13 Brainy Kids' Bedrooms Designed to Educate
Whether it's reading, writing or arithmetic, these intelligent spaces will help your kids make the grade
Susan Redman
9 April 2016
Houzz Australia Editorial Staff; writer, author, dreamer.
If you want to encourage a love of learning in your children, start them off early by adding educational ideas to their bedroom decor. These 13 kids’ spaces not only foster a love of learning, but also target the study of common subjects taught in school. If you’re lucky, they may even give your child a head start in the classroom.
1. Comprehension
Introduce your child to the wonders of reading by setting up shelves from which they can easily see and access favourite books to leaf through. Add a cosy chair to curl up on, or a bean bag on the floor might be more appealing if your child is a toddler.
Book nooks for budding readers
Introduce your child to the wonders of reading by setting up shelves from which they can easily see and access favourite books to leaf through. Add a cosy chair to curl up on, or a bean bag on the floor might be more appealing if your child is a toddler.
Book nooks for budding readers
2. Creative writing
Assign a corner of the room to a more formal seating area with straight-backed chairs and desks, so that your little ones can comfortably write or draw whenever they want. Facing a wall with minimal decoration allows imagination to take hold without an overload of visual distraction.
Assign a corner of the room to a more formal seating area with straight-backed chairs and desks, so that your little ones can comfortably write or draw whenever they want. Facing a wall with minimal decoration allows imagination to take hold without an overload of visual distraction.
3. Mathematics
This room may feature a cool hanging chair in which your child can swing and snooze, but if he or she hopes to learn to count sheep, an abacus will get them up to speed. This standing one is large enough for smaller kids to easily grab and slide the counters along, and is multi-coloured for ease of learning number addition and subtraction.
This room may feature a cool hanging chair in which your child can swing and snooze, but if he or she hopes to learn to count sheep, an abacus will get them up to speed. This standing one is large enough for smaller kids to easily grab and slide the counters along, and is multi-coloured for ease of learning number addition and subtraction.
4. Geography
Get your kids learning geography early in life by decorating their room with a large map of the world. It not only shows them where they live in relation to all the other countries, this can also provide additional information as well, such as what animals live where. It’s easier than you think to put up your own wallpaper, or you could choose a stick-on decal instead, which can be simply removed at a later date if and when you decide to update the room.
More maps for kids’ rooms
Get your kids learning geography early in life by decorating their room with a large map of the world. It not only shows them where they live in relation to all the other countries, this can also provide additional information as well, such as what animals live where. It’s easier than you think to put up your own wallpaper, or you could choose a stick-on decal instead, which can be simply removed at a later date if and when you decide to update the room.
More maps for kids’ rooms
5. History
Did you ever wonder what kinds of vehicles your grandparents used to get from A to B? This room puts a fun spin on the history of transport with a bed positioned under a model aeroplane from the past, surrounded by plenty of images of other old aircraft lining the walls. This probably makes the room a perfect space for an aviator-in-training, but that’s not all; it includes other memorable models such as the large jalopies on the floor.
Did you ever wonder what kinds of vehicles your grandparents used to get from A to B? This room puts a fun spin on the history of transport with a bed positioned under a model aeroplane from the past, surrounded by plenty of images of other old aircraft lining the walls. This probably makes the room a perfect space for an aviator-in-training, but that’s not all; it includes other memorable models such as the large jalopies on the floor.
6. Astronomy
Nothing brings a greater sense of wonder to a child’s bedroom than enveloping them in a fantastical setting. To help them learn about the general workings of planets and stars in our galaxy, why not create a model of the solar system to fill your child’s room. Cover the walls in stars and hang planets from the ceiling.
Nothing brings a greater sense of wonder to a child’s bedroom than enveloping them in a fantastical setting. To help them learn about the general workings of planets and stars in our galaxy, why not create a model of the solar system to fill your child’s room. Cover the walls in stars and hang planets from the ceiling.
7. Biology
Tiny tots can benefit from early learning about animals they won’t be familiar with, if you provide them with plenty of opportunities to study them. Posters of sea life and animal habitats will first delight them pictorially, and then later when they can read, offer fun facts and insights into the strange creatures that dwell in our oceans or inhabit our forests.
Tiny tots can benefit from early learning about animals they won’t be familiar with, if you provide them with plenty of opportunities to study them. Posters of sea life and animal habitats will first delight them pictorially, and then later when they can read, offer fun facts and insights into the strange creatures that dwell in our oceans or inhabit our forests.
8. Physics
You don’t have to be an Einstein to realise that you can help your child’s intellectual development if you encourage learning in a subject they show interest in. To support inquisitive kids who want to know how and why things work, try decking out their rooms with some diagrams and models from the world of physics. It’s sure to be a formula for successful learning.
You don’t have to be an Einstein to realise that you can help your child’s intellectual development if you encourage learning in a subject they show interest in. To support inquisitive kids who want to know how and why things work, try decking out their rooms with some diagrams and models from the world of physics. It’s sure to be a formula for successful learning.
9. Chemistry
Create a place to experiment with a large solid work bench and lots of fun yet safe scientific equipment to play with. Every inch of space was creatively used in this brightly decorated playroom, to engage young minds in learning about the world and how things work.
See more of this room
Create a place to experiment with a large solid work bench and lots of fun yet safe scientific equipment to play with. Every inch of space was creatively used in this brightly decorated playroom, to engage young minds in learning about the world and how things work.
See more of this room
10. Zoology
Babies love to focus on something with a face, preferably belonging to a parent, but they can be equally charmed by the funny faces of animals. As an early introduction to zoology, be sure to put up pictures of animals around the nursery for baby to look at – this works especially well over or above a change table.
The added benefit is that kids often start talking by repeating the sound that an animal makes. This is because mothers and fathers the world over are known to talk to babies about animals. Surely you’ve heard a parent asking its baby, ‘What does the cow say? Moo moo moo!’
Babies love to focus on something with a face, preferably belonging to a parent, but they can be equally charmed by the funny faces of animals. As an early introduction to zoology, be sure to put up pictures of animals around the nursery for baby to look at – this works especially well over or above a change table.
The added benefit is that kids often start talking by repeating the sound that an animal makes. This is because mothers and fathers the world over are known to talk to babies about animals. Surely you’ve heard a parent asking its baby, ‘What does the cow say? Moo moo moo!’
11. Music
This bedroom prepares kids for for a love of listening and creating music. The chalkboard painted wall also makes a great interactive backdrop to jot down some scores for any talented musician who has moved on to writing their own tunes.
Musical ideas for the home
This bedroom prepares kids for for a love of listening and creating music. The chalkboard painted wall also makes a great interactive backdrop to jot down some scores for any talented musician who has moved on to writing their own tunes.
Musical ideas for the home
12. Art
As soon as kids can hold a pencil in their hand and make a mark, they are drawn to doodling, painting and colouring in. Their first attempts are usually fairly messy, but as they grow, some will get serious about the subject. As budding artists often start by copying other artists’ work, hanging up art in their room will encourage children to draw and paint. Comic strip posters and Japanese ‘anime’ cells are particularly popular with kids.
As soon as kids can hold a pencil in their hand and make a mark, they are drawn to doodling, painting and colouring in. Their first attempts are usually fairly messy, but as they grow, some will get serious about the subject. As budding artists often start by copying other artists’ work, hanging up art in their room will encourage children to draw and paint. Comic strip posters and Japanese ‘anime’ cells are particularly popular with kids.
13. Drama
Carve out a performance space that includes a tiny stage and curtains to encourage for your little one’s inner star to shine. You can also help to spark their imagination with a range of carefully selected dress-up clothes and accessories, hung up close-by. Don’t forget to add seating for audience members.
TELL US
Have you added educational features to your kids’ rooms? Please share your ideas in the Comments.
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Carve out a performance space that includes a tiny stage and curtains to encourage for your little one’s inner star to shine. You can also help to spark their imagination with a range of carefully selected dress-up clothes and accessories, hung up close-by. Don’t forget to add seating for audience members.
TELL US
Have you added educational features to your kids’ rooms? Please share your ideas in the Comments.
MORE
10 of the Best Kids’ Book Nooks for Budding Readers
How to Keep Kids’ Online Time Under Control
10 Dos and Don’ts for a Fun and Practical Playroom
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Love the chance to sprout my little bit of Einstein wisdom with this quote attributed to him. "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it limits".
Hi Susan,
Great article. Thanks for using one of my images.
Eleanor Baines Photography
Love the article and the creative spaces, easy to change as our children change. Makes kids want to door their homework when their special area is inviting.
We have just renovated our girls room (the timber boat in the picture below) and now they share in harmony together. Nice big desk to keep their things organised and their own cupboard. Mel
Check out our web page for more photos.
http://www.vanderstaay.com.au