Child garden hut in 50 projects to do yourself – A spicy Boy

Child garden hut in 50 projects to do yourself

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This summer, install a child garden shed in your outdoor area! But, instead of just buying a kit structure, consider the options of making one yourself.

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At first glance, the task may seem somewhat difficult. But, as you will see, this is not the case at all. Because, yes, there are a thousand ways to make a small wooden house, fabric or cardboard for the play area of ​​your little one. And by the way,

making a child garden hut is a very nice idea

since you can choose between so many exciting DIY projects! So, let yourself be seduced by our collection of models of garden houses for children and invent a unique play area for your little one and for his friends. Let’s see all the creative options for the layout and decoration of such an outdoor structure.

Make a wooden child garden hut – an ecological and accessible option

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Realizing a small wooden house in his garden is a way to offer his child a playground and show him how to live in respect of the planet. Make your DIY project an example to your daughter or son. Make the whole structure and its wooden decorations and familiarize your child with this ecological and sustainable material.

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A small wooden child garden hut is likely to take various forms and varied. For starters, she can very well be inspired by a real adult home. You could even copy the look of your home or that of your child’s grandparents! Remember to faithfully reproduce all the details, including the paint color and the characteristic elements of its facade.

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The most passionate DIYers could even go further. To them to try to build a small front house terrace, stairs, railings, beams and shutters for windows.

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Extremely easy to personalize, the wooden child’s garden shed will adopt the color of your little princess’s favorite painting. The light yellow, the pink, the purple … here are some nice options for a play structure of little girl.

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As for families who want to make a little wooden house for a boy or a sister and his brother, we suggest a natural shade or a neutral shade, such as mole or beige.

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Also be aware that painting the facade is a clever way to hide the possible defects of your garden hut child. Thus, we will be free to use materials recovered from another project. It would be enough to repaint them to give them a fresh touch!

Create a wooden play house on feet and save space in a small space

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Among the many ways to personalize your child’s garden shed is to install the structure on wooden feet. This solution does not have the unique advantage of giving your creation a more original look.

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Because, in addition to this, it brings you a space of games or additional storage which is directly below the wooden hut. This is a good option for those who have a small exterior and who are wondering how to reconcile their project of DIY child garden hut with no room for toys!

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Some of these structures are also inspired by tree houses. Eh yes ! It would be enough to install your little house near the trunk of a tree to create a space of magic games, a universe reserved only for your little one.

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To make this little children’s home even more special, find a place in a discreet corner of your outdoor space. Give it decorations and original gear according to the desires of your daughter or your son!

Child’s garden hut in wooden pallets, an economical idea and easy to achieve!

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To make a child’s garden hut fast to achieve and cheap, we put on the wooden pallets! They are transformed into floors and walls for the structure and covered with some soft cushions.

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Otherwise, the pallets are recycled by dismantling them. So, we get a cute little construction that will encourage the child to spend more time outdoors. All this without spending a lot of money!

We invent an original decoration for the play area around the wooden cabin

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Realizing a wooden cabin for children is good but we must not forget the decoration of the play area around it. That’s why, in the following section, we tackle DIY deco ideas for an outdoor play house.

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Turn the wooden garden hut made of wood into a little paradise for your little princess! For this, choose an area of ​​your outdoors full of flowers that will give the space a romantic atmosphere.

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You could even provide some flower pots or DIY planters to adorn the windows of the house. If this idea tempts you, experiment with one of our gardening DIY projects in wooden pallet!

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But beware of the curiosity of the little ones! Know that they will tend to have fun with the plants that are next to their play area. So make sure there are no dangerous plants for their health.

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Decorate the space around the wooden cabin with a small natural fence, add chairs and a table to make yourself. Imagine decorations based on your little one’s favorite games: stuffed animals or cardboard, props inspired by Robin Hood stories, black slate to replicate an outdoor school …

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Plan a space where your child will have fun with friends. A table with chairs installed on the front terrace of the house will invite them to have their afternoon tea together. A small corner that will easily turn into a creative workshop during the summer afternoons!

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Do not forget the hammock and the swings! These are elements that will help you to offer the little ones even more physical activities to practice outdoors.

We are inspired by the favorite games of his daughter or his son to invent a decor to his taste!

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To create a decor that is to your child’s taste, nothing better than getting inspiration from his favorite activities. Your little one likes reading? Give him a reading corner with a comfortable pouf on the terrace of the children’s hut! Do you have a girl who loves drawing and coloring? Think about setting up a comfortable table where she can practice these creative activities!

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Having a little cabin just for you, it invites the little ones to the house games! And if they are really passionate about it, why not tinkering with accessories that fit their desires? A barbecue, a small summer kitchen, an outdoor dining area …

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And then, for games with friends, we can always transform the atmosphere of the outdoor space. For example, create a bar, with some stools and light garlands. There you go ! You have a lemonade, fruit or homemade sorbet stand!

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Do you live in the countryside or on a farm? Enjoy it and help your little one get to know the magical world of animals. Make a shelter for a pet, for some chickens or rabbits next to his hut.

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Teach the animal of your choice to spend a little time every day and watch your daughter or son discover the wonders of nature! Without forgetting to watch closely these moments of discovery. Once your little one has grown up a little and has acquired good reflexes, the animals could be left free in his play area.

Even more models of wooden house for children playful and original

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Your son is passionate about space and spaceships? Give your cottage a futuristic look, as if it were a laboratory located on a distant planet or an observatory lost in a forest on earth!

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For lovers of outdoor adventures, plan for physical challenges to overcome. Build a house on foot accessible only through a rope, through an original ladder or a suspension bridge.

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To the little girls and boys delighted by the world of J. R. R. Tolkien and his novel The Lord of the Rings, we will make a truly magnificent surprise if we decide to replace the classic wood cabin with a hobbit house.

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Remember, these creatures also called halves (“little people”) because of their small size, have the habit of living in semi-buried houses with typically round doors. Why not try to make one in your garden?

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Do you live by the sea or the ocean? In this case, do not settle for a simple ordinary log cabin. Instead, make an elevated lighthouse house, like the one in the picture above.

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For little boys who like to play knights, make a fun structure in the shape of a tower or fortress. It will be similar to a house in the trees but will also appeal to the imagination of courtly novels recounting the exploits of the past.

Incorporate a child garden hut in an outdoor playground

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Spread the play space of your cabbage! Incorporate the small children’s home that you have built into an outdoor playground in your garden. Here are some interesting ideas for achieving this:

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Use the facade of your building as a playground. Attach ropes or items that allow the kids to climb the vertical surfaces of the structure.

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Provide wooden play structures that are easy to move. Your child will have the opportunity to install them next to the small wooden house when he wishes.

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For small houses built high up, imagine playful accessories like rope. Good to know: playing at height can cause falls and injuries. For the safety of your child, plan a non-slip and cushioning floor.

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Add a toboggan to your little house. It would be an even faster way to get off the tall house. Your child will love it!

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Do not forget to install a sandbox next to your play structure. Creative space par excellence, it will allow your son or daughter to make original projects with his friends.

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To save space, take inspiration from the idea pictured on the picture above. The space below the standing wooden cabin has a sandbox well protected from rain and bad weather!

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By the way, your DIY wooden house itself can become an integral part of an outdoor playground. On the picture above, an example of this type of cheap construction made with a few doors’ recovery. Repainted in bright colors, they are placed to form a kind of improvised shelter.

What alternative versions to a wooden child garden hut?

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So far, we have talked mostly about children’s huts to be made of wood. And even if these constructions seduce many parents, they are not an option adapted to all spaces. For those who lack enough space, do-it-yourself talent, or time to test one of the projects reviewed earlier, we have collected a series of alternative models. Browse the images below to discover them!

Make a small cardboard child’s home garden – a quick and clever idea!

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It may seem unbelievable, but cardboard is a material that lends itself well enough to DIY hut projects. Easy to put in place, these constructions are cut out rather quickly according to a pre-existing model. But everyone is free to build a cardboard child’s house that he imagined himself.

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Due to the characteristics of this material, child huts of this kind are very quick to manufacture. They are also quite light and very easy to move. So, we can very well consider to make a child home of this type and carry it inside his house during the months of autumn and winter.

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Do you have a large quantity of cardboard rolls? Take a few minutes before putting them in your sorting bag and look at the picture above. It is a model of children’s hut made of recycled material and, more precisely, cardboard rolls of various sizes. Why not try this type of project in your outdoors?

Small outdoor child’s fabric houses, a nice alternative to wooden structures

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Those who would like to build a children’s house but do not like working with wood also have another option: a fabric project. Far from being an ordinary tent, such a cabin has a frame covered with a custom fabric. It is to accompany all kinds of textile accessories, according to your desires!

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The tipi is a nice alternative to textile houses that your child will love. For those who are not familiar with this term, it is a kind of specific tent that is often associated with the culture of the North American Indians. This structure is usually made using a few wooden supports to which a textile element is attached.

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The manufacture of a teepee requires no knowledge of sewing or woodworking. It is so nice and so quick to set up that it is often used as a decorative accessory for outdoor parties. It will be added without problem to a pre-existing playground. Check out our special article to learn how to make such a tent at home!

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Finally, we made a collection of some special images. They illustrate models of completely original children’s huts that will inspire you, perhaps, to invent your own unique garden structure. Realized, for some, in only organic materials, they teach children to live in respect of nature.

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Other original options mobilize building materials that remain after the renovation of large residences. The resulting savings allow for the production of very realistic small children’s homes.

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A small house for children that takes a futuristic aspect? Such is, in any case, the bet of the cabin shown in the picture above. With special lighting, it is accessible by day and by night. As for the photo below, it highlights another clever idea: a mini caravan made of plywood. A very nice way to offer his daughter or son an exceptional playground!

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