We are it rig our two daughter together in the same room. Ages 3.5 and 5. They really want bunk beds but their room will also accommodate two twins. Which would you recommend?
My kids have bunk beds. They do make some with rails on the outer edge so the kids won't fall at night. I agree with getting the beds so they will have more room to play on the floor.
Alissafey
Bunks beds are a great option! We have two sets in our home. One is the traditional set - twin over twin. The other is the Twin over Double/Full.
There are other options if they want twin beds. I had a corner bed when I was 10 to 14. Two twin beds that had a HUGE table that allowed me to put one of the twin beds partially under when not being used....
Are your kids "ready" for bunks?? Do you feel like they will follow the rules and no jumping from the upper bunk??
Good luck!
I have 7 kiddos (now 18 to 25). The 4 boys had 2 bunk beds, and it is only in recent years that the beds have been separated. The three girls had the single bunk on top, and double on the bottom (where the twins slept). One twin still uses that bunk...she likes the full bed on the bottom, and clean laundry on the top! lol
I never had any issues at all.
Are you planning the two girls, and infant twins all in same room? I would think, unless it is a HUGE room, that bunks would be the only way to go. You might want to consider some kind of room divider as well.
Best!
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Sorry, I mis understood! I thought it was gonna be 'twins' in with two older kiddos!!!
I would still go with bunks to provide more play area for the girls. I also had 'casters' with brakes put on the bottom bunks to make it easier to pull out for cleaning and changing sheets. I also QUICKLY taught whomever was ON top bunk how to change their sheets.
My guys have been in bunk beds since they were 3 and 6. Other than it being awkward to make the bed in the top bunk we haven't had any problems with them. The older child has the top bunk.
Given the amount of time they spend in bed compared to the amount of time they spend playing, I'd go for the bunks. There will be more play space/floor space. Making a top bunk is a pain in the neck though, so be prepared. If you can do a fitted sheet and a comforter only, you will be happier.
Give the older child the top bunk. If it turns into a big argument at some point, then you avoid the arguments by alternating months. One gets January, one gets February. Good way to teach about the calendar too! By the time they are old enough to figure out that the months have different numbers of days, you can turn the negotiations over to them to figure out quietly!
We had bunk beds for my boys. They were the kind that can be made into two twin beds. They never wanted to do that because they liked the extra space in the room.
Based on my experience, you will never hear the end of 'I want the top bunk' 'no, I want the top.' Otherwise, my girls love it. We have bunks that have a single on top and double on the bottom. The girls sleep together on the bottom bunk on the weekends and we hang blankets from the top bunk to create a tent type environment which they just adore. So far we haven't had any accidents with falls.
when my boys shared a room we opted for bunk beds. we needed the space- it was a tiny house, and my busy boys needed room to build legos and blocks and race-car tracks and hamster labyrinths.
i think the older one DID fall out once. no idea how he managed it, what with the railings, but he's always had a talent for klutziness.
and he bounces real good.
;) khairete
S.
I definitely would not recommend bunk beds for tweens/teens like someone else suggested. My son has a loft bed and is 12 and has already outgrown it. Not only is it SUPER hard to change the sheets, but he's really just too big for it now. So I couldn't imagine kids older than 12 sleeping in bunk beds. We are in the process now of getting him a double. Yes bunks save floor space but you get a work out and stiff neck trying to change the sheets. lol Good luck.
If you think your eldest will be OK on a bunk bed, get them, but usually the minimum age is 6. I'd get a set that can either stack or be apart, so you can change things up.
Bunk beds are great. They free up a lot of floor space for play. My boys had bunk beds at 4 and 2. 2 year old on the bottom bunk. We started with the oldest having the top bunk based upon his physical ability to climb up and down, and when they were older and both able, we gave our oldest the choice as to whether he wanted to top or bottom bunk. They switched back and forth a few times.
When we first got the bed, we practiced climbing up and down many times with our oldest, and never had a problem.
Depends if you are really sure that your 5 year old never ever falls out of bed. I was thinking about it for my kids, and then this summer one night my 8 year old rolled out of bed in his sleep. I would never have anticipated him doing this, but was very thankful I hadn't gotten the bunks yet since I would have put him on the top.
We have this bunkbed from IKEA. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80253814/
Our kids were 2 and 4 when we got it. The bottom bunk is a mattress on the floor. I've slept on it and it is more comfortable than I would have expected. The top bunk has the wall around it. A kid would have to be thrashing around pretty good to roll out. We have the canopy that you can get for it. My daughter doesn't like it too much because it can get hot. Because it isn't as high as traditional bunkbeds it is a lot easier to change the bedding.
No bunk beds. They are for much older kids. My friend's elementary school age kiddo misplaced/missed the mattress his hand on the top bunk and toppled off. He died.
To me bunk beds are something the kids will not have until they are tweens/teens. It's just not worth the risk.
Google twin beds with corner unit. The ones I've seen work best are the ones where one of the beds can slide up under/into the corner unit. This gives a few more feet of play space for the kids. BUT having that huge cavernous cavity for winter bedding or other bulky stuff is nice.
https://www.google.com/search?q=twin+bed+sets+with+corner...
Here's a basic unit. It doesn't have the option for the sliding bed though.
http://ana-white.com/2010/05/plans/corner-unit-twin-stora...
This L shaped option looks like a sectional in the den..
http://www.babble.com/toddler/on-the-hunt-for-the-perfect...
This Pintrest mom has a whole bunch of twin bed options. She has a good pic of that one I was talking about where one bed slides under the unit. I think it's the 2nd picture.
We opted for 2 kid loft beds, and they work very well for us 😊 I love how they each have space underneath, and since our children won't ever be extremely tall (my husband and I are both 5'3"), they'll work for a long time.
Our third is 10 months old, and I considered making the underneath of one of them a crib to save space, but having a kid under another just makes me too nervous. Especially in earthquake country.
