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Gorgeous Garden Playhouse Review

July 9, 2013 by Anna Ranson

We received a fabulous wooden garden playhouse from Argos to review and the girls have been having a wonderful start to their summer!

 

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With the holidays fast approaching I’ve been so excited to get the new playhouse set up and ready for long lazy days in the garden. This Billy Oh Tower is a little bit special as it is raised off the ground on stilts , with a ladder up one side and a slide down the other! So much fun and an active climbing centre all combined into one. I would have adored something like this as a child! The possibilities of what it can be turned into are endless, with forts, camps, tea houses and shops all fun possibilities on the horizon. IMG_5088

Inside is cosy but spacious enough for all three of them to get inside and lay about on cushions, doing a spot of reading and colouring or playing house. They usually close the door when I come near  to keep it a secret fun house just for the girls (although I have had my turn in there with a book too!) It will certainly last the longest in terms of size and space for the littlest two (aged 3 and 1) but there is plenty of play space and challenge for my 4 year old too at the moment, and they all love it equally.IMG_5094

I absolutely adore the little veranda and the last big question that remains is what colour to paint it all, yellow, duck egg blue or (as the kids want) pink?! I think it certainly calls for some mini bunting and a door number, with number 100 being the most popular according to the girls, and some planters filled with cheerful flowers out at the front.

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We are not DIY inclined (to put it mildly) so we hired a couple of local handymen to put this structure together for us. It comes in pre-cut pieces with a whole lot of screws and nails, but they had the whole thing up and in place in  about 2 hours, which I was very impressed by! Despite being on stilts it is really sturdy and they placed it onto 4 level paving slabs under each leg. We just need to lay some bark chip pings now for it to be extra safe incase of falls!IMG_5101

 Adding a new play element to the garden at this time of year is sometimes all that is needed to keep the fun going through those long summer days at home (and a great way to entertain the neighbours and visitors too!)

[This is a review post. The item was sent to us from Argos and all opinions are our own.]

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Comments

  1. julie says

    July 10, 2013 at 5:14 am

    what lucky girls!
    I love reading about your wonderful activities and experiences. I am an educator in Sydney/Australia, you are so inspiring and creative. Thank you.

  2. Jennifer says

    July 10, 2013 at 7:27 am

    that’s a fantastic playhouse! I love the door number and bunting ideas – you should put up a little mailbox too, you never what you might get in there!

  3. Christiane says

    July 10, 2013 at 8:50 am

    hey i ve been looking forever for one of those 🙂 i went to their site but its not clear, do they have ship outside UK? to the middle east?

  4. Emma says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:13 am

    oooh that looks great Anna!

  5. Sarah Haig says

    July 12, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    That’s super cute. My husband is a carpenter and made a very cute posh play house as a commission sadly he has never had time to do one for our three!

  6. Nichole says

    July 13, 2013 at 12:32 am

    Very cute!

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