While Colorado boasts 300 days of sunshine a year, that still leaves 65 days of less than desirable weather conditions. On those days, finding options for indoor entertainment can be a struggle for parents working to limit screen time for their children. Converting a spare room or section of the basement into a playroom can be the perfect solution for both parents and kids.
Consider these kids’ playroom ideas to help beat the rainy day blues!
Themed Playrooms
Focusing on a central theme can make decorating the playroom much easier. Whether the design corresponds to your home’s aesthetic or to the things your child loves most, a central theme will help personalize the room. Creating a theme can even be done on a budget. Doing something as simple as placing decals on the wall will help your kids think of the room as a place to call their own.
Looking for suggestions on a theme? Here are some of our favorites!
- Under the Sea
- Forest Animals
- Garden Party
- Outer Space
- Schoolhouse Rock
Inspire Creativity
If your children are like most, your kids like to get their hands messy. If that’s the case, make a playroom that is art-friendly with easy to clean floors, walls, and furniture. Stock the room with all the paint, glitter, glue, paper, and other art supplies your kids can imagine and let their creative spirits soar. You could also coat a wall in chalkboard paint and supply the room with buckets of sidewalk chalk.
Get in the Game
Remember your favorite board games from when you were a kid? Fill the playroom with your old favorites and use them to bond with the family on those rainy weekend afternoons. Some of our favorites?
- Twister
- Connect Four
- Operation
- Hungry, Hungry Hippos
- Jenga
Even a simple deck of cards can go a long way. When they’re younger, kids will have hours of fun playing games like Slapjack and Crazy 8s. As your kids get older, you can introduce them to more challenging games like Euchre or Gin Rummy.
Encourage Adventure
The pages of a book can take kids anywhere in the galaxy while helping to bolster their education outside of the classroom. Transform a corner of the playroom into a children’s library, filled with books for all ages and reading levels. Add fluffy sitting pillows or bean bag chairs to help your kids settle in for an indoor adventure!
Flair for Drama
What kid doesn’t like to play dress up? Scour your local thrift stores for props, costumes, wigs, and other non-traditional play things. Invite the neighborhood kids over and watch as they plunge into the depths of their imagination. One rainy day, your kids might decide to fight dragons and the following one, they may opt to pretend they are robots from the future. Who needs a Netflix account when you’ve inspired your children to create stories of their own?
There are so many kid playroom ideas out there, but what is most important is that create a space for kids to be kids when the weather is unwelcoming. Be sure to get input from your kids. They might surprise you with creative ideas of their own!