cubbyhouses

Backyard play structures

Cubbyhouses are small play structures for children, typically in a backyard—simple shelters made of wood, fabric, or found materials where kids can play house or create imaginative worlds.

The term is primarily Australian and New Zealand usage; Americans would say playhouse or fort.

Also spelled as two words: cubby houses.

play

backyard

Outdoor space behind home

  • fortDefensive military installation
  • hideoutSecret place of refuge
  • toysObjects for amusement

games · adventure · playtime · sandbox · swingset · playground · pretend · make-believe · playmates · playdate

refuge

hideout

Secret place of refuge

shelter · cozy · nook · den

imagination

fantasy

Imaginative mental wandering

fairy-tale · storybook · enchantment · headquarters · clubhouse · hideaway · magical · dreamworld · adventures · explorers

construction

timber

Wood for construction

  • plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
  • nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
  • hammerTool for striking nails

paint · ladder · platform · roof · window · door · pallet · tarp · curtains · rope

childhood

nursery

Room for infants

kids · siblings · friends · memories · backyard · summer · weekends · innocence · neighbourhood · cousins

Opposites
real vs. play structures

cubbyhousesmansions

Large, stately houses

family homes · dwellings · estates · manor houses · residential buildings

scale/size

cubbyhousesmansions

Large, stately houses

palaces · castles · estates · skyscrapers · cathedrals

openness/enclosure

cubbyhousesplaying fields

Grounds for organized games

parks · sandpits

Family

cubbyhouse

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G