I am super excited about the playroom! I am doing a nostalgic/vintage theme that will work well for either a boy or a girl. I am getting to start on that even before I know what we are having! I just got the material for the curtains and am thrilled about my plans for the room! We are painting the ugly brick walls and putting up curtains and shelves. On the shelves we are putting classic, vintage toys. I have it all pictured in my mind and cannot wait to see how it turns out. We decided to go with the Dick and Jane alphabet material, and I think it is going to be perfect!
Here are my ideas for vintage toys. Please let me know if you think of anything else that would be cute for the room!
I already have:
a sock monkey
a large spinning top
some old wooden blocks
my childhood rocking chair that my dad made
a wooden rocking horse with a mop tail-super cute!
a few old raggedy teddy bears
Things I still want to buy:
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Etch a Sketch
View Finder
Lite Brite
Mr. Potato Head
Slinky
Old Fashioned Snoopy Sno Cone Maker
I have found a really awesome site on the Internet where you can get all of these toys at a discounted price. Cracker Barrel also carries a lot of classic, vintage toys as well. I got a few things from Arlington Resale for practically nothing. I may also check out two antique stores in my area. One is kind of pricey but the other one has really neat things for way less than what they are worth! (Thanks for telling me about it, Di!) You gotta love antique stores!
I will post pictures to show our progress so keep checking back! Here is the material we are using for the curtains as well as a picture of my rocking chair. :)
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