Sesame Street Bedroom Theme: How to Get Your Child Involved In Decorating

By Gail Leino

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As your children grow out of the baby stages and into their toddler years, they begin to explore their surroundings and enjoy the interactive shows similar to those like Sesame Street. One way you can encourage positive learning experiences from interactive and age appropriate role models such as these has long been found in setting up a bedroom theme and décor of their favorite television shows. Help yourself to these handy tips that will help to keep your child involved in the Sesame Street decorating process.

Incorporating the basic learning essentials into your toddlers room is important in that your are providing them with the appropriate tools they will need and placing them within "their world" so they will have easy access. The ABC's and the 123's and occasional Spanish word lessons have always been intriguing concepts to the growing mind but are even more so when they can be learned with a friend; this is in part why Sesame Street has always been a favorite.

First it is important to be familiar with the characters: Elmo, Grover, Count, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster give just a start. It is possible to cater the entire room to one character or one scene. Once you decide where you would like to focus, it is time to move onto step two.

This step entails enhancing the details of that character or scene. Ask your child what they feel makes that character or scene become what it is. Colors or props that stimulate you child's interest are going to be the first things they talk about. Creatively using these tools to integrate new learning experiences will prove to be an excellent way to keep them interested.

Using household props such as a tin garbage can as a toy box to emulate Oscars house or a homemade street sign that reads SESAME STREET will help give their bedroom the atmosphere of their favorite show. Painting the walls, although it may seem bit time consuming, will definitely create some great parent-child interactions. For this, using a color book scene to help guide your mural in the making will be quite helpful. Have fun and keep communications open. This bridge will last a lifetime, will encourage creativity and

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