Play Sofa Ideas, Tips, and Family Inspiration

A kids' sofa is usually a small one-piece seat, and a play sofa is a set of foam pieces for sitting and building. Here's how they differ and which one to choose.

Open the box, cut the film away from the covers and lay out the 8 pieces. The foam takes around 24 hours to expand, and you can use the sofa straight away.

Play sofa covers go in the washing machine at 30 °C, all together, and dry flat, with no tumble dryer and no iron. Here are the steps, plus what to do about spills.

Every foam softens a little with use. Here's what counts as normal wear, what's a manufacturing defect and what our 3-year limited warranty covers.

Measure the room, count the pieces, then check the foam, the covers and the returns. Our 7-point checklist compares the 160 cm Play Sofa and the Mini 120 cm with real numbers.

Ten screen-free ideas for home with a play sofa, from a reading den to a living-room camp-out, plus what the WHO recommends on screen time.