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Raina Kennedy

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Build A Playroom That Grows With Your Child

10/22/2014

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I love re-designing our kids playroom.  Our once dining room is now the most active room in the house.  Initially, I got drill happy.  I attached just about everything to the walls.  The room looked amazing and the kids loved playing in it.  Here are some of the fun things I created for them.
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Water and Ball tunnels for your play area
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Activity Cubes Repurposed!
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Do it yourself-Felt activities your child will love
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Large Picture frames Repurposed 
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Amazing Ideas: Kids Playroom on a budget
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Interactive Tree

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DIY Kids Lab Table: Ikea Hack

4/7/2014

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In a Previous post (ikea-hack-dry-erase-wall-for-kids-room), I dismantled an expedit unit from Ikea and created a fun dry erase wall for the kids playroom.  I still had another piece of the unit to use so I created this fun lab table.
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This is the expedit Unit I used.  The long part of the unit was the perfect length for our window lab table.  The surface of the unit is perfect for cleaning up all of our messy science experiments.  And it gets messy!  This table surface is perfect for kid play.
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EXPEDIT Shelving unit, white $59.99 Article Number: 701.162.76 Size 17 3/8x72 7/8"

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DIY: Large Light Up Pegboard For Your Kids Playroom

2/16/2014

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While at our local Children's Museum, our kids were drawn to this fun life size pegboard exhibit.  Ever since seeing it, i've been planning to make it for their playroom.  It's such a fun addition to our quiet play.  I used an Ikea Besta shelf as the base.  This was a fun Ikea hack!  
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BESTÅ Shelf unit/height extension unit, white $40.00 Article Number: 202.216.56 Size 23 5/8x7 7/8x25 1/4"

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DIY: X-Ray viewing station for Kids Playroom

2/10/2014

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Our Vet clinic has become such a fun play area for the kids.  I found these amazing x-rays online.  The company we purchased them from is Roylco.  They have so many great science tools and activities for kid play there.  I made the x-ray station out of an ikea best shelf.
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DIY: Dry Erase Wall for Kids Room

2/8/2014

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I used one of the long rectangular sides of an expedit shelf to create this fun dry erase wall for the kids.  I scored it in the clearance section!  I originally bought it with the intention of turning it into a chalkboard wall but we're loving the dry erase too much!  I'll use the smaller square  portion of this shelf to create their chalkboard area.  It's such a great addition to our playroom!
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EXPEDIT Shelving unit, white $59.99 Article Number: 701.162.76 Size 17 3/8x72 7/8"

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DIY:  Pet Kennel for kids playroom

2/5/2014

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I'm building the kids a Pet Clinic in their playroom.  I really wanted to incorporate a kennel area but didn't want to use actual dog kennels.  They cost so much and weren't safe for the kids.  I'm so happy with the way this came out.  It's an Ikea expedit shelf with gates added to the shelf openings.  Here's how I did it.
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EXPEDIT Shelving unit, white $39.99 Article Number: 201.353.00 Size 31 1/8x31 1/8"
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These were the perfect fit to cover the openings of the expedit. Store Supply Warehouse, 14"X14" Mini Grid Panel-Black SKU # 30103 Price:$0.95 each

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DIY: Fun Kids Market stand using Ikea Besta Shelves

1/24/2014

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The two shelving units are from Ikea. I added slats at the end of the shelves to get the angled look in most market stands.
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BESTÅ Shelf unit/height extension unit, white $35.00 Article Number: 201.340.51 Size 23 5/8x15 3/4x15" I got it on sale for $29
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BESTÅ Shelf unit/height extension unit, white Regular price $40.00 Article Number: 202.216.56 Size 23 5/8x7 7/8x25 1/4" I got it on sale for $34

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Expedit shelf re-purposed into a Race Car

11/2/2013

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This took 15 minutes to make. It's the Ikea Expedit Shelving unit turned into a Race Car. Just cut up some construction paper and tape to the sides.
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Can't wait to see what other fun transportation themes we can come up with now the idea is born!
Looking for ideas on Birthday decor.  This decal took 20 minutes to make.  I covered it in clear contact paper so it could last several play sessions.  Still need to add his jet pack but love the way it's coming out.  My boys are totally into Turbo Snails right now.
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Turbo!
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An Indian Canoe for Fall Theme
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Tape yellow and blue paper to form the length of Expedit
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Turn over and draw zig zags with pencil
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Follow pattern with colored duck tape
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