10 Play Tent Ideas to try out Today

While the list feels never ending for play tent play ideas, some days, we just need a little bit of inspiration. Here’s some ideas you might like to try if you haven’t already! 

Reading Nook: Create a cozy reading nook inside the play tent with pillows, blankets, and books. Encourage your child to read and explore different stories, characters, and settings. This can help to develop their imagination, literacy skills, and love for reading.
See @this.season.of.lifee for her little one reading in her teekies. 

Imaginative Play: Set up a themed play scenario inside the play tent, such as a doctor's office, a bakery, or a spaceship. Provide props and costumes that match the theme, and encourage your child to use their imagination and creativity to act out different scenarios and roles. This little miss is tending to her baby in a high chair @mamajlo23 

Puppet Show: Create a puppet theater inside the play tent and encourage your child to put on a puppet show for family and friends. This can help to develop their storytelling skills, creativity, and confidence.

Sensory Play: Set up a sensory bin or sensory activity inside the play tent, such as a bin of colored rice, a bin of water beads, or a sensory bottle filled with glitter and water. This can help to stimulate your child's senses and promote their cognitive and motor skills.

Board Games: Play board games inside the play tent, providing a cozy and contained space for family game night. This can help to develop your child's critical thinking, problem-solving, and social skills. Miss V does a puzzle in sunny Queensland @mamma_and_us 

Music and Dance Party: Set up a music and dance party inside the play tent, playing your child's favorite songs and encouraging them to dance, sing, and play musical instruments. This can help to promote physical activity, creativity, and self-expression. @mywanderingflowers had a solo dance party in the morning light! 

Art and Craft Studio: Create an art and craft studio inside the play tent, providing a space for your child to explore different materials and express their creativity. Provide supplies like paints, markers, clay, or yarn, and encourage your child to create and experiment with different art forms.

Movie Theater: Set up a movie theater inside the play tent, playing your child's favorite movies or shows. Provide pillows and blankets for a cozy viewing experience, and encourage your child to engage with the story and characters.

Science Lab: Create a science lab inside the play tent, providing a space for your child to explore different science concepts and experiments. Provide supplies like magnifying glasses, beakers, and test tubes, and encourage your child to experiment and observe the world around them. Just don’t use liquids that stain! This one is definitely more tricky, but like a crazy underground science lab for discoveries. Think dried flowers, rice and other pantry stores they can do experiments with! 

Relaxation Station: Create a relaxation station inside the play tent, providing a space for your child to unwind and engage in calming activities. Provide items like calming music, essential oils, fidget toys, and coloring books, and encourage your child to practice relaxation and mindfulness techniques. This can help to promote emotional regulation and overall well-being. Check out @rebekahgoers little one sound asleep in the beautiful fall time of the Northern hemisphere

We’ve also seen nail salons, vet surgeries, tea parties, doll house play, restaurants, cafes, grocery stores and nap spaces created inside a teekies tent! These play tent ideas should keep you going for some time. When you put together your child’s play, add to your social tag @littleteekies and we’ll add your idea and images to our running tally of cool play tent ideas to try out!  

 

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