Home from Home – Role Play Table & Benches

Description

The Home from Home Role Play Table & Benches from Millhouse brings the comfort of home into your learning space with thoughtful design that puts children at ease. This UK-manufactured furniture set features a distinctive curved design with soft edges, creating a calm and contemporary aesthetic enhanced by a neutral color palette of cream and maple melamine.

Built with durability in mind, this set features a solid beech frame and legs for stability, paired with premium grade cream and maple melamine surfaces that are easy to clean. The 18-inch table height and 10-inch bench height are perfectly sized for children ages 3 and up, following ergonomic guidelines that recommend 16-18 inch table heights for preschoolers ages 2 to 5. The benches cleverly nestle underneath the table for efficient storage—a practical feature for homeschooling families managing multiple learning activities in shared spaces.

The table arrives partially assembled with easy-to-follow instructions, while benches come fully assembled. Each piece is backed by a 5-year guarantee, reflecting the manufacturer’s confidence in the construction quality. The scratch-resistant melamine surface handles the daily wear of active learning, from art projects to snack time spills.

Key Specifications:

• Table: 51.97″ L x 27.17″ W x 18.11″ H
• Benches: 36.22″ L x 9.06″ W x 10.24″ H
• Suitable for ages 3+
• 5-year guarantee
• Manufactured in the UK

Ways Homeschoolers Can Use This Product

Dramatic Play & Social Learning: Dramatic play provides children with safe environments to practice their emotional, physical, verbal, and social skills. This table becomes the foundation for countless scenarios—a family dinner table for practicing manners, a restaurant for learning money concepts, or a doctor’s office for exploring community helpers. During dramatic play with each other, preschoolers learn how to negotiate, cooperate, and navigate group dynamics.

Multi-Subject Learning Station: The generous 52-inch surface accommodates multiple children working on different subjects simultaneously. Use it for hands-on math manipulatives, science experiments, geography puzzles, or collaborative art projects. The height is ideal for children to transition between sitting and standing while working.

Language Arts & Literacy: Children use reading and writing skills when literacy props are included in dramatic play areas. Transform this into a classroom setup with whiteboards, a library corner with books displayed on the table, or a writing center where young learners practice letter formation and creative writing.

Life Skills Practice: Setting up scenarios like shopping experiences introduces basic mathematical concepts as preschoolers practice counting, sorting, and basic addition and subtraction as they handle play money and engage in transactions. Use the table for pretend grocery stores, banks, post offices, or farmer’s markets to teach real-world skills.

Independent Work Time: The child-sized proportions encourage independence. Furniture can teach younger children manners; by sitting them on a chair, your child can learn how to sit and behave correctly. It provides structure for individual work time, puzzles, or quiet reading sessions.

Flexible Learning Zones: The curved design and soft edges create a calm and contemporary aesthetic that works well in any room of your home. The neutral colors coordinate with existing décor while the compact storage design allows you to easily reconfigure your learning space as needed.

STEM Activities: Perfect for building with blocks, conducting simple science experiments, or working with mathematical manipulatives. The easy-clean surface means messy learning activities won’t be a concern.

Art & Creativity: The spacious table top accommodates multiple children working on art projects, with the easy-clean surface handling paint, glue, and other craft materials. The bench seating encourages collaborative creativity.