Children's Furniture and Accessories your Kids Will Really Use
It's frustrating to spend hard-earned income on a toy or accessory for your child's room and watch it fall from favor in less than a week. In the stores, you may have thought a particular lamp or chair would have been great for your child, but after the toddler loves the gift for five minutes, it's set aside and never used again. Choosing children's furniture and accessories for their room that they'll appreciate isn't easy, but it can be done. Here are some great ideas for things your kids will love:
Pint-sized picnic tables are perfect accessories for summer days in the back yard. Kids love to have things at their own size, and a table they can use outdoors gives them a small-scale place to have a rest and take a break. Not only that, if you love to have barbecues, your child will have his or her very own place to eat where trying to see over the table or reaching overhead for his or her plate aren't issues. You can use children's picnic tables to offer a coloring area for quiet play by placing the picnic table under a tree in the shade.
Rocking chairs are wonderful pieces of furniture to add to a child's room or to place in an area reserved for reading. The motion of a rocking chair is soothing to all sizes of people, from tall grown-ups to tiny toddlers, and making a rocking chair rock is an easy thing for little kids to do on their own. Placing a pint-sized bookcase with low shelving near your rocking chair is a good idea. Fill it with interesting books to turn the area into the perfect spot for some quiet learning perfect for imagination.
An art activity desk build from solid wood is the perfect accessory for budding artists. While children do draw without table and chairs, using the floor as a hard surface readily, body positioning isn't ergonomic or comfortable. Try it. Put a piece of paper on the floor, and then attempt a half-hour period of coloring. Feeling cramped when you go to stand? An art activity desk places everything at a good height for children to paint or color at a comfortable position. Choosing a desk offering seating for children as opposed to one with no chair, is easier on little backs and spines and helps avoid long periods of standing.
Toy organizers are great additions to a young child's playroom or bedroom. Children have short attention spans and move rapidly between toys, leaving many of their castoffs lying scattered about. Helping your child learn to pick up is important, and providing a toy organizer with bins at a toddler's level is a good way to encourage cleaning up after play. Also, children will love the sorting potential that a toy organizer offers. With multiple bins at hand, they can make cleaning up a game by sorting types of toys into different storage bins. Make the job easier by labeling bins with colored squares or pictures - blue is for blocks, red is for crayons, and so on.
When trying to make choices about which things to buy for your child, think over what will have long-lasting value and playtime potential. Fad toys stamped with cartoon characters may fall from favor quickly, so aim for long-term appeal. Plastic items may be budget conscious, but they aren't durable or solid. Choosing well-crafted and better quality accessories provides years of appreciation for generations to come.
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