Fun ideas for easy to tidy playtime at home

Whether you live with children, or have kids that come over to play, it’s important to have easily accessible solutions that encourage creativity and make them feel comfortable around the home. And if these solutions are easy to store away when the fun is done, all the better!

Two adults and a child around a dark brown EKEDALEN extendable table. The child sits on a black AGAM junior chair.

Creative play in a dedicated corner

Drawing, building a tower or creating an imaginary world – whatever the game, a dedicated children’s table in the home will be the stage for hours of fun. Drawers filled with lidded boxes mean that every project can be packed away for next time, making tidy up time a breeze.

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A child standing at a white/grey DUNDRA activity table with storage next to a red in/outdoor MAMMUT children’s chair.

An open yellow/blue GLIS box with lid filled with mixed colours PYSSLA beads on a DUNDRA activity table with storage.

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On display or out of the way

The human desire to collect starts in childhood, so giving kids their own display shelves to organise their interests will encourage their curiosity and make them feel included in the home. Bulkier toys can be put away in closed drawers at a low enough height for little ones to access.

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Two birch plywood SKUTSKÄR display shelves on a wall displaying an assortment of toys including a DUKTIG 3-piece tea playset.

Two dark grey EKET cabinets with 2 drawers with small toys on top, below an EKET cabinet with 2 doors and 1 shelf.

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Playtime in the living area

Some activities need space to spread out and explore. The key is to make it easy for kids to carry what they need and tidy it back up when the play is done. Boxes with handles are ideal for transporting pens and pencils while a paper roll holder will keep paper manageable for drawings big and small.

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A child at a table covered in paper, pens and a mixed colour MÅLA watercolour box, taking a pen out of a grey VARIERA box.

A table with a mixed colour MÅLA watercolour box on a roll of paper coming out of a MÅLA paper roll holder with storage.

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An adult and child sitting at a table with a multicolour UNDERHÅLLA abacus between them on the table.

Learning through play

Learning to build, count and work with colours teach children logic, motor and social skills, and with the right tools and toys can be enormously fun too! Small objects like a colourful, wooden toy abacus or building blocks engage children during playtime and are quick to pack away when dinner time calls.

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