https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:06:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom/page/2#post-2507072 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 22:19:02 +0000 mrsjyw 2507072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep in the basement! Not a room but a corner section! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom/page/2#post-2506824 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:01:02 +0000 LindsayLou 2506824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We live in a 1000 sq ft house: 3 beds, 1.5 baths, kitchen/dining, and living room. One corner of the living room is set up with toys and a playmat. The house is slowing being taken over by baby stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom/page/2#post-2506800 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:47:16 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2506800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Half of the basement is a media room/play room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506729 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:38:54 +0000 delight 2506729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a playroom. However we have a living room and family/tv room. We converted a big chunk of our family room to a "play area". We put down alphabet mats and keep all her toys located to one end of the room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506691 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:55:54 +0000 ShootingStar 2506691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we have a room called the "sunroom" that's connected to our living room. It's not really what I would define as a sunroom, but that's what the previous owners called it. It's nice to have a big space for DS to play and be messy with his toys. We have a big couch in there, a train table, a bunch of toys and stuff like a ball pit that rotates in and out. </p> <p>We have some toys that end up all over the downstairs too. His shopping car, his little tikes car, stuff like that. It's nice to have a dedicated place to put them back.</p> <p>As evidenced by the picture, there are reasons why we don't keep the ball pit out all the time :wink: . But even without it, there's usually toys all over anyways, lol. </p> [attach=2504/16/o4ltp7.600x450.IMG_3254.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506689 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:49:09 +0000 GreenThumb 2506689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a family room/play room where I try to keep all the toys and a separate living room on the main floor. I have visions of opening up the family room to the kitchen and dining room, but sometimes it is nice not to see toys all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506685 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:45:07 +0000 wrkbrk 2506685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Right now we are going with the master plan of keeping a rotating set of toys in the living room stored in the pack and play. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506659 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:02:31 +0000 MrsBrewer 2506659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, we just have everything in the living room, and put it all away at the end of the night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506653 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:00:02 +0000 KT326 2506653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We have a tiny 850 sq ft duplex. Our living room is the play room. I've gotten pretty creative with toy storage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506521 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:37:30 +0000 jhd 2506521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't. DH says the house belongs to LO and we just live here! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506515 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:28:34 +0000 JerricaBenton 2506515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. It's great to have a space to contain the mess. I try to clean the playroom a few times a week but it's a lifesaver when someone is coming over and I can throw the toys in there and close the door. Lo loves having a place to play by herself for a bit during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506511 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:26:28 +0000 FaithFertility 2506511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really we were going to make the spare but then LO #2 is on the way :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506508 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:24:56 +0000 cat620 2506508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we turned our dining room into a playroom. It's a nice space right at the front of the house, and I like that it gives me somewhere to keep all the toys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506503 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:22:29 +0000 snowjewelz 2506503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We can if we want to, but it would be in the basement so we decided it's just easier to have it as part of the living room while she's young. We've changed the configuration a few times as she grows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506475 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:10:40 +0000 GrapeCrush 2506475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. We have a loft area upstairs that is used as their play room. Although some toys have migrated to downstairs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506418 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 07:20:02 +0000 Mamaof2 2506418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes - we turned the formal living room into one - we didn't have furniture for it and we aren't formal people so it made sense </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506411 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 07:04:55 +0000 Foodnerd81 2506411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Condo living, so definitely not. We pretty much have 3 rooms, two beds and a living room kitchen combo. You guys talking about a family room AND a living PLUS playroom? Whoa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506409 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 07:02:38 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2506409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Umm no :happy: I figure the kids will want to play wherever the parents are so that will likely be the family room. In the house we are leaving I planned to create more play space in their bedrooms. In the new house there is a keeping room off the breakfast area that may double as a play area on the bottom floor, but I still think many toys will be stored and played with in the family room.</p> <p>Growing up I didn't have a play room and I survived. LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506407 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:58:29 +0000 LulaBee 2506407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but our house is small. We are hoping to move in a few months and would love a dedicated play space- especially if there is a way to keep dogs out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506403 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:56:47 +0000 brownepiano 2506403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. At this age I doubt he would play in it anyway. He'll play by himself but only when he can still see me. We just keep a small number of toys in our living room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506392 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:25:05 +0000 Happygal 2506392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes--it's great to have a childproof space for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506387 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:17:48 +0000 petunia354 2506387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! We have 2 extra bedrooms so we turned one into a play room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506385 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:14:13 +0000 Alba4 2506385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a finished basement and one room is a playroom. His toys seem to be evenly divided between there and our living room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506329 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 23:04:43 +0000 Boogs 2506329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No and I really wish we did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506327 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 23:03:30 +0000 BabyTsMom 2506327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but right now it's used as a storage/junk room. LO isn't old enough to be able/want to play by himself, so right now his "play room" is our entire family room. I try to keep it contained to one side, but it's a useless battle. I am really hoping that when he's older, I can actually use the play room as an actual play room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506323 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 23:00:36 +0000 daniellemybelle 2506323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506285 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 22:08:08 +0000 anonysquire 2506285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh we have 3. We need to consolidate stuff. Or I guess move the kids into their rooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506281 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 22:03:32 +0000 chopsuey 2506281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and I love it so much! It's at the back of our house and all of the kids' stuff stays in there so the rest of the house is tidy and clutter free 😌🤗 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506273 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 21:53:59 +0000 clover 2506273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We turned our formal living room into a playroom with some tidy toy storage spilling into the formal dining room. The only negative is that its the first room you see when you enter the house but we have young kids and don't really entertain much anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-playroom#post-2506246 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 21:29:20 +0000 Ginabean3 2506246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our dining room is the playroom! We have an eat-in kitchen and saw no need for a formal dining room. </p>