Cát Tiên Corral
Cát Tiên's rarin' to go. She may just skip crawling, and we could be in for some furious mobility. So, what's the best baby-proofing for the house? At the moment, I'm agnostic about the options below. What do you parents think?
Option 1: Buy a play pen. The least expensive with most play area is the "North States Superyard XT Gate Play Yard". The basic six-sided version provides about 18 sq. ft. of play area. (Effort: 1 hr., Cost: $60.79, Amazon.com).Option 2: Construct play pen out of pine slats from an ikea bed base. Play area will be 31 sq. ft. (Effort: a weekend, Cost: $40, IKEA).
Option 3: Leave the space open, and pad the brick walls. This option necessitates following Cát Tiên around until she's stable on her feet, and continuing after that if she develops super-inquisitive tendencies. (Effort: 2 hrs., Cost: $20, supplies for padding).
Visualizing Option 1 and 2: This little movie shows how the plastic play pen (the inner hexagon) compares to the wooden play pen made of ikea bed slats. The little baby in the middle is 26" tall, or Cat Tien's current height.
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I love the movie! Could watch it all day. Can't wait to hear what others who've had toddlers would recommend.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Christina
This girl is raring to go - it's her life now! OPTION 4: Move valuables to storage.
ReplyDeleteLife begins anew - Grandpa Joe
Thanks for the advice Dad. :)
ReplyDeleteThat means no floor lamps, and half the furniture in storage. The only things of monetary value we have are our laptops, which is the one thing she interacts with pretty delicately. She seems to know it's for watching her videos.
the animation is excellent. if you figure out a way to keep baby still in real life we will pay big bucks for a consult :)
ReplyDeletefrom our limited experience no corral is not an option. i would probably go for the $60 prefab and call it a day. cat will love having her own space and you don't want to wait until she is so mobile that she feels trapped.
cian thinks the corral is his own play room (so far so good)