Improve my child's room

Use colourful Wallpaper

Little Shepherd - TADO Canvas

Wallpaper is a cheap and fun way to add colour and fun to your child's room. Themeing the room will inspire your little one, make them happier, and they might even learn to play games with the characters or patterns on the wall. Some companies even create personalised wall paper with your child's name printed on the wallpaper.

Help me make my children’s room better

In business, the management experts say, managing the environment is more important than managing your staff. What does this mean for me? Simply put – spend more time making your child’s room better and spend less time managing your child. Create an environment that is fun to play-in and your child will have more fun.

Ideas for Children's Rooms

Kids' Rooms: Decorating Ideas and Projects

Kidspace Idea Book: Creative Playrooms.

Babyspace (Idea Book)

Creative Ideas for Kids' Rooms: Over 25 Step-by-step Projects

Easy learning

Make your child’s room a place where he/she can learn and grow-up easily. A child’s room must be a comfort-zone; a place that belongs to them. An "easy-learning zone". Neat and tidy drawers and linen is the place to start. Lots of storage and simple things like bed mats, dirty clothes bags, or children's coat racks can help reduce the nightmare that boys rooms sometimes can become.

Ideas

Here are some ideas for keeping children's rooms tidy.

Important points

• Things to do (toys, colouring-in)
• Easy access to toys
• Arrange toys to maximize learning
• Big play areas (lots of space)
• Places to hide things
• Play-mats
• Children’s Books
• A window (sunlight = healthy) with fun-curtains
• Big desk with many drawers if they are older
• Cupboards, drawers, lockers, cubbies
• Children's fun art style posters (by a professional artist)

Focus on the environment

Making children’s rooms better is all about focusing on the room as an environment to play and learn.

Key questions

Focus on what is important for your child at their developmental age. Ask yourself “What is important for my child?”

Here are some possible answers

• I want my child to improve motor-skills and hand-eye coordination. Think about simple building block toys, such as Lego (boy) or a Dolls House (girl).
• I want my child to do well in school. Is a computer that important for a young child’s personal development?

Themes

Think about creating a theme for the room – for example "Skateboarding" or "Horses". There are many more ideas including fairies, flying machines, cartoon characters like Thomas the Tank engine, Polka Dots, and Flower patterns.

Buntings

For girls, floral buntings are great ideas (see above bed in right image). Just putting up bunting creates a fun party atmosphere. A gorgeous decoration for children's rooms.

Another idea is floral bed linen for girls rooms. Putting beautiful white fresh linen with delicate floral patterns creates a wonderful balanced atmosphere.

Buntings (from WhiteCompany.com)

ABC Bunting

Ribbon Daisy Bunting

Star Bunting

Ribbon Daisy Bunting

External Links

• Kids room ideas
• Ideas for decorating a boy's room - also see ideas for Girl's rooms
• Links to articles on decorating playrooms and bedrooms
• Ideas for kids rooms - from Urchin
• Ideas for children's rooms - by Not on the High Street

Related Links

Furniture

• Page 45 - Toy shelves and Bookcases
• Page 46 - Themed bedroom furniture
• Page 47 - Girls dressing tables with chair
• Page 48 - Children's rolling top study desk
• Page 49 - Cupboards and wardrobes
• Page 50 - Bunk beds
• Page 51 - Cots
• Page 52 - Kids cubbies and coat lockers
• Page 53 - Barbie themed bedroom for Girls
• Page 54 - Kids Rooms
• Page 55 - Children's Chairs
• Page 56 - Child and Grown-up mattresses
• Page 57 - Children's chest of drawers
• Page 58 - Playtables and Chairs
• Page 59 - Growth Charts

Toys, Games, and Learning

• Page 60 - Wooden alphabet letters
• Page 61 - Children's Scooters
• Page 62 - Most Popular Toys 2007
• Page 63 - BRIO Wooden Trainset
• Page 64 - Pretend Lawn Mowers for Kids
• Page 65 - Play-mats and Play-tables
• Page 66 - Kids Games
• Page 67 - Paddington Bear
• Page 68 - Lego Cement Mixers
• Page 69 - Gaming Chair for children
• Page 70 - Harry Potter Children's Books
• Page 71 - Thomas Tank Engine
• Page 72 - Topsy and Tim Wellie Boots stories
• Page 73 - Learning Table

Outdoor Fun

• Page 74 - Play houses
• Page 75 - Bouncy castles
• Page 76 - Gardening ideas for children
• Page 77 - Swimming Pools
• Page 78 - Trampolines

Travel for Kids

• Page 79 - Children's Suitcases
• Page 80 - Trunki Suitcases
• Page 81 - Disneyland Paris France

For parents

• Page 82 - Childrens and Parents magazines
• Page 83 - High School Musical
• Page 84 - Push chairs
• Page 85 - Computer for child
• Page 86 - Top 10 children's names 2008
• Page 87 - Schoolwear
• Page 88 - Improve your childs room
• Page 89 - Best Schools (United Kingdom)
• Page 90 - Safe zones for kids
• Page 91 - Children's escape ladder
• Page 92 - Home safety tips and gadgets
• Page 93 - UV monitor
• Page 94 - Reflective clothing