Kickstart the fun for kids with an UpUp Play Tower

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Keiko Lee-Hem sits at the UpUp Play Tower with her son, Eli.

The UpUp Play Tower is a standing desk, jungle gym and play space all rolled into one compact piece of furniture. — Photo courtesy UpUp Play Tower

It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. This was the case for Lukas Armstrong and Keiko Lee-Hem. 

When their toddler son, Eli, wanted to be constantly picked up, they thought of a piece of furniture that could keep him active, safe and yet engaged with their activities. It helped that Armstrong, principal at Cover Architecture in Nelson, B.C., had training in architecture and industrial design. 

He created a piece of furniture, called the UpUp Play Tower, that combines a standing desk, jungle gym, play space and high chair all in one attractive and compact piece of furniture.

Lee-Hem said that the UpUp Play Tower gives Eli an outlet for his curiosity and energy, and gives Lee-Hem two hands free to get things done, whether that’s cooking dinner or working with her son on a creative project.

UpUp is close to being ready for production, but there are a few key steps remaining. To get them through these final steps, they are launching a crowd-funding campaign with Kickstarter which starts on Wednesday, November 25.

To find out more about the UpUp Play Tower or order one for your active toddler, go to http://upupplaytower.com/
 

Kimberly Shellborn

Kim is the editorial coordinator at Koocanusa Publications. She recently returned to the Kootenays after 15 years in Spain, where she taught English and got to know the food and wine regions of the country. When she’s not writing or taking photographs, she can be found showing her husband and two children all the backcountry trails that she longed for while in Europe. View all of Kimberly Shellborn’s articles

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