3. Turn their bed into a play den.
When we visited Teresa in Portugal, her little girl Maria (3) had a space-saving bed that doubled as her play area. “I love everything in my bedroom,” says Maria. “But, most of all, I love my bed. Sometimes it’s a tent or a castle, then, other days, it’s a car.”
4. Create storage they can use too.
Sanna in Finland makes sure she has some storage her twins Vilho and Vieno (3) can reach so that they can help out with their clothes. “I like the Finnish saying: ‘pienella vaivalla’,” says Sanna. “It means ‘small effort, big result’ – and reflects the way we live with our kids.”