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How to encourage play in the children’s room

The way toys are stored makes a big difference in how much playtime they get. It’s simply more inspiring for kids to have them in clear sight in easy-reach storage – which also makes tidying easier. But everything doesn’t always have to be cleared away. Why not leave a few creative spaces where playtime can continue whenever they want?

Soft toys around a pine children’s table with stools, plus two storage combinations with pine frames holding various toys.
Soft toys around a pine children’s table with stools, plus two storage combinations with pine frames holding various toys.

Accessibility is everything

A large open storage unit with practical boxes that swallow loads of toys must be any kid’s dream to have in their room. Many smaller boxes, rather than a few big ones, make it easier to keep things organised – which also makes it easier to find things.

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Two TROFAST storage combinations with pine frames, with toys on top and inside white, turquoise and mesh storage boxes.
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Making play a priority

Toys out in the open quickly become favourites. Even when they’re not playing, seeing their toys and how play is progressing fills children with pride. Organisers for small things are another way to encourage play, keeping things tidy and ready to go. And of course, there is storage you can play inside too.

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A FLISAT doll’s house/wall shelf with a BYGGLEK LEGO® box, wooden building blocks, doll’s furniture and a toy robot inside.
A pine FLISAT children’s table with built-in storage boxes holding BYGGLEK LEGO® bricks, plus two pine children’s stools.
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Funtime bed and bedtime fun

Even the bed can be made more inviting for play. This colourful bed curtain turns the whole thing into a great play tent for all kinds of fun. It can also be used to make bedtime more playful and help your children settle in more willingly.

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A white/pine KURA reversible bed with a patterned bed curtain, beside a green turtle wall lamp and a storage bag with toys.
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An oak veneer coffee table, a soft toy tiger and a white VESSLA storage crate with toys, on a beige rug beside a sofa.

A box for breaking boundaries

Storage boxes on wheels are great for letting playtime continue wherever it goes. After all, if you’re hanging out in the living room, that’s probably where your children want to be too.

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