Gotta have a play space!

The great thing about having a split level house is that in the summer, we hang out downstairs where it's nice and cool and in the winter, we keep warm upstairs. With the very hot summer weather upon us, this morning Chloe and I were busy setting up her new play area in the bottom level of our house. Tuesday a friend and I took the girls (the one pictured with C on the four wheeler in the pic below) to IKEA to purchase a table, chairs and a rug for the new space and later that day, I very easily put them together. This morning, I had the chance to dig through my closet of teacher supplies (yes, I have a whole closet for this stuff - and it's full) to find fun books, whiteboards, markers, and the laminated alphabet to include in C's new area. While it's still under construction as we have to get rid of some "junk" we don't use anymore, I am very pleased with C's area of the family room. Once we get rid of the other stuff in that room, I'll be able to expand her play area to include more toys and books (and I'm also in the market for a play kitchen). Let me know if you have suggestions for storage!


The alphabet which I used command strips to adhere to the wall:


A picture of her rug where she can drive her car and tractor: