Taking Great Care of My Factory
Are You Designing A Play Area?
Deann Hunter
Are you excited that your children are now old enough to play by themselves while still being supervised? Perhaps you have just been waiting for the right time to build your children a play area. If you have little girls, you might be excited about designing a playhouse complete with little wooden furniture in it. Maybe you have rough-and-tumble boys who will be delighted by having their very own wooden fort. And, both boys and girls will probably be extremely excited if you include a treehouse in the design of the play area. From making a plan to bring wood building materials, here are some ideas that might help you to design a play area that your children will enjoy for years to come. For that matter, if you build it to last, it might even be that your grandchildren will use the play area some day.
Ask Yourself Questions - Of course, there are probably two major questions you are asking yourself. The first one is, How much money do I want to spend on the play area for my kids? The second question is more than likely, What exactly do I want to include in the play area? Time, money, and the amount of space in the area will more than likely dictate a lot of your decisions. Whatever your plan is, consider having a section where the children can enjoy things like tea parties and picnics. Also, remember to include storage shelves as part of the design, a place where things like balls and other play equipment can be stored.
Create The Plan - If you are skilled enough to build a play area for your children, you are more than likely also comfortable in drawing out a plan, or at least a sketch of what you want in the play area. Of course, safety will be your greatest consideration. So, if you are including a slide in the design, have the landing area clear of where children might have set up a picnic. If you do decide to build things like a playhouse, a fort, and a treehouse, of course, you'll want to buy the right wood for the job. Cedar, Pinewood, and Redwood are all good considerations. Pinewood is very affordable, might be a good choice if you live where it rains a lot. While Redwood might be a more expensive choice, it will last a very long time.
To learn more, contact a lumber company like Hillside Lumber.
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