Children often don’t enjoy plastic playhouses as much as they seem more comparable to a ‘toy’ than a real little house of their own. Plastic playhouses generally come prepackaged as several large pieces that need slotting together, a light plastic playhouse can never be as sturdy as a solid as a wooden one and won’t make the delightful garden feature and the same impact in your garden that a wooden wendy house would. A wooden playhouse is hand made by craftsmen and a very special decorative item in it’s own right.
Wooden playhouses tend to cost around ten percent more than plastic playhouses, however they do tend to be a much larger to make up for the additional cost, giving equal or even better value for your money. Wooden playhouses are practical and more durable than plastic ones, as plastic playhouses fade and deteriorate over time, whilst wooden ones may be treated with wood stain, meaning that they last for years and years.
Let’s be honest here, wooden playhouses are fine-looking, as they look more traditional, and when painted beautifully, can look more like a home in the garden.
Playhouse Sizes
www.jackandjilltoyshop.co.uk Have you consider the size of the playhouse you would like? Obviously the usable space in your garden is a significant factor when deciding the size of your playhouse, as is the number of children you are catering for.
Types of Playhouse
The first type is a traditional wooden playhouse which sits on the ground. These are either single storey playhouses or double storey playhouses, which generally have an internal ladder or stairs to access the top floor. The second type is the tower playhouse, and are supported by wooden legs. Tower playhouses usually have a ladder.