Reflecting on a year in our apartment that in some ways feels like we just moved in and in other ways it feels like we have lived here for years. I miss our old apartment in many ways, the high ceilings, the ample storage, the light, the lively neighborhood. But I’ve also come to love our new neighborhood and the charms of this older apartment
Read MoreAs some of you may know I crowdsourced to find out if families that installed an indoor play gym/climbing wall actually found that their kids used it and it was worth the spend. My rough assessment of your generous feedback was that climbing walls were under-used unless they were quite tall or the holds could be changed up regularly. Swedish ladders seemed to be used regularly and any type of hanging swing or rings were used a lot.
The choice of what to install is so dependant on your unique space. A wood beam is the most helpful to attach a swing or rings too. Or alternatively an open doorway with room to swing. All of these options weren’t available to us. We were worried about drilling into the ceiling in the kids room so. a wall mounted gym is were we landed.
Read MoreGoing to try a bit of a theme this month for the blog which I’ve never done before, focusing on one room. Starting with the kids shared room and toy organization. Up next will be finding and installing the play gym so stay close…
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