[Publib] Children's Seating

[Marie Zatler]

We also use the rockers that Jeannette mentioned. These are the ones we use:

http://www.highsmith.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Production/Search.jsp?returnURL=Search.jsp%3fcatalogId%3d10001%26Nty%3d1%26Ntx%3dmode%252bmatchallpartial%26Ntt%3drocker%26N%3d0%26langId%3d-1%26Nu%3dCategoryId%26chkForFilter%3dN%26storeId%3d10001%26Ntk%3dHsSearch1&category=89996&A=45712&NSave=0&Au=CategoryId&catalogId=10001&An=0&langId=-1&NttSave=rocker&storeId=10001

They are heavy enough that the younger kids can't move them around like they 
can the bean bags. We try and keep an educational theme to our children's 
area, learn while having fun! We've had a lot of success with Learning Well 
games. The kids seem to love them, we do have problems with lost pieces so 
we keep a decent stock of dice and other random game pieces in case one of 
our games needs them. Kids seem to have an amazing ability to adapt a game, 
even if it's missing half the pieces.


>From: "Jeannette Blankenship" <jeannetb at jcls.org>
>To: <publib at webjunction.org>
>Subject: [Publib] beanbags (nope), soft toys (nope) other suggestions.
>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:22:53 -0800
>
>Kids, little one and big ones will find a seam and push their little 
>fingers into it and you then have leaking styrfome all over.  I prefer what 
>they used to call Nintendo chairs.  They're made out of hard plastic and 
>they rock (back and forth).  They don't have legs, so it is hard to tip 
>them over.
>
>As far as soft toys.  Soft toys are out for the above reason as well as the 
>idea of a little one with a runny nose wiping it on the toy and leaving it 
>for the next child to pick up.  Wooden and plastic puzzles that can be 
>cleaned and have pieces large enought a 3 year old isn't going to be able 
>to choke on them has worked well.  I've also had good look with 
>construction toys mad of plastic that have pieces, again large enough that 
>a little one won't choke on them.
>
>As we are preparing to open the new Woodlawn Library in Delaware in a
>couple of weeks (yay!), I wanted to ask you all about your experiences
>with putting bean bag chairs in your libraries. We are thinking of
>putting them in the teen section, which is on the other side of the
>building from the children's section. Since I haven't had a bean bag
>chair since I was a kid, my question is how quickly do they wear out
>these days? Do you find that they get punctured quickly? And if so is
>there an easy way to refill them? Do people like to throw them around
>or treat them pretty well as seating options?
>
>We are also looking to fill some fairly large bookself cubbies with
>toys and stuffed animals in a tot alcove before we open. I know there
>was a thread recently about toys in the children's sections, but any
>other suggestions about your experiences with the selection and upkeep
>of toys, stuffed animals, games and puzzles in the library would be
>helpful as well.
>


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