Playhouses to Make for Your Kids

Playhouses for kids can be made from many different things. And, once the playhouse is built, your child will have many hours of fun. Whether you live in a mobile home, a small apartment or a huge house you can still find room and suitable supplies for making a playhouse. More than likely, you already have enough supplies at home to make the playhouse.

Sheets can be used in many different ways to form playhouses. Take the most simple route and tie sheets together then hang them on the dining table. Make sure they reach the floor or it won't be a proper playhouse. Hang sheets over four kitchen chairs or tie sheets together and stretch them across the living room. You can use clips of all sorts to secure the sheets to furniture: clothes pins, hair clips, chip bag clips, or even tape. If you don't have extra sheets you can use yardage of old fabric instead.

There are many other ways to build a clubhouse or playhouse for your child. Throw an old sheet over the clothesline and use plastic stakes to hold the ends in place. You can also put three or four poles into the ground and tie them together at the top. Throw a sheet over it to make a tepee. The poles can be made from old broomsticks, PVC pipe, or even small tree branches. Instead of a sheet you can glue, tape or nail cardboard to the poles to form walls so kids can color on them.

Section off a portion of a deck and hang sheets to form a playhouse. Tie sheets together and throw them over the railings. Fold one corner back to form the doorway. Use a couple of lawn chairs to make the place a little more homey - if you have enough sheets and space. Deck playhouses are fantastic because you can make them large enough to where you can crawl in and spend time with your child, too. The great thing about using sheets is they're not bulky like a cardboard box and you can fold them up to store them for another day's play.