Best Playhouses to Keep Kids Entertained in the UK

When purchased, this playhouse comes flat-packed as a DIY kit in large panels, and it also includes the instruction. The panels are not painted, enabling you to choose the suitable colours that will complement and decorate your backyard. The 12 mm planks are tongue-and-groove, meaning they can be easily joined together and interlocked to provide a sturdy waterproof construction. It also makes the assembly easier, although some consumers say that not all of the planks fit in perfectly, which is not a rare case for wood. Thus, you have an opportunity to customise the looks and construction of the playhouse.

The 4x4 Honeypot Snug Wooden Playhouse is designed to be safe for 3-year old kids and is European Toy Safety Standards EN7 certified. Your children won't be catching any splinters since the cladding is plain and rounded to create a really smooth finish and prevent any injuries. When it comes to the windows, the manufacturers thought of a solution that is safer than traditional glass glazing: the windows are made of styrene, which is 100% shatterproof and safe for your kids. The door hinge is secure and, therefore, also safe unless a small bunch of children tries to hang on the door (which is, by the way, not an easy task to handle anyway as the kids will need to be quite tall).

This playhouse is meant to be reliable play means for your kids. It comes with a 10-year anti-rot warranty that proves its sturdiness regardless of the weather conditions. The only thing you need to do in order to keep your warranty valid is use a high-quality wood preservative annually. The roofing felt is covered with sand to create a waterproof barrier that helps prevent rot and wear.

This playhouse is utterly easy to assemble using the instructions that come in the package bundle. Once ready, this bunch of plastic pieces becomes a solid construction which is not possible for children to fold or tilt. As you can see on the picture, it has plastic screws all the way through the roof and the walls to keep it all together. However, it takes some effort to fully disassemble the house. Nevertheless, you can use it as a storage for tons of toys or small appliances that don't fit into tiny closets during the winter season. Just make sure you don't put any harmful objects in the playhouse.

Unlike some wooden playhouses, this plastic model won't harm your children with splinters. Kids can move around without thinking of what they may hit or accidentally touch (which they always do) thanks to the smooth and seamless polypropylene construction. Indeed, it has a sub-angular design, including the decorative exterior elements, door knob, and window shutters. Children simply can't accidentally hurt themselves with sharp object since there are none in this construction.

This wendy house is capable of fitting in three kids without compromising the space for the engaging games. It has no floor, making it easier to move around and put on any surface with nothing to scratch in the playhouse. Children love stuff with opening and movable elements like a bonnet of a toy car. This house has both window shutters and a door openable to provide the best impression of a true house for the small chaps and young ladies. The inner space of this playhouse is perfect to fit a small table for board games. Also, there is no need to call the kids away from the outdoors when it's raining since the roof of this house is waterproof.

It takes only about 30 minutes to assemble this playhouse even with the help of your children, which doesn't often quickens the process. The plastic panels are attached using plastic screws which come with the house. There are some metal screws for the flag holder as well. The flag doesn't come with the package bundle but you can pick the flag or flags that will suit you the most. The roof of this wendy house has dormers with ridge vents. Thus, the shape of the roof becomes irregular, promoting the water runoff when it is raining. They also ensure more usable space inside the house.

Doesn't really matter if you're looking to purchase a playhouse for your backyard or some room. 16 kg is just okay for an adult to move this model even two times a day. The construction of the roof ensures nearly no water leakage inside the house, enabling your kids to use it as a shelter for outdoor games when it's pouring. This wendy house is not too big to run around but spacious enough to accommodate two or three kids at a time. It has no floor so you can set it over almost any surface.

The other good feature on the list of small details is the mail slot that promotes creative thinking of your children when they are playing games. Both doors are facing one another, enabling your kids to run through the house. Furthermore, they will never fall over an unseen obstacle since this playhouse is properly lighted — it has windows to ensure enough sunlight comes in. And, of course, the shutters are openable.

It doesn't take much time or effort to assemble this house. You won't need any tools or anybody to help you since the pieces are interlocking to provide a sturdy connection. The disassembling process is as fast and easy as putting it together, enabling you to relocate the house and store it in a storeroom during the winter without sacrificing too much space. The gaps between the planks are wide enough to simplify the dismantling but not too wide to allow the water and the wind inside the playhouse if the weather conditions are not really pleasing.

Openable doors and window shutters are never enough for active kids who value each small engaging detail in their toys. Thus, the manufacturers of this particular model have thought about providing an attachable table with two benches. Both benches and table withstand a load of up to 25 kg, which is enough even for a 6-year-old kid. Whether you have a barbecue or just invited some guests for a party, children will love to have some private space when dining. They would absolutely love to enjoy some foods served on their own table, enabling them to eat, drink, and small talk just like adults do. Plastic is also easy to clean so you shouldn't be worried about fat and sticky stains.

The benches and table take quite some space if you are going to use the playhouse indoors. However, you can simply put them inside the house. Actually, it is designed to provide enough space to accommodate two kids when the table and benches are placed inside. Your children won't be able to significantly shake or tilt the playhouse by pushing the table because the base is designed to provide stability.

Simplicity is what parents are looking for when it comes to toys for children of a really small age. The construction of this house is designed to be sturdy and stable. The manufacturers have decided to achieve firmness and steadiness in the simplest way by providing numerous points of joint and, therefore, many plastic screws, which you can see on the pictures. Therefore, it is not seamless but it doesn't become hazardous for your children since all the elements have a smooth finish. Despite the number of elements, the assembly is still utterly easy. Putting it together is so intuitive that you won't really need a manual.

This wendy house has a swinging front door and back gate. Even though the difference between a door and a gate in terms of use is not necessarily important, kids will definitely love to have an opening in addition to the main entrance. Both windows have swinging shutters that allow them to sneak, observe, and hide when they are playing active games. It has no floor and wider base but, still, it remains stable thanks to the convex shape of the wall at the bottom. It makes this playhouse easier to move and suitable for nearly any surface it stands on.

Considering the modest price of this playhouse, you will be likely to have some spare funds to purchase more entertaining toys for your child. The best thing to put into your consideration is to modify the wendy house into a playground by buying, say, a slide and a garden water table. You can think about different combinations of toys, but the thing is that you can provide your child with more stuff for a price of a bigger playhouse. All these toys can be used indoors, enabling you to entertain your kid during any season. Nonetheless, it is up to you to think about the perfect combinations of playthings to expand the imagination of your children.