Why Kids, Parents, and Teachers All Love
Dream Houses

• "I am planning on using it as a puppet theater for the children to play in and for lessons I teach with puppets."
• "We use it as a place where they can express themselves through reenactment of confusing experiences and pretend problem-solving." (McNeilly Center for Children, Nashville, Tennessee)
• Build a house, plant a tree.
• Fire Department officials used a Dream House as an instructional tool for teaching fire safety procedures to kindergarten children in Memphis, Tennessee.

Imaginative Play

• "The students have made it an airplane, race car, and even a jail." (Dede Wallace Center, Nashville, Tennessee)
• "The children will experience endless hours of fun and dreaming in the corner of the room where we've placed it." (Morning Glory Preschool, Nashville, Tennessee)

Therapeutic Uses

In a world impacted by the events of September 11, 2001, this use may have added significance.

• "We are using it as a play therapy tool to help our children express their feelings. . .It has enhanced our counseling room 100%!!" (Dede Wallace Center, Nashville, Tennessee)
• "I wanted to share with you my personal experience in using the Dream House as a theraputic tool in my work as a therapist with troubled and underprivileged children. The Dream House represents hope, safety, security, and much, much more. . . ." (McNeilly Center for Children, Nashville, Tennessee)
• "We are so grateful for the unequaled piece of imagination in our new Therapy Room." (Smithville Elementary, Smithville, Tennessee)
• "We are so excited to have our new Dream House in our children's cancer clinic." (The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi)