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Camping Room Ideas for a Toddler Boy?

  • Our son has a camping theme room, fairly good size room. We painted it Limey Grassy Green and it has tan carpet and white ceilings with a white ceiling fan. He has 2 giant Leaves over his light wooden twin bed (leaves are from Ikea). He has camping themed bedding and bug sheets (although I'd be interested in finding another set of the bug sheets - we got the bedding set from Target on clearance a couple years ago). He has a matching lamp with scout patches on it. He has a nightstand and a dresser with a mirror on it. My dad is making him a canoe bookshelf (either red or navy blue). He just has regular blinds on his windows right now. Oh, and a big green bug light on his wall. Along the wall that the big leaves and his bed is on, we have his name letters - navy blue from Pottery Barn Kids. Any ideas for things to put on his dresser and bookshelf? Also, we could use 1 or 2 big pictures for his wall!

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    How absolutely FUN! I did one of my son's room in a similar theme many years ago! His was more western, but outdoorsy just the same. I used bright red bandannas to make a valance over his miniblinds, with the points hanging down. Looked really cute. Some camping ideas... Cover a round hassock/footstool in a wood grain pattern fabric, or use canvas and paint it to look like a tree stump. Old bamboo fishing poles for a valance curtain rod, hang fabric (maybe a cute fish print? Run to the fabric store!) using thin rope or string tied as loops through grommets. Old oars would work too, or new ones brightly painted, and you could staple the fabric to the back and then mount them using L brackets over the window. I love these! http://www.collectionsetc.com/Item50462.aspx Glow in the dark decals in the shape of stars for his ceiling? They are available practically everywhere, check Walmart! And where are the little darling's toys going? A little pup tent or teepee maybe? Or even a small inflatable raft or canoe to match the book shelf gramps is making! A bug rug http://www.terrysvillage.com/tvweb/application?namespace=browse&origin=categoryDisplay.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&sku=91/3276&mode=Browsing&catDestinationJSP=/browse/categoryForward.jsp?categoryId=122686 Time can be directional! Paint a round clock face to look like a compass! Oh, dear, I'm affraid I could go on and on the more I think about it. But one thing for sure, if it's a camping bedroom he NEEDS this, LOL! http://www.signals.com/signals/Shop-By-Theme_5AA/Nature_5AM/Item_Faux-Fireflies-Jar_HA7432_ps_cti-5AM.html Just have fun with it! I'd love to be able to see what it turns into!

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For a toddler boy, you sure don't want to be putting anything dangerous on the shelves. Visit the gift shop of your local zoo or nature center ~ most of these shops carry a line of kid friendly merchandise that would fit right in with your camping theme ~ things like plush birds, wild animals, nature mobiles, animal masks, that sort of thing. If you have a Build a Bear workshop in your area, they have a couple of camping/jungle safari/fisherman outfits complete with accessories that you can dress a bear in. For something to hang on the wall, why not buy a couple of wooden paddles and decoupage some sort of camping scene on them? Oh, and if you don't have a camping chair already, Coleman makes both a chair and a fold up stool that would fit right in with your theme. You might even look at some of Coleman's small sized batttery operated lanterns. For stuff on the walls, visit the nearest U.S. Forest ranger station located by your home. They have all sorts of free nature posters in a 2 x 3 sized that are suitable for framing. They also have free Junior Ranger gift bags loaded with fun stuff. For something a little more upscale, visit Whispering Pines.

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