Inspire kids (or adults!) to read while being immersed in an imaginative, inspirational book-filled area! With just a few items, you can transform a side or corner of your room into a wonderful reading corner with a world full of books that you won’t want to leave! 🙂
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
While the items listed here were used to create our reading area, feel free to mix and match or substitute – whatever works for you & inspires the love of reading!
THE SUPPLIES:
- One 6x4ft Fairy Tale Book Backdrop Enchanted Forest
- Two Tree Stump Storage Ottomans
- One 60×80 Book Blanket
- Two Decorate Round Tree Log Pillows
STEPS
STEP 1: Set the backdrop
Find a wall or corner and hang up the fairy tale book backdrop. Tape works well enough, though you’ll need a few pieces.
STEP 2: “Create the floor”
For our reading nook, we used a book blanket. If you don’t have one on hand, you can also try to ‘create a forest floor’ by laying down a dark brown or green blanket or towel.
STEP 3: Add the book storage
If you’ve got a small shelf, that would work too (you can optionally dress it up as a tree with some colored paper). We went with some tree stump ottomans that served as storage and as a seat (if you weren’t inclined to sit on the floor 🙂 ). The ottomans are actually really sturdy (an adult can sit on them without issue) and they were a nice place to tuck away all the books.
STEP 4: Additional decoration
We added in a few extra tree stump cushions (that also end up as pillows during reading time) for additional decoration. At one point, we had a makeshift campfire as well. The possibilities are endless!
STEP 5: Enjoy!
Now that you have your reading space, cuddle up with a good book and enjoy!
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you for checking out our reading corner. We hope this has helped and maybe even inspired some more ideas to increase the love of reading where you are! This set up was actually part of our at home literature camp. If you’re looking for more ideas that will help increase their love of reading and stories, check out some ideas here: At Home Literature Camp.
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Happy Reading!
