can pile up. More and more stuff
can crowd a room and seem
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and shelving can help corral kids’
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project space out of a closet or a corner space in the room.
“Keep it set up so it encourages art to be happening at any
moment.” For example, the door can be removed or closed
when not in use. Mount an extra table on the wall to be
dropped down as needed, like old ironing boards did. “There
are never enough tables,” says Butler, “so find clever ways to
create them and teach the kids to clear them while waiting in
anticipation of the next project.”
Pre-teen
From junior high through high school, privacy and respite
become crucial for children weathering the turbulent ado-
lescent years. Doe suggests that “If your child wants a cozy,
private, snug nest, suspend sheets from the ceiling on all four
sides of the child’s bed. Purchase curtain rods from the hard-
ware store that screw into the ceiling; sew tabs on the sheets
and hang them up for a low cost, royal canopy bed. If two
or more kids share a room, ensure that each has privacy—
bookcases or rice paper panels to divide the space is one
solution.”
Adolescents also need as much freedom as possible to
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and even bedding, in order to reflect their growing individu-
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