Offbeat Homes

Offbeat Play Structures for Your Unique Child

by Jennifer Chait on May 16th, 2008

This month at Offbeat, I’m introducing you to some of my neighboring blogs via the Lifestyles Channel Three Doors Down event. Last week we looked at Psycho for Love. This week, something a little less psycho, and more fun; Play Library. Play Library covers the best of the best in playtime fun for kids and families. I’m pretty happy to showcase Play Library, because that means I get to do a kid-oriented post here, which is always fun. At the end of this post you can learn a little more about what’s cool and happening at Play Library.

In honor of Play Library, we’ll be looking at some kid friendly play spaces. As you might expect, here at Offbeat, we frown on boring playhouses. Why have this?:

When a world of unique play opportunities awaits? Offbeat has already featured many a unique play space, such as…

• The Maritime Youth House
• Kidsonroof Mobile Home
• 50 Soul Warming Ways to Inspire the Next Generation of Offbeat Architects
• Treehouse Bling
• And more…

But, maybe you’re looking for a fresh crop of kid’s play structures. In that case jump to the next page to see the best of the best in child size offbeat playhouse fun.

[Wooden childs playhouse via the exceptional Reel Furniture - David Meddings Designs]

[Cardboard Cubby via Super Colossal]

Then two prefab bits of cool for the kindergarten set…

[MetroPlay via MetroShed]

[The Modern Playshed via Velocity Art and Design, via Inhabitat]

All of the above; much better than most of the plastic looking Toys R Us sets out there. Now, for more kid’s stuff all the time you have to visit Play Library. Susan, who blogs over at PL is the mama of triplets! Believe me, she’s got some knowledge in the what to do with kids for fun department. She posts cool stuff like…

• Step 2 Naturally Playful Sandbox - Review
• Configurable Balance Beam Toy for Children - sort of an offbeat toy! Very different.
• An awesome Little Tikes Slam n Slide Pool, Slide and Climber, that frankly, I wish they had in adult size.
• Beach Blast Ball for Outdoor Water Fun
• And a very cool Teeter Twirl
• Plus oodles more.

Visit Susan at Play Library today, and increase your fun knowledge ten fold - your kids will adore you for it.

By the way, which playhouse would you choose? I love them all, but think I’m partial to the second prefab. Although as a kid, I’d have gone straight to the little woodchuck-like log home.

[Image of Happy Home Playhouse via Amazon]

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