Magnetic Wall Arch Ideas for Playrooms and Nurseries

A magnetic wall arch gives children a place to play on the wall, not just the floor. The Magnimoo magnetic wall is a 95 × 75 cm arch (37.4 × 29.5 inches) that sticks to a smooth painted wall like a large sticker. Magnets hold to it, and children can draw on it with chalk or washable pens. Here are ideas for where to put one, which colour to pick and what to play once it is up.

Where to put a magnetic wall arch

Pick a spot your child already spends time in. Put the arch at child height, with space to stand or kneel in front of it.

• Playroom. The arch becomes the main play spot, with magnets on the wall and a basket of chalk below.
• Nursery or bedroom. A calm colour next to a bookshelf gives a quiet corner for drawing and magnets.
• Living room corner. Your child can play on the wall while you are in the same room.
• Hallway. A smooth painted hallway wall works for a quick drawing or a word of the day.

Whatever the room, the wall underneath matters most. Magnimoo needs a smooth, dry, painted surface. It won’t hold well on textured paint or stucco, brick, wallpaper, bare unpainted plaster or fresh paint. Our 10-second wall check shows what to look for.

Pick a colour for the room

All six colours are the same 95 × 75 cm arch. They are soft on purpose, so the wall sits quietly in the room.

Pink Blush

A pale pink that looks gentle next to a green or white painted wall. See Pink Blush.

Blue Mist

A light blue that suits panelled walls, living rooms and calm bedrooms. See Blue Mist.

Grey Slate

A soft grey that sits well with sage green walls and wooden shelves. See Grey Slate.

Brown Mocha

A warm brown for sunny rooms with natural wood. See Brown Mocha.

White Ivory

A cream colour for light rooms, where coloured magnets and chalk stand out. See White Ivory.

Black Onyx

The classic chalkboard look: chalk drawings show up strongly on black. See Black Onyx.

Play ideas by age

Ages 1 to 2

Start with a few big animal magnets. Putting them on and pulling them off is the game at this age. Add a few chalk scribbles and name the animals together.

Ages 3 to 4

Draw a road in chalk and drive car magnets along it. Draw a sun and a field and build a farm with animal magnets. Dress-up figures turn the wall into a story scene.

Ages 5 to 6

Build words with letter magnets, practise numbers, or draw planets in chalk and fly a rocket magnet between them. The arch is big enough for a whole story from one side to the other.

Theme ideas to rotate

• Space: chalk planets and stars with space magnets.
• Farm: a chalk sun and fence with animal magnets.
• Town: chalk roads and houses with car and vehicle magnets.
• Letters: your child’s name in letter magnets, then a new word each day.
• Family: draw the family in chalk and add people magnets.

Wipe the chalk off with a damp cloth to start a new theme.

Before it goes up

When it arrives, lay the arch flat under a few books for 8 hours. Stick it on from one edge outwards, then wait 5 hours before play. No drilling and no tools. It is removable and reusable: it peels off cleanly and re-sticks many times, so it can move to another smooth painted wall when the room changes. Magnets are sold separately, so you can start with the wall and add the magnet sets your child enjoys.

See all six colours on the magnetic wall decals page.