Our Play Space

Our Play Space: Ahoy there! Dimple’s Pirate Bedroom

May 13, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… This is my sons pirate themed room. It has been a work in progress since he was a baby and is now his favourite place.  It has made bedtime so much easier in our household and he often has quiet time in there playing with his soft ocean [...]

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Our Play Space: Mini Economy

May 6, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… Kids at Switch; a new and unique programme seeks to educate financial literacy to kids aged 5 to 12 by creating a playful mini economy. Instead of learning in a traditional classroom setting, the children learn within a dynamic and encouraging environment that is filled with shopping baskets, [...]

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Our Play Space: Home is where the play is…

April 29, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… I live with my husband and our two year old daughter, Charlotte, in Adelaide, Austalia. We have one shared living space, so our play room is also our lounge and dining room. We have created little nooks and hidey holes for Charlotte to play, read and create. There [...]

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Our Play Space: Thing One & Thing Two’s Playroom

April 22, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… These are Two Things that like to have fun, and this is a space that works for everyone! This use to be a garage, but was enclosed and turned into a home office by the previous owner. It is a nice big space, making it great for lots [...]

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Our Play Space: Writing Centre & Atelier

April 15, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… Our family lives in Sydney, in a small home. We have four kids under four. I created a writing and art centre for them in a small space we had near our dining area, (probably only a metre wide and 3 metres long). This area is a space [...]

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Our Play Space: Inspired by Dr Seuss!

April 1, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… This is the makeover that we did to Dimples’ reading corner in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday.  Dimples has his Dr. Seuss book set, ABC poster, 123 Poster and the Dr. Seuss character mobile hanging up in the his quiet corner. We often sit here and read books, [...]

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Our Play Space: Creating and Learning All-in-one

March 25, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… This space used to be littered with the latest toys. My 4 year old and 2 year old had a hard time keeping it picked up. We soon realized it was because they were overwhelmed by all the toys, so we simplified the space. They have a desk [...]

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Our Play Space: Overlooked Spaces

March 18, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… I recently decided to make better use of the main entry to our house for our little guy. It leads directly into another “in-between” space in our house: the area between our family room and kitchen. We hung an acrylic mirror on his level and placed a bin [...]

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