How to set up a Playroom for your Mountains Kid

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Ensuring your child’s (or children’s) play environment is set up to meet their needs is crucial to healthy development at home. It’s totally possible to create a space that is perfect for all your kids, so be sure to look up the other Environments if you have more than one child at home.

The playroom is a great space to expose your child to the natural elements they require in their environment. By taking great care in observing what works and doesn’t work for your child, you’ll be able to train your child to recognize what they resonate to through a natural osmosis.

From ages zero to 30, our bodies are in their energetic childhood. It’s important to expose our bodies to the space they resonate to, because the Environment becomes crucial in the second life phase during the 30s, 40s, and 50s. If you are not aware of what you do and do not resonate to at that time, life can become very challenging. Our wellbeing relies on our state and resonance within our Environment.

Set your children up by encouraging them through aligned practices that work for them, and creating a nurturing and supportive learning environment that fits their unique needs and learning style.

Create a child’s oasis

Remember being a kid? How might you create your child’s dream sanctuary where it feels like an absolute space they can retreat to and lose themselves in? Consider how many fun elements you might be able to bring into the space, like playhouses, space for instruments and crafts, a giant slide into a ball pit, or rockclimbing! Maybe there is a massive game closet! Or a giant fort area or floor hockey area. Your child is only a kid once — how might you create something super memorable and elevated so it anchors their memories?

Bring in elevation in a creative way

I have seen parents try so many cool ideas, from building elevated nooks and forts to hanging huge nets from the ceiling to create a floating second level. Lofted spaces are always great, but if that is not available, consider what creative ways you could work with the space. You know those tall beds with the desk underneath? That’s a great example of elevation. A big play structure to climb all over can create the same effect. If you’re not able to play with height, focus on ensuring each corner is well set up. It’s good for Mountains Kids to have a wide view of the space.

Create a hideout or hideaway

These kids need to pull away sometimes, so creating a little space within the space will encourage them to take a breather. Maybe you set up a quiet corner for them, or strategically arrange the room to create the space for them to pull away when they need to.

Create two designated zones

Expanding on their hideout area, a community area for playing with others, paired with a solo quiet area for private time sets up the Mountains person to perfectly connect with the community/family/friends when it feels right. This also ensures they always have the space to take a breather when they need to, too. These kids can get overstimulated sometimes!

Take it up a notch

Are you mounting footholds for a rock climbing wall, or checking where the beam is in the basement so you can fasten fabric for aerial gymnastics? Maybe you’re painting constellations on the ceiling, or doing custom decals for a giant mural. Whatever the extra touch is for your space, consider how you could take it up a notch for your Mountains kid!

Bring the outdoors in

And don’t forget to prioritize outdoor time! Access to a window to let in a fresh breeze, or bringing in appropriate plants to your playroom with help keep the chi fresh and free-flowing for your Mountains kid. Consider bringing your plants UP and off the table/ground, such as a tree, hanging basket, or floating shelves with ivy or pothos. Bring the eye UP! But getting creative by painting a sky blue ceiling or fun garden mural can also bring the outdoors in!

Create a breathwork or meditation zone

Exposing Mountains kids to meditation, breathwork or gentle movement practices like yoga or tai chi can help then develop the time and space to take a breather here and there. If this is available to them in their space, they will begin to practice on their own over time. This is amazing for their journey to adulthood! Laying out bolsters or poufs that are easily accessible or tucked into a quiet corner is super encouraging. You can also get creative with music, instruments, blankets and eye masks to make the experience a delight. These kids resonate to bougie, elevated, luxurious things.