are ready to be real goodies, if only they were not forbidden to play there. Is it possible to come up with a more suitable place to listen to the birds singing, watch the stars or just read in the fresh air. To build such a house, you need to choose the right tree. It should not be old, pitted by parasites. Ideally, this is a tall plant with an even strong trunk and sprawling branches. Alternatively, the trunk may be bifurcated.In order not to have problems later, you need to find out whether the tree in your garden belongs to plants protected by the state, is it mandatory to obtain permission to carry out such work.
First of all, a platform is fixed on the tree - the base of the house. This process can be carried out in three different ways:
Remember to consider lifting options. It should be easy for children to climb into the house. In addition, the climb should be as safe as possible. The following staircase options are available:
The platform certainly needs to be equipped with a railing, and under the tree pour sawdust - they will soften the blow in case of a fall. The design of such a house can be any - with walls and a roof or just in the form of an A-shaped tent.
Game houses in the apartment: materials and solutions
A house in the garden of a private house is wonderful. But unfortunately, he will be able to please the children only in the warm season. In winter, it will be cold in it, and it’s dangerous to climb the icy steps. This is justified only if the house is part of a slide. But not everyone has their own territory for equipping a children's town. Therefore, the optimal solution would be to build it right in the apartment from light improvised materials - fabric, cardboard, plastic. Such a structure is easy to install, disassemble, store and transport. Therefore, when moving, you can take it with you.
Compact cardboard house
The easiest way to make a house out of cardboard is to cut out the windows and the door in a voluminous box from a refrigerator, washing machine, or other large-sized household appliances. The product is decorated, after which you can begin to play. Another option is more complicated.The scheme of the house is drawn on sheets of corrugated cardboard, cut out and assembled using a construction stapler or glue. The surface of the cardboard building can be left in its original form, or you can paint or wallpaper. For interior walls, both a plain design and options with drawings are suitable. When choosing a color and print, you need to start from the floor of the child. Exterior walls can be covered with wallpaper that mimics wood, brick, but this is not necessary. It all depends on the preferences of the little owner - perhaps he wants his house to resemble the castle of the Snow Queen, Nyusha's house or a palace from a candy country.
House made of fabric and PVC pipes
If you want to create a more solid structure, assemble your house from ordinary water pipes. With the help of various adapters and splitters, they can be combined into a light but strong construction. Plus of this option - the house can be easily dismantled. Just a few minutes and the building is ready for transportation. Thanks to this, you can take it with you to nature, to the sea, to the cottage and even to visit. Pipes act as elements of the frame on which the cover is stretched. It must be sewn to the size of the house, but with small increments, so that the fabric is easier to pull on the structure. From the inside, fastenings should be provided for fixing the fabric with Velcro or with ties. The walls need to provide openings for windows and doors. It is advisable that, if necessary, the windows can be closed with a thick film or fabric shutters with lacing, and the door with a zipper. So you can protect your child from wind and cold.
Native American Wigwam - Original Building
The Wigwam is the home of the “true Indian.” But do not think that it will be appropriate only in the boy's bedroom. Girls will play it with no less pleasure. This unusual and stylish solution will make a bold exotic touch in the interior of any nursery. This is not just a refuge and a small corner for privacy.The Wigwam is able to inspire interesting games, reading books about Indians, watching movies. How exciting it is to jump around the apartment or shoot at the target, wearing a feather headdress and painting your face, and then relaxing in the shade of the tent on soft pillows.
There are enough ready-made wigwams on sale. But a “real” Indian must be able to build a house for himself. To do this, he will need:
Step-by-step instruction
You can decorate an improvised wigwam in a variety of ways - with enough patience and imagination. Special paints and markers, stickers, jewelry, buttons, applications can be used. Inside it is worth sewing pockets for various little things. We lay a blanket and a couple of pillows on the floor and invite the future tenant. Of course, you can surprise him, but it will be much more useful if he takes an active part in the creation and arrangement of his “shelter”.
House under the dining table
The easiest and most affordable way to build a game house in the apartment is to simply cover the dining table with a bedspread or sheet. But such a structure is only suitable for playing hide and seek. You will get a darkened space in which you can’t do without a flashlight.How to make light penetrate into the house? An excellent way out is a special cover, the upper edge of which will exactly match the size of the countertop. The fabric structure is pulled onto the table and limits all the space under it. In the "walls" of the case, you can provide several holes - windows, doors and thus provide access to light and air flow. The floor in such a house can serve as a rug or a small mattress. The walls inside and outside can be decorated with various applications, with the image of paintings, decor, furniture, sew small pockets for storing children's treasures. Doors in such a house are closed with the help of zippers, buttons or ties. A useful tool for developing fine motor skills.
How to equip a house inside: decoration and furniture
The interior of the house is selected depending on:
It is best to paint the walls and floor in the house with waterproof paint or varnish, or you can leave it as is, just treat it with an antiseptic.
The windows can be framed with small curtains and a soft rug to lay on the floor. Small pictures, posters, stickers will perfectly decorate the walls.
If in a small tent there is room only for a blanket and a pair of pillows, then in a street wooden house you can install furniture - a dining group, a toy kitchen or a small crib. Miniature shelves and hooks allow you to conveniently place outerwear and favorite crafts.
So that in the evening you can continue the game or read, it is worth considering lighting. Small LED sources or tape are best suited.
Facade decoration
There are many design options for the facade. You can simply sheathe it with a lining or wooden tiles, or you can paint it with your child, stick plastic or wooden figures, flowers.The lighting looks great when a lot of lights come on in the evening and the house looks like a fairytale palace. You can design a facade in a certain subject. For example, fasten rock climbing hooks on it, turn one of the walls into a sports equipment or hang a lifebuoy, compass, ropes and other life attributes of a real “sea wolf”. The choice of design depends on your imagination and preferences.
Building a game house is a fascinating and not too complicated process. And the result will certainly appeal to your child.