Playhouse – A Corner of the Living Room That Belongs to Somebody Small

This indoor playhouse builds from a click-together frame with fabric walls stretched over it, complete with a doorway and cut-out windows. It folds flat when the game is over. One version, meant for inside.

Why choose an indoor playhouse?

Children build forts out of blankets and dining chairs because they want somewhere that is theirs. A playhouse gives them the same thing on a frame that was designed for it, and the couch stops being raw material.

• Walk-in doorway — an opening they step through, rather than a gap they have to crawl under.
• Frame that collapses flat — folded down it slides behind a cupboard or under a bed.
• Light enough to move — a child can drag it to a different corner without help.
• Walls come off to wash — the fabric panels lift away from the frame when something gets spilled.
• Clips together by hand — no tools, no diagram, no missing screw six months later.

Set it up and start the clock on how long before it is occupied.

The poles click into their connectors and the fabric shell pulls over the finished frame. It is sized for a corner of a living room or the end of a bedroom rather than a garden. Take the walls off before washing and let them dry fully before they go back on.

Specifications

• Parts: click-together frame and fabric walls
• Assembly: no tools required
• Storage: folds flat
• Use: indoor

Put it up before they build another one out of the couch.