A Playhouse Decorated for Christmas

I adore The Land Of Nod’s Christmas decor.  I especially love that it’s beautiful and super kid friendly, but without feeling kid friendly.  It brings so much color and whimsy, and I was excited to get to deck out the girls’ playhouse in some of the collection.  It sort of turned it into a life-size gingerbread house or something out of candy land, don’t you think?

We’re in Atlanta, so our winters are chilly, but quite milder than it can be elsewhere, so we’re often playing outside in December.  To celebrate all the Christmas trimmings, we enjoyed a post-nap extra special snack on the playhouse deck, complete with cozy pajamas and snowman slippers.  Can I just say I’m crazy about these pillows?  They are just adorable, and I feel like they are always smiling at me.  They are just so fun.

The girls were super thrilled with this afternoon surprise, and they enjoyed taking the rainbow ornaments on and off the tree in between gingerbread bear nibbles and sips of milk out of the cutest reindeer cups ever (I can’t get over them!).

And that felt garland.  I love the colors, and that it looks like candy.  I layered it with the snowflake garland, a felt ball garland from last year and some handmade gold paper pennants.  The layers make it extra fun; don’t be afraid to mix it all together!

This garland by Suzy Ultman is also super dreamy.  It’s just the sweetest assemblage of little Christmasy dwellings, and they are all stuffed and cozy-looking.

Vivi is especially charmed by the Christmas tree, which is the perfect backdrop for the rainbow ornaments.  She calls it the “purple tree,” and although it’s supposed to be pink, I quite agree with her.  I love having real trees, but it’s fun to have an extra pop of color, and it’s positively delightful with the lights twinkling at night.

And once again, those pillows!  The s’more pillow is delicious, isn’t it?  I can’t help but just be happy looking at them.

Thanks so much to the Land of Nod for inspiring such a fun afternoon, and helping us get the season kicked off!  I’ll probably be moving some of this into the living room, because I need to be able to look at all the cuteness all the time!

 Lay Baby Lay started in 2011 shortly after the arrival of my first baby as a place to provide fresh and unique nursery inspiration with a little dose of motherhood experience. This site is my creative outlet and the place where I am able to express all the ideas running around in my head. It is my hope that you will also be inspired to create spaces for your little ones that are full of imagination, color, and delight and maybe find a little encouragement in this crazy but wonderful journey of having babies and watching them grow.