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A playhouse coming to the end of its useful life can be a sad sight – but with a little effort, it can enjoy a few more years encouraging active outdoor play. All of these ideas involve removing the front panel and any other windows in your playhouse, creating a more open-ended (and open-fronted) resource.
1. Beach hut
Paint the playhouse in pastel colours, with a sandy yellow floor. A colourful rug, mini deckchairs and a play tea-set will be enough to spark new play scenarios, but you could place Tuff Spot builder’s trays with sand and water nearby. Perhaps this beach hut doubles as an ice-cream parlour or a bucket and spade shop? Add mark-making materials and blank postcards so that children can design their own seaside scenes.
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