Cubby House Designs for You to Build

Pirate Ship

• Turn your outdoor cubby house into an adventure on the seas by building a pirate ship theme cubby house for your kids. Opt for a longer, rectangular body of the house, rather than a square, to emulate the shape of a pirate ship. Cut out circular holes for portholes and raise a pirate flag at the top. You can even build a slide that is like a plank for all the little pirates to slide down.

Castle

• A castle cubby house turns the outdoor play area into an imaginative world of royalty and dragon fighting for both boys and girls. Build your cubby house and then paint it blue, pink or white, or add color shingles to get a castle look. Add a tower or two to the top of the castle. You can even dig a moat around it or install blue outdoor playground flooring to represent the moat.

Superhero

• Another idea for your kid's cubby house is to build a superhero's house. Decorate the house with posters and memorabilia from your child's favorite superhero. Include a place to hang up superhero costumes and a slide or pole to slide down when your little superhero has to leave quickly to save the day. Inside, you can install a pretend telephone so important government officials can easily call the superhero at home.

Hotel

• A hotel theme is another unique idea for a cubby house design. Build a front desk inside for children to check other guests in. If space allows, build a separate hotel room or two inside so kids can pretend to stay there. The hotel rooms can be small; they just have to be large enough to fit one or two kids. You can put a small bed in each if space allows to enhance the theme. Get creative with your kids to come up with a name and paint it on the cubby house's exterior.