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12. Buying A Playhouse For Your Kids
from:A playhouse can offer hours of fun for young children. It can keep them busy and happy during their school breaks. With the loads of thrills a playhouse can offer, children learn to play by themselves and remain happy in the company of other young children from the neighborhood, leaving parents alone to handle their own business.
Some factors like location, design, size and cost need to be considered before you decide to go ahead and buy a playhouse.
Location
Young children need to remain under an adult's watchful eye during play. If you are a stay-at-home mom then you may prefer the backyard. This is a place easily accessible to you while you are working in the kitchen. Besides, the child too can easily walk into the house as often as he or she likes and have easy access to a parent in case the need arises. Other considerations can be the availability of ample sunshine that offers natural light during play and is healthy too.
Size
Buying a playhouse is an investment and as a parent you will want one that is equipped to take care of the child's growing needs. Here a custom-made playhouse would gain an edge over others, as it would offer space for expansion and may be made of more durable material. All these factors however, can add to the price making a custom-made playhouse more expensive.
Space and permission to erect
Space is an important consideration before purchase. Apart from there being sufficient backyard space for erecting a playhouse, some playhouses require permission from the right local authorities, especially if the area they occupy exceeds 100 sq. ft.
Design
This is just as important and as a parent you will want to let you kids have their choice provided it is within your budget. Apart from the traditional ones, you can have several choices like a ship, or an aircraft or castle, or a spaceship. Surfing the internet will give you a good idea of the several choices available and the price range.
Where to buy
One of the places you can look for a playhouse is a toy store, an online store or a DIY store in your town. There may be some on display and hence visiting one with the kids will allow exploration before the final choice. Going for a pre-fabricated playhouse will add to the fun. Kids can assist with the erection, thus giving them a sense of pride and achievement.
Cost
Playhouses can be expensive and not within everyone's reach. If you are keen to invest in one, get familiar with the price range and design and then start saving in advance so that you can make the actual purchase at the right time.
Playhouses can be avenues of fun-filled activity for young children that will hold many happy childhood memories, as they grow older.