1/1/2024 0 Comments Epic kids wooden blocks![]() I used Besser blocks when I should have used the much lighter-weight Hebel blocks, and didn’t discover my mistake until after they were cemented in place. Unfortunately, I used the wrong kind of blocks to achieve this vision. I had grand ideas in my head of a sandpit that would resemble sand dunes - very abstract and blending down to the ground. The next thing I constructed was the sandpit. To be honest, I love the look of this product but it does get hotter than I expected (a lighter colour probably wouldn’t have this issue) and it also shows dirt more than I thought too. If I were making the cubby area again though, I would think twice about the IKEA click together outdoor floor decking. Since sharing the hack, I haven’t changed much other than hanging a sweet pot with succulents. Patrick absolutely loves this cubby and if you can get your hands on one, I think it’s a great buy for children aged anywhere between 1-6 years. You can read all about the Kmart cubby hack here. ![]() The first part of the play area I made was the cubby. This play area was a surprise Christmas present for Patrick so I had to work on it during day naps or after he went to bed at night… so it took a few weeks to do it all! But I think it’s achievable to do in one weekend if you can have both your hands free. For a long time I considered adding an in-built mini pool but felt nervous about having any deep water in the area, and thought I could always put an inflatable pool on the grass on those hot days. I didn’t want everything to be ‘fixed’ like the sandpit as I know how quickly children can bore of things and how quickly Patrick is developing at the moment so I loved the idea of the mini outdoor mud kitchen and water play table - they could be moved easily and were also really affordable. I knew the sandpit and cubby were a must but wasn’t sure what else I could squeeze in so I measured up the space and played around with a few ideas. To create the design, I thought about what things Patrick would enjoy the most. dirt tracks/roads for toy cars or trucks.I did a lot of research (if you can call trolling Pinterest and Instagram research, haha) to get ideas on the different ‘zones’ I could create in the play area and had a long list of ideas, including: The completed epic outdoor play area for my kids Designing the space
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