Children's educational toys and Kids Furniture

Gone are the days of basic beds and plain kid’s furniture that lack personality.  The furniture that is available for children now is creative, unique, and fun!  You can now take your child’s personality and reflect that in the furniture pieces you select.  Check out My Child Playhouses for a great selection of children’s furniture.

Obviously the first thing you have to do is decide on a theme for the room.  If you do not want a particular theme, you can just decide on the colors you would like to incorporate.  My Child Playhouses has a variety of themed children’s furniture that can help spark your creativity.

When it comes to choosing a bed, let your child help select something he or she loves.  This will make bedtime a lot more fun!  Make sure the bed is sturdily made, comfortable, and size appropriate.  Boys will love the KidKraft Fire Truck Toddler Cot, the Race Car Toddler Bed from Just Kids Stuff, and the Bulldozer Toddler Bed (also from Just Kids Stuff).  Little girls will fall in love with the Princess Carriage Toddler Bed or the KidKraft Princess Toddler Cot.

Another staple of a child’s room is a bookshelf.  Kids usually have a lot of books, so you want to find one that will have enough storage capacity but also fit with the general theme/color scheme of the room.  For toddlers you may want something that sits low to the ground and will not topple easily.  The GuideCraft Arch Toddler Book Storage is perfect for those with a small book collection.  Older children who need more storage space will love the bright colors of the GuideCraft Circus Book Shelf, the elegance of the Tea Party House bookcase (from LC Creations), and the excitement of the Space Odyssey Bookshelf (also from LC Creations).

Besides books, most children also possess an abundance of toys!  Toy boxes today come in a variety of shapes and sizes, so you are sure to find something that fits your child’s room.  The GuideCraft Circus Toy Box is fun and colorful while the Levels of Discover Best of Buds Flowerbox Storage Unit is pretty and decorative.  You may also want to consider a toy box that doubles as a bench for your child.  A few examples include the KidKraft Queen Anne Toy Chest, the GuideCraft Daisies Double Storage Bench, and the GuideCraft All 4 Sport Double Storage Bench.  

While these are the staples of children’s furniture, there are still plenty of other things you can purchase if needed.  You will want to consider the available space in your child’s bedroom or playroom and also the child’s ability and activity levels.  You may want to incorporate a child’s desk, an activity table, or a vanity set.

My Child Playhouses offers a variety of sturdy, safe children’s furniture in a number of different styles.  See the website for items listed above or to check out the many other options available.

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Ask any parent and you’ll quickly find that selecting quality children’s toys is a priority for them.  There are so many different toys on the market, and parents want to make sure their children are receiving the best available.  Check out My Child Playhouses to find a number of excellent toys that are durable and fun!

Toys are not just for big kids!  Toys are collected from infancy on up!  Some of the best toys for this youngest set of children are musical instruments, learning toys, and pretend play.

Musical instruments give children their first chance to spread their creative wings.  One favorite is the Portable Baby Studio Piano.  It is available in black, white, and pink, and it is the perfect size for toddlers.  Parents who can handle the noise might enjoy the Vintage Percussion Instrument Set.  It features a marching drum, triangle, striker, bells, clapper, wood block, and cymbals set.  Young children love anything that makes noise, so this is a great set!

Learning toys are also an excellent bet.  Who does not want to see a child learning through play?  The Small World Toys Rolling Ball Shape Sorter is a perfect toy for babies and toddlers.  Babies can handle the large shapes and gradually develop the skills of sorting them and placing them through the matching slots in the ball.  The International Playthings Hide N Squeak Eggs is another favorite.  The carton makes noises as the eggs are placed back into their matching spots.  Opening the eggs reveals a cute baby chick!

Finding toys for pretend play is also important.  Using the imagination is imperative for young children because it stimulates brain development and creativity.  Both boys and girls enjoy dishes and play food sets.  They can cook, clean, and serve – just like mom and dad!  Check out the KidKraft Kitchen Playset and the many food sets such as Small World Toys Fiesta Flavors from Mexico or Good Fortune from China.  Other children enjoy playing with sets that include buildings and people such as the ImagiPlay Day on the Farm Imagiworld.  If your child likes to role play, consider costuming!  Your child can be anything from a doctor, an airline pilot, or an army soldier.

Of course, some children are not satisfied to simply sit and play with toys.  There are those children who thrive on action!  Check out the Ball Toyz Little Fun Boat Ball Pit.  It has fifty colorful balls as well as rattles and rings on the sides.  The Jump-O-Lene Jump-N-Gym is another excellent choice.  It is a cushiony inflatable jumper with walls to keep your little one safe as he plays.  It also has rings equipped with rattles to add fun to this toy.  Since it is inflatable, you can deflate and store easily when not in use.

These are just a few of the many varieties of toys that are available for toddlers today.  Check out My Child Playhouses for these and more options.  You are sure to find something that is perfect for your child.

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The way you decide to decorate your baby’s first room should really set the scene for a gentle and comforting atmosphere. From furniture to the hues you choose, no matter whether it’s with sweet pastels, soft earth tones or bright and vivid primary colors, the way you feel when you enter that space will hopefully give you and baby both a sense of happiness and calm.

The trusted, award-winning furniture and toy company of GuideCraft has created some very unique and precious pieces for baby’s first room theme that you’ll really love if you’re into the more soothing type of color scheme. Entitled ‘First Impressions’, these are especially great options for your little bundle of joy’s first room theme.

A Precious Toy Chest

Sweet images of baby animals including a monkey, duck, zebra and more are adorned by a patchwork border in pastel shades on the GuideCraft Treasure Chest. This toy box, if you will, was especially designed with safety hinges and cut-outs that will prevent little hands and fingers (or yours as well) from injury. It even includes casters for easy and convenient mobility if you choose to change the room around at any point.

Another toy box in the same ‘First Impressions’ category is decorated in the same sweet motif as the treasure chest, however this one provides a seating area on top as well with its flat, instead of curved, surface. It has all of the same safety features and also incorporates adjustable dividers to customize the storage space within.

Simple as ABC

Perfect for displaying all those bedtime and first story books, is the Guidecraft ‘First Impressions’ Book Shelf unit. Also in soft pastels with painted patchwork and baby animal embellishments, it’s the perfect place to not only keep baby’s books neat and organized, but also offers space for showing off favorite keepsakes as well.

Rocking Around

And of course, what baby’s or youngster’s room wouldn’t be complete without a child-sized rocking chair designed for any boy or girl to spend many special moments sitting in and reading or playing in? GuideCraft’s wooden rocker will fit in perfectly with any of the other pieces from their ‘First Impressions’ collection.

Completing the Scene

To complete the ‘First Impressions’ scene, GuideCraft has also created a cute clothes pole which incorporates four round-knobbed posts for hanging robes, sweater, caps and more, painted patchwork around its base and is topped off with a friendly teddy bear!

To see all of these adorable and durable GuideCraft ‘First Impressions’ furniture pieces, visit children's furniture store My Child Playhouses!

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It’s no secret that kids love cars! Big, little, young or older, boy or girl, just the idea of zooming around provides plenty of excitement and imaginative play. So if you’re in the market for a great kid’s room theme idea, consider a mod auto motif because there are lots of creatively-designed pieces available online that will greatly assist you with any of your vehicle-minded room scheme endeavors.

Stop! and Sit a While

A really fun and fantastic play, sit, reading and project table manufactured by LC Creations is the perfect for beginning on your path to designing a kid’s room around a colorful car theme. Its checker-bordered table with vivid images of signs and cars is accompanied by two great primary-colored chairs heeding ‘Yield’ sign back supports and ‘Speed Limit’ seats. This very durable wooden chair and table set also contributes to kids in need as all of the LC Creations items in the Crazy Car category are manufactured through an association with Save the Children.

Free Parking!

Colorful and creative, LC Creations Car Crazy Toy Box incorporates a sleek design with the same artfully inspired checkered-border, cars and road signs as the great table and chair set. Contemporary and fun, it’s the perfect place to park all those vehicles and keep them organized and safely put away. With its mostly white base and bottom bordered with trucks, cars, buses and more, this toy chest also provides extra seating space with its flat surface lid.

On the Ledge of Fun

LC Creation’s Crazy Car bookshelf unit is just right for displaying and keeping all those story books and treasured childhood tokens. At five-feet high, this great piece utilizes the same white-base mixed with primary colors scheme and incorporates four shelves and each open area is decorated with its own individual vehicle – a ‘love bug’, school bus, tow and utility truck, respectively.

The Perfect Ending

And to keep those all those books on the road to organization, LC Creations also offers a pair of Crazy Car bookends that are the perfect compliment to the bookshelf piece or any other place where you see the need to keep things straight.

Stepping Up to Storage and More

To help you and the little ones as well reach and even sit, LC Creation Crazy Car has designed an adorable two-step stool that also incorporates a nicely-sized storage area as well! Sturdy and safe, this wooden piece is decorated with brightly colored vehicles in addition to a dashed red striping.

All of the items described here are based on the creative drawings of a 10-year little boy named BJ and really worth checking out at your kids furniture store My Child Playhouses.

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Thinking about a new bedroom theme for your little girl? Well ‘Hello Kitty’ is one girly trend that has really proven itself by standing the test of time over many, many years. Older girls, teens and even women too who discovered the fluffy white kitten with pretty pink bow in tow in their younger years, still find this cute little cat irresistible. So if you’re little girl is one of the many captivated by this friendly feline, check out some of great ‘Hello Kitty’ kid’s furniture items currently available online. And because of the beloved character’s longevity, this might actually turn out to be one sweet dream room theme that could quite possibly remain unchanged, growing with her even into her late teens.

The Puuuurfect Accompaniment

KidKraft’s Hello Kitty Accessory Cabinet is the perfect pink-hued place for your daughter to keep all of her precious mementos, jewelry, purses, barrettes, brushes and more. Embellished with star and crown knobs, the cabinet doors open providing several separate storage space compartments. Also decorated with the cute cat’s face on its side, this accessory furniture piece additionally offers a flat top surface for displaying a nightlight, stand mirror or any of the other special items held she holds close to her heart.

Hello Gorgeous!

Another pretty piece that can be used in splendid combination with the Accessory Cabinet as well as atop any other existing flat-surfaced furniture in her room is the KidKraft Hello Kitty Mini Vanity. In the same pink and pale yellow tones familiar with this fashionable character, it incorporates a movable, hinged mirror as well as a drawer for holding ribbons, play make-up and other cherished tokens.

Time for Tea

An adorable fixture that would perfectly complete and compliment any Hello Kitty room theme is the tea time two-chair and table set also manufactured by KidKraft. Designed in trendy kitty fashion, the familiar and charming cat face adorns this table top with full-body images of Princess Kitty on the chair’s back supports and the addition of protectors at the bottom of each of the legs as well.

Storage Made Sweet

KidKraft also offers more Hello Kitty furniture items great for storing as well as stepping which include a very pretty pink and white stool, uniquely-shaped shelving unit with its own individual bins and even a pretty princess kitty clothes pole!

Every one of the KidKraft Hello Kitty room theme items here are not only precious, but also come with a 120-day manufacturer’s guarantee. See them all today at your kids furnture store My Child Playhouses.

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Kids room furniture changes with each new cartoon character and trend. You will see your kids go through many different changes as they grow. Kids room furniture will need to be durable and able to change as your child changes. Some furniture themes seem to be able to stand the test of time. Kids room furniture needs to be able to grow as your child grows. The furniture needs to be trendy but practical at the same time. Children can be rough on their furniture, so the kids room furniture you choose needs to be able to withstand hard punishment. You will want to choose furniture that looks good but that is also easy to clean.  Some of the furniture makes great extra beds and we all can use that!

Furniture To Really Sink Into

One of the trendiest pieces of kids room furniture you can buy has to be beanbags and chairs. Many generations have fallen into a beanbag. They are great for space issues and seem to be unchanging in different times. Back in the seventies, the bean bags were great for gathering together to talk with friends. Now they are great for just about everything. Bean bags come in so many colors and designs and now, many different shapes to go with any child’s décor. You can get beanbags that look like bananas, soccer balls, ladybugs, and many more. Even tie-died patterns are back. They match themed rooms very well. They are very versatile and great for your child to relax in with a good book.

If you have more than one child in a room or if they have friend over often, you may want to consider larger kids room furniture. You can actually get couches and also chairs that fold out into a perfect sleeping pad. This is great for sleepovers! There are many different types of chairs available. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors to match any type décor. They are very durable and are easy to clean. Children love these types of kids room furniture. They will most assuredly like it or their own rooms! You may want to get one for your own room to. They come in all sizes to fit everyone!

Furniture To Go

Whether it be bean bags or overstuffed couches, your kids room furniture is perfect to match any décor. You can really get creative with all the options available. You can choose from sizes and shapes and many different designs and colors. Everything is available from couches and chairs to the ottomans to match. Beanbags are great for ages from two to one hundred. They are a trendy type of kids room furniture as well as great for adult rooms too! You can even take this furniture with you when you go on a trip. The bean bag pad is great for creating extra sleep space. It folds up to fit in almost any type vehicle. Kids room furniture has come along way, but has in some ways stayed the same!

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Kids furniture can spark your child’s imagination. There is furniture that your child can actually use in their playtime dreaming. Little girls will love dollhouse furniture they can use to be a princess. You want kids furniture that you can truly call my child’s play house. Construction furniture is perfect for little boys to create the grandest building structures possible in their mind. Creating the type of environment for children’s personalities to nurture and grow is an essential part of their growing into healthy and striving adults. Kids furniture, when chosen correctly, can be an interactive part of that process.

Imagination On The Loose

When kids furniture allows the child to use every facet of their imagination for play, it creates a setting for the child that they are secure and comfortable in. They will play for hours in their room away from things like noisy video games and television. Children seem to socialize better with other children when they can all be creative with the games they play. The right kids furniture will allow the child to also be able to have other children over for wonderful sleepovers and other times for some great memories with this kids furniture. Brothers and sisters will have fun times together with each other reading books, playing house, or sleeping in tents in their rooms. Many great sleepovers can be had with indoor tents for the children to camp out in without going outside.

Imagine your little girl cooking on her very own kitchen set. She is imagining the most delectable foods being created. She will love the idea of being just like her mom when she is creating pies, cakes, and pouring imaginary coffee for you to sample. She will bring food to everyone for the imaginary tasting. Not only is she proud of her tasty creations, she loves the attention and time she gets from everyone. How encouraging is it for her to get that? She may become a world famous chef one day! Your little boy can let his imagination run wild with his very own construction furniture. He can dream of building the most unique buildings. He may become an architect on day. Wouldn’t it be great if he designed your very special house? Your kids furniture should encourage them to be whatever they want to be.

Special Times

Your child will certainly have very special times when they are given the opportunity to let their imaginations run far. Your child will become a very special person that is secure in knowing who they are. They will love their kids furniture that is designed to give them hours of fun and enjoyment. Your little girl or little boy can dream of becoming the best at whatever they choose to become. Not only can you spend some quality time with them and their daydreaming but you can also show them how important they really are to you. You can help them find that in themselves by carefully picking their kids furniture.

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If your child likes science experiments then you really should take some time to check out My Child Playhouses.  These science experiments are also great if you are homeschooling.  There are so many of them to be found on this site.  There is everything including life science kits, robotic learning toys, science experiments for chemistry, a lot of “boxed” science experiments and even a talking microscope.

The “boxed” science experiments on this site are quite popular because they include everything that you need for doing these science experiments.  Three of the most popular ones are the Young Scientists Club Set #3 , the Magic School Bus Mysteries of Rainbows science experiments set and boys really seem to enjoy explosive science experiments like The Horrible Science Explosive Experiments.  Regardless of which of these science experiments you think that your child would really enjoy, with the prices on this site you will not be able to go wrong.

If you are looking for science experiments for your child who is between the ages of 5 and 8, then the Young Scientists Club Set #3 would be appropriate and it is appropriately priced at $22.95.  This is a science kit that has been produced by the Young Scientists Club so that children can learn all about Earth science right inside their own home.  With this kit your child will get to grow a salt rock garden, rock candy, and string crystals.  They will also be able to break open a large geode and use the streak, hardness, magnetic, and acid tests in order to learn to identify 5 different minerals.  There is also a fossil in here for them to study and they will also get to make a cast and mold a fossil.  The other kits are for minerals, geodes and fossils.  All of them have won a lot of awards for just how good they are.  So, when your child is done with these science experiments, you should try another kit.

With the the Magic School Bus Mysteries of Rainbows science experiments kit your child can learn anything and everything that they ever wanted to know about rainbows for only $19.95.  This fun and exciting science kit is based upon the popular books that were written by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. These science experiments here will allow your budding scientist (ages 5 and up) to wear rainbow glasses, design a rainbow spinner, blow rainbow bubbles, make rainbow milk, bend white light, mix colored paddles, bounce light waves off of ceilings and recreate Newton's prism experiment. 

The third science experiments kit here will really be of a lot of interest to boys ages 8 and up.  This is the The Horrible Science Explosive Experiments kit, which only costs $31.95.  The science experiments here are based upon Scholastic's Horrible Science books.  Included in this kit is a 32 page Top Secret Lab notebook filled with extremely explosive experiments such as rockets, volcanoes, lava and slimy snot.

It does not matter what kit you choose here, your child is sure to love them.  With the price that you pay for them to learn so much, you will certainly want to check out the multitude of other kits that are also available at this educational toys store.

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They say music is the universal language, that it calms the savage beast and expresses that which words cannot. So with all it’s appealing abilities, why not introduce your kids to it’s powers by giving them an instrument that you think they would not only enjoy, but reflects their personality and also provides them with an outlet to ‘rock their world’ as well? There’s a great assortment of musical equipment available online that includes everything from woods to winds to keyboards and stringed varieties.

Tickling the Ivories

There’s a wide variety of beautifully styled and sounding pianos online available for kids as young as the toddler age. From an 18-key mini-grand that includes color-coordinated song sheets, this item is also wonderful for helping to develop hand-eye dexterity. For kids in the older age group, there are great pianos also designed in the baby grand, spinet and even a limited edition, old-world fashion that also include easy-to-learn, play-by-color songs sheets and range in key counts that include 25, 37 or more. Most of these sturdily-built pianos also include their own, adjustable benches to accommodate and grow with children’s differentiating heights. There are even table-top versions available to occupy and amuse even the littlest fingers.

Strumming Away the Days

For that aspiring rocker, folk singer, songwriter or even classically inspired musician in your life, consider one of the great acoustic guitars available via the internet. A 30-inch, quality-made frame is offered at a very reasonable price and provides a perfect means of entertainment and learning for kids as young as four-years-old. Not your average ‘beginner’s guitar, it’s available in two color tones, is easy to play and includes a pick, extra strings and its own case.

18^th Century Inspiration in Modern Form

For something really unique that utilizes techniques of both the piano and the guitar, you might want to check out an instrument known as a ‘Psaltry’. Designed in its genuinely quaint and old-world styling, the tradition of this beautifully sounding stringed instrument incorporates the key range of a piano and the strings of a guitar resulting in an enchanting violin-type tone by the use of it’s accompanying bow. Perfect for kids 3 and up, it even includes its own carrying case, song book and instructional CD.

You can never go wrong by opening up the world of music to your children because not only is learning how to play an instrument a great educational experience, but it may also be something they have a hidden talent for and will in turn, bring joy to themselves and others throughout their entire lifetime. All of the marvelous, educational and enjoyable musical instruments described here are manufactured by Schoenhut and made available to you and your kids at your children's educational toys store My Child Playhouses.

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Getting kids to comply with their bedtimes is, more often than we’d like, a great effort in itself. But with one of the creatively-styled – and we mean creatively-styled – beds available online, those days (and nights) could soon be a forgotten memory. Check out some of these amazing kid’s beds and see how you can overcome the challenge of ‘I’m not tired yet!’ or ‘I don’t want to go to bed!’ in no time flat.

The Mighty Jungle

If your little boy or girl has a jungle-themed room, then a bed shaped like a safari jeep and embellished with cool black and white zebra stripes would fit in perfectly. And not only will it enhance the décor of their room, but they’ll be no more struggling to get them into bed either. And once they do climb in, dreams of distant lands and jungle adventures won’t be far off in this Safari Toddler Bed that is also designed with side safety features so little ones won’t roll off onto a leopard or lion in the middle of the night.

Fit for a Princess

An adorable Princess Carriage bed made of sturdy, all wood construction is the perfect place for your little princess to lay her royal head. Painted in pretty pastel hues and styled to resemble a real princess’s coach, once she settles into this charming toddler bed, you can rest assured that her slumber will be filled with sweet and fantastical dreams of grand castles, elegant balls and princes galore.

Anchors Away!

With of all the excitement over the newly-featured and popular pirate movies, lots of little boys are joining the craze as they pretend to sail the high seas and search for hidden treasure. So what better way to indulge their new imaginative play than with a truly unique and reasonably priced Pirate Ship Toddler Bed? With a bold, black base and brightly colored, painted and embossed detailing, your little buccaneer will be happy to jump onto their ship exclaiming Yo-Ho-Ho! without you even having to ask!

The Hero’s Mode

With all the unified pride felt for our armed forces over seas, many families have members that have gone off to win the battle for freedom. So especially fitting for relatives of our heroic soldiers as well as all of us who also strongly support them, a Military Toddler Bed in the shape of service vehicle is a great way for little ones to bond with the brave. There are two different versions painted in shades for both boys and girls alike, designed so that your toddlers will feel safe and secure as they prepare for their journey to slumberland.

You’ll find all of these, plus many more creatively-styled and cozy kid’s beds at your kids furniture store My Child Playhouses.

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