In a recent survey, 67% of us parents said they want their house to be the “cool house” for their kids and their friends. (I imagine this can be applicable for grandparents also.) And 63% of the parents surveyed said their house already was the cool house.
The same survey asked parents to reflect on their own childhoods and what made a house cool. There survey response?
- Good snacks -- 49%
- Video games -- 38%
- Cable TV - 38%
- Pool -- 34%
- Different toys than I had -- 33%
- Board games -- 33%
- Big backyard -- 31%
- A dog/pet to play with -- 29%
- Siblings to play with -- 27%
- Trampoline -- 24% (SWNS)