Make Your Yard a Fun House For the Whole Family

As you start to design your yard to be a fun house for the entire family, take the time to draw the designs on paper first. That way you’ll be sure the space is large enough to be creative. There are many things you can do even if your backyard is bare, and they don’t include swimming pools, spas or other out of pocket expenses. They do include using your imagination and remembering what you liked when you were the same age as your children.

If you liked the pirate scene as a child you may want to make that your theme and concentrate on a simulated pirate’s ship complete with sails made of flimsy material. You could attach the flag to anything like the side of your fence so it will blow in the wind. A piece of old carpet could be the ship’s floor. Once you start to make it, you’ll think of other ideas that fit the theme.

Little girls would like something like a castle, or a room for their tea parties. Boys would like a fort where they can hide. If you have both boys and girls, make the fun place suitable for both. The use of plants that you normally find in a garden would work as walls and even teepees.

For a teepee, tie about five tall poles and bind them at the top. Pole beans can be planted that will grow up the poles. Tunnels are always fun and will take a bit more effort to get the desired effect.
Some have suggested planting corn to substitute as walls. 5 rows would work as long as you leave a space for the doors. Sunflowers will also make a good room for your children to play and hide from the outside world.

Don’t just plan for the younger children, think of things your older children and even you will enjoy. Something like a stage where they can dance, or perform for others. To build a small stage, raise a platform on in ground posts and they’ll be using it as a lookout as well.

Large landscape rocks could be a mountain, a log or stump part of a forest. The ideas are endless, and your backyard will not only be a place for your children to play, but a place where your family gathers, in a backyard that has been well planned to suit your entire family’s enjoyment.

Millennium Construction specializes in landscape Orange County, Anaheim landscaping and Orange County landscape architect.