| Give your kids feeling 'I can do it myself' with richly | | | | functionality the finishing is not too important, but |
| decorated wooden step stools. A step stool is | | | | hand painted or hand carved surface will brighten any |
| basically one of those practical items that you must | | | | room. Most people prefer step stools made of wood, |
| have in your house, especially if you have children. It | | | | simply because they are sturdier and last longer. |
| makes a good gift for children, besides helping them | | | | There are quite a few uses of a step stool. First up, |
| to reach areas that they normally could not have | | | | it can be used to let children reach places that they |
| reached. So what is a step stool? Simply put, a step | | | | could normally not have reached. For instance, |
| stool is a stool that has either one or a few steps | | | | imagine your child wants to reach the sink, to help |
| attached to it. While both children and adults can use | | | | with dishes, but is not tall enough yet to do so. Using |
| it, the preferred users are children, as it also acts as | | | | a step stool with single or multiple steps can help him |
| a learning aid for them, teaching them to be able to | | | | accomplish the task easily. In school, sometimes toys |
| stand up for themselves and get things done on their | | | | are kept on shelves that are taller than the kids. Step |
| own. | | | | Stools solve the obvious problem there. |
| There are different types of step stools available. | | | | Besides this, there are other ways a step stool is |
| You have simple step stools with just a single step | | | | useful. A step stool is important because it can help |
| and nothing else, its only functionality being to let | | | | boost the confidence levels of children. You might |
| your child reach beyond what his height permits him | | | | grant access to new areas of your home, giving your |
| to. You also have step stools with additional features | | | | son or daughter a new feeling of self-importance |
| that act as multi purpose devices. They help your | | | | when they can get their own cup, for instance. |
| child climb higher, and can also store toys. For | | | | Allowing him or her to use a step stool will give him |
| instance, a step and store stool might have a box at | | | | the confidence that now they're the big boy or girl. |
| the top. The empty space beneath makes ideal | | | | Along with confidence comes a sense of |
| storage space for toys and other utilities your child | | | | independence. Something every healthy adult must |
| uses frequently. The lid of the stool or second step | | | | have. |
| has a safety hinge and will protect little fingers from | | | | Remember, a wooden step stools can be used for |
| being pinched. | | | | other purposes besides helping your child step up. If a |
| Step stools come in different models, again designed | | | | step stool has additional storage space, children can |
| to catch the child's attention, imagination, and spark | | | | use it to store their toys and other important things. |
| some fun. Some may be in the form of a cartoon | | | | Even adults can use a step stool. There is no age |
| character, or a school bus, or a piano. Step stool | | | | limit for using a step stool. There are, in fact, many |
| makers usually let their childlike imaginations run wild | | | | people who find different practical uses for step |
| while choosing step stool themes. Step stools are | | | | stools once their children have outgrown it. They're |
| usually made of wood. It's solid, and ensures that | | | | useful, and can surprisingly be the source of a lot of |
| your child is easily balanced on the stool. In terms of | | | | happiness in those early years. So step up! |