Shade and Play!

Unfortunately (or fortunately) not all of Maddison's things can fit inside the house - such as her cubby house (although when we first got it, it was set up in her room...but now with congregation of princess memorabilia it has been relegated outside)...but with the incredible humidity we have here up in the tropics and during the 'wet' season it is murder to wonder to your ensuit from your airconed bedroom...let alone sitting on your veranda!

Even on the veranda the plastic cubby was like sitting in a hot box, so we removed the roof - dah, but then it really isn't a cubby...it needs a roof! So I though about shade cloth, lets the air in and keeps it dark to give the illusion of a cosy cottage. I also added some on the window to keep the setting sun from blasting inside. On another note I will be purchasing an outdoor setting cover the right size to fit over the cubby for the next wet season when the rain comes in from the veranda side (it alternates each year).

It would depend on the type of cubby but I cut holes to fit the existing closers used for the plastic roof (green nobs) and I also used two rods (already the correct size) and fit them in pre-existing grooves to hold up the pitch.