| Now that your precious miracle is walking, it is | | | | or one smaller and one larger area rug. |
| time for the perfect playroom. Whether you have | | | | If you have a large room, you might want to use |
| a spare bedroom, an attic room or a basement | | | | geometric shapes on your floors. Use a round rug |
| room, your child needs a place to call their own to | | | | for a doll house, or tool bench or train, or a child's |
| explore and grow. | | | | table. The other area rug can be rectangular and |
| The playroom must be safe, fun and cozy. Once | | | | a place with floor pillows for laying down on with |
| you have chosen your perfect spot, the | | | | toys or books or games. |
| décor can be a lot of fun. The first thing is | | | | Using an area rug or two on a painted wood or |
| to make sure the room is secured and child safe. | | | | tiled floor is very versatile. When your child wants |
| The perfect room will have built-in storage that | | | | to play with roller skates, or riding toy or just haul |
| will need safety latches. | | | | out the finger paints, the rug can be easily rolled |
| Depending on the size of the room, the colors | | | | back for playtime. After clean-up, the rug rolls out |
| should be bright and fun. If it is a smaller space | | | | again in perfect condition. |
| the colors really need to be light and cool colors | | | | Keeping your area rugs clean is much easier than |
| that will reflect the light. Added lighting will help | | | | keeping wall to wall carpet clean. When a spill |
| make the space look larger, cheerier and safer. | | | | happens, you can easily lift the rug to clean both |
| The large playroom can tolerate the darker colors | | | | sides. In a carpet the stain will disappear but some |
| but keep it colorful and happy. | | | | of it will seep into the pad and stay there only to |
| There are multiple choices for the theme of the | | | | reappear in time. Put an old towel under the area |
| playroom for your toddler. They enjoy cartoon | | | | rug when spot cleaning and the spill is completely |
| characters, so posters of their favorite | | | | removed. |
| characters would be fun. You might get one of | | | | Choosing the perfect area rug for your playroom |
| those floor coloring books and after you and your | | | | offers not only many bright and cheery colors |
| child color a page, use it as wall art. This can be | | | | and designs but they can also double as teaching |
| changed from time to time to keep things fresh | | | | tools. Many rugs come with geometric shapes and |
| and fun. | | | | numerous colors, or you can use cuddly teddy |
| All children love to play on the floor, so floor | | | | bears or kittens or puppies. There are really no |
| treatment is very important. The quickest and | | | | end to your choices. If you choose one with |
| easiest solution is using area rugs. Depending on | | | | flowers, this could transition into the preschool |
| your room size, you might choose one huge size, | | | | years. |