How to Make a Mother Goose Themed Child's Bedroom

Mother Goose in one of her many incarnations.

Mother Goose tales have delighted children for years. These beloved nursery rhymes provide inspiration for a beautiful child's bedroom or infant nursery. Here's how to make a Mother Goose themed child's bedroom.

Things You'll Need

• Your favorite Mother Goose tale
• A bedroom for an infant, toddler, or young child
• A child's wooden rocker
• A large tufted cushion
• Stuffed farm animals
• Tin platter, metal stirring spoon
• Googly eyes
• Clear silicone adhesive
• Rag Doll
• Cloth basket
• Wooden spoon

Instructions

1. Select a Mother Goose nursery rhyme, or use elements from all of your favorite rhymes. Paint walls a light cream in the middle, shading to blue toward the ceiling. Shade to green or brown going toward the floor. Add details such as rocks, haystacks, trees, houses, or a giant shoe, depending which rhyme you chose.

2. Place rocker in a corner. Have a lamp or light fixture nearby, out of the child's reach but providing sufficient light for play and comfortable reading. If the child is an infant or toddler, use an adult size rocker so that you and your child can snuggle comfortably.Place tufted cushion on rocker seat. Add a pretty, nursery rhyme themed quilt thrown over the back for comfort.

3. Using a projector or graph paper enlargement, stencil Mother Goose printables onto the walls. Paint them in bright colors. You can also put up a wipe off marker board or a giant sized artists' pad at the child's height, stenciled with outlines of Mother Goose characters to color. Be sure to use washable markers with non toxic ink or wipe off crayons.

4. Glue googly eyes to metal spoon and platter with clear silicone adhesive. Hang metal spoon and platter on the wall, well out of reach of toddlers or infants. Be sure to have adequate ventilation when using silicone adhesive. If you can smell fumes, you do not have adequate ventilation. Hang other Mother Goose themed wall decorations around the room as well. Scatter stuffed farm animals around the room and on the book shelves.

5. Finally, install a couple of bookcases filled with children's books. Well loved books from your own childhood, garage sale finds, or books from your local friend of the library sale will bring delight to any child. Be sure to place a padded bench or a beanbag chair between the bookcases so that your child can read in comfort.

Tips & Warnings

• Use items you already own rather than buying all new ones.

• Get used books from garage sales, used book stores, or friends of the library sales.

• Make sure there are cushions or seats around the room for reading comfort.

• Project printables onto the walls and paint them in bright colors.

• Provide a place for artwork and writing.

• Be sure to have adequate ventilation when using silicone adhesive. If you can smell fumes, you do not have adequate ventilation.

• Keep googly eyes out of reach of infants and toddlers.

Resources

• Who Was Mother Goose?
• Mother Goose Express
• Mother Goose Printables
• Mother Goose E-book