Huge arched doorways lead to a suite of cosy wood-lined reading nooks in this children's library in Shanghai, designed by Muxin Studio to be like a "giant toy". More
Japanese studio Hibinosekkei has added a small wooden playhouse to a kindergarten in the city of Saga to encourage independent domestic role play. More
A wavy plywood roof undulates above the glass-walled rooms of this nursery in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture. More
Children can nestle into yellow alcoves and pull wooden furniture out of the walls at this school in Madrid by Rica Studio, which uses play to teach the English language. More
Belgian studio Robbrecht en Daem has turned its hand to children's toys with a puppet theatre created for design brand Valerie Objects. More
Brutalist or minimalist architecture is better suited to families with children than you might think, says Will Wiles in his latest Opinion column. More
Earth-coloured ceramic tiles cover the roofs and walls of this nursery located on the outskirts of Paris, which is designed by French studio Nomade Architectes to look like a cluster of buildings. More
Dezeen has teamed up with publisher Owl & Dog Playbooks to give away five copies of a children's book filled with pre-scored sheets for making folded paper models of fish. More
Sports brand Adidas is releasing child-size editions of the popular Yeezy Boost trainers designed by rapper Kanye West (+ slideshow). More
Architects are increasingly using nets to make the most out of spare space in houses, creating giant hammocks that children can use for work, rest or play. Here are six of the best examples (+ slideshow). More
Health technology company Withings has teamed up with French design company Elium Studio to create a thermometer that uses non-invasive methods to take children's temperatures (+ movie). More
Graduate shows 2016: these simple, wooden blocks designed by Royal College of Art graduate Václav Mlynář's contain a door to a hidden world that can only be unlocked by an iPad (+ movie). More
Lighting brand Plumen is the latest to enter the children's design market, adding strands of colourful bunting to its low-energy pendants (+ slideshow). More
London Festival of Architecture 2016: stainless steel rods support a tactile system of spinning bamboo pinwheels inside this east London pavilion by design studio Five Line Projects (+ slideshow). More
Parenting technology company BleepBleeps has designed a device that combines a baby monitor, sleep trainer and night light, all in the shape of a friendly face wearing a hat (+ slideshow). More
This facility for abused children in Queensland features walls of robust concrete blocks and outdoor play areas sheltered beneath a scalloped canopy (+ slideshow). More
Children can crawl into the rear end of a wooden pig when visiting this playground installation by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. More
London design studio Osborne Ross has created a set of six animal-shaped Royal Mail stamps designed to appeal to children (+ slideshow). More
American designer Mark Boulding has created an alternative to snap-fit blocks like Lego, with a collection of black and white bricks that slot into one another instead (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: students from Germany's Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design have designed a range of children's furniture and lighting that includes house-shaped beds and stackable lanterns (+ slideshow). More
