Reading nooks – this is where readers like to spend their time, where there’s no distraction and has a sense of calm and soothing.  

It is essential for people who treasure and value books to have a dedicated reading space to get maximize the book reading experience. Readers share a relation of love and care with books and prefer to read in a secluded place that resonates with their personality and choices.

Having a reading nook for kids can be effective and fruitful to cultivate the love of reading in children. By giving them a warm, secluded, and entertaining place for reading, you are likely to make them fall in love with books.

Let’s discuss different ways reading nooks can be made for kids and how they can help.

Creative Reading Nook Ideas

It would help if you consider a few things for creating  reading nooks for kids. Just as reading nooks are designed for adults as per their choice and comfort, reading nooks for kids have to be according to the child’s preference and liking.

An added requirement would be to make it enjoyable and exciting to make the kids want to go there and read. The basic idea is to make it fun and accessible for kids.

Let’s look at some of the ways reading nooks can be made.

1. Use the Closet Space

If you have a spare closet, make it into children’s private “club-house.” Use it wisely and convert a rather lousy space into a productive one. Add a few wall-to-wall shelves for added space, or you could place a bench inside the closet.

Kids would need to open or slide the door, and there you go – their private little book reading clubhouse.

1. Add their Favorite Color

Everybody has a favorite color, and children, in particular, love things with their favorite colors. Use it to your advantage and use their favorite color in whatever corner or space you are renovating for reading.

Their association with the color will drive them towards the nook and ultimately do what it was made for – reading a book.

2. Build a Delightful Outdoor Spot

Kids spend a significant amount of time indoors – in playroom, bedrooms, lounge, etc. Try to give them a touch of the fresh air outside. Make an outdoor reading space on the porch, by the pool, or maybe under a tree or bush.

They will love the change and go outside to the nook when they need to relax. A bookshelf with catchy children’s books will definitely lure them into reading.

1. Add a Curtain

Your creativity can do wonders when it comes to designing a nook. While you are always short on space, you are never truly short of ideas. If you have a corner or a closet area, simply hang a curtain and segregate the space. It’s not a separate space, but you do feel secluded even with a thin hanging cloth.

2. Use an Empty Wall Space

You don’t always need a nook or a designated corner for reading. We all have some ignored, empty wall space in our rooms. Use that to your advantage by decorating it with paint or strip lights and, obviously, adding a bookshelf. Put a sofa or a table in front, and let kids enjoy reading there.

3. Use the Playroom

Kids love going to the playroom and spend hours playing. While they are busy with toys, it would be great to be encouraged to pick up a book and give some time to reading. Put up a bookshelf with illustrious picture books and add a special reading chair or a bean bag to attract them.

1. Add some Plants

A reading nook is supposed to be a place to read, relax, and reflect. What’s better than adding a few plants to enhance the environment? Plants are not just healthy and beneficial for breathing; they are proven to help lift spirits and lighten moods.

Plants enhance the relaxing environment manifolds, and readers are better able to focus and read.

2. Under the Stairs

The space under a staircase often goes wasted because of a lack of ideas. Well, it will not be the case for you now.  Unused space under a staircase is an excellent spot for a built-in nook. You can add a bench inside for sitting and make a few bookshelves. For added privacy or seclusion, add a sliding or rotating door.

1. Hang a Swing

Swings and rides are always desirable by kids, and rightly so. The reason being, they only get to sit in a swing at a playground or park. That, too, is limited due to the pandemic.

Provide them a different experience at home. Hang a swinging chair or seat at an unused spot. Add a bookshelf nearby, and you have a reading nook that children will love.

1. Make Room for Two (or more)

Rather than a usual single sofa or an armchair, try to be creative and add chairs or bean bags for more than just one person.

Children mostly play together and like to spend time with other children. Capitalize on this beautiful idea, and let children spend time reading together too!

2. A Place to Read and Nap

Reading takes up a good amount of your time and energy. After continuous reading, there is a sudden urge to lay down, rest, or take a power nap. This is more common with children. Their eyes and brain are likely to get fatigued rather sooner.

A brilliant way to counter this is to put a sleek and comfy sofa bed with pillows and a blanket.

Besides these, there are numerous other ways to make creative reading nooks for kids. Such interesting reading nooks attract children of all ages and play an important role in motivating kids to become avid readers.

Use these methods, or search on the internet and try to build one in your homes. Your kids will love it.