We live in a very, very small city house. We have no front or backyard, no garage, and a very small living room. But because we live incredibly close to a great park within a fantastic neighborhood, the limitations of our living space usually doesn’t bother us. Kind of like when you go on vacation to a fabulous place, you don’t worry about booking a fancy hotel room because you plan on being out exploring your surroundings. But as Miss H is getting bigger and more active, we know that keeping her happy and engaged in different activites is important. And sometimes she just gets bored in the house, especially when the weather doesn’t cooporate and we can’t get outside.

Which brings me to our porch. The space is just big enough that we can keep a table and a few other things out there. But up until recently the porch was just a holding place for a whole lot of stuff that didn’t belong anywhere else. It was basically our junk room!

So a couple of weeks ago we cleaned the porch out completely. I ordered an outdoor rug to bring some bright color into the space. I opted for one that is basically a plastic mat; I wanted something that would be easy to clean off if needed and I wanted something fairly inexpensive so I wouldn’t have to stress if it got ruined. I found this one from Overstock that works perfectly for us. We set up Miss H’s water and sand play table and her table and chair set. We also planted some flowers and herbs and have them on a small table that is right at Miss H’s height – perfect for her to learn about watering plants and seeing them grow! She loves flowers and is always so nervous to touch them.


As you can see, it’s not a big porch, but just perfect for a toddler.

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The space is now great for Miss H! It’s bright, fun and all for her. We now have a place where she can splash around at the water table and work on messy art projects. And when we have gloomy, rainy days Miss H has a place to play that’s almost as much fun as going to the park.

And Miss H definitely approves! She’s already gotten her hands wet in the water table and she absolutely loved it.

I’m so excited we have this space finally set up as a dedicated kid-friendly play area! Have you transformed any spaces in your home for your LO to play?