One way for day cares to save money and improve their environment is to redesign their center for comfort and learning. Child care businesses can also get tax deductions for buying furniture, especially if that furniture also counts as an educational aid. What kind of furniture does that? Bean bags!

Beanbag furniture is one of the great hidden tax deductions for child care businesses like day cares or private schools because not only do bean bags provide great places for children to lounge and read, but they are also proven to promote creative thinking and learning. Children love the squishy but supportive texture, and the relaxation this furniture offers lets children relax and open their minds.

As part of a reading area, beanbag chairs can let children find the perfect comfortable position to read in, and they will be encouraged to read more. Bean bags can also provide a great place for kids to watch movies. If you have children who fight nap time, you can get bean bag chairs to make nap time enjoyable.

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Photo Courtesy of School Design Studio

Across the nation, a new trend towards helping students to better focus on studies is leaning towards comfort. Studies have shown that the more comfortable a student is, the better their focus and the better they fare in their school work. Many schools are implementing new ways to help foster this and to improve the overall learning experience for the students they are responsible for.

It is with that in mind that a school in Bangor, Maine began using bean bag chairs in their school library. According to a WABI TV 5 news report, the Downeast Elementary school received an award through a Target contest. The Take Charge of Education paid for a make over for the library, and they chose to add bean bag chairs. Additionally receiving new bookshelves and books, the school has seen a remarkable amount of enthusiasm on the part of the students for the make over.

Across the ocean, in London, another school has also implemented bean bag chairs for enhancing their learning environment. John Paul II School in Battersea has recently renovated their entire learning environment to include bean bag chairs.

One thing seems clear- for students, the bean bag chairs create a very inviting environment for learning. Fostering better study habits and improving a love of reading is so important, and many schools, parents and others who work with kids are finding that including bean bag chairs in their study areas are really paying off.

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You may remember that a few weeks ago we unveiled our contest to give someone their very own Comfy Ottoman.  After tallying all the great responses we received from our contest we have a winner.

The winner has been notified and will have their Comfy Ottoman very soon.

Thank you for all who entered to win and don’t feel bad.  We’re going to have more ways for you to join in and win some cool prizes.

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[Update - We have a winner.  To learn more, read here.]

Win a Comfy Sacks Ottoman ($70 value)

The Comfy Ottoman is the perfect accessory whether you have a Comfy Sack or any other chair in your home or office.  It’s plush, soft and made to relax.

You can enter in either  one of two ways:

1) You can either become a friend on our Facebook fan page which can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Comfy-Sacks/377485585768

2) You can leave a comment in this post

Here are the contest rules:

A winner will be selected at random on May  3rd, 2010.  You only need to enter once.  Multiple entries may end up disqualifying you from winning the prize.  This contest is open to people in the 48 contiguous US states.  The winner will be notified via email left in comment or through Facebook.

Winner is able to choose color of Comfy Ottoman.  To find the Colors which are available please check out the Comfy Ottoman product page: http://www.comfysacks.com/product.php?productid=16233&cat=0&page=1&featured.

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*For the 8 ft Sack and 7 ft Sack (not 7.5 ft Lounger) please read the additional assembly notes at the bottom of the screen.

1. Remove the cover and liner (filled with foam) from the box(es)
2. Keep the liner closed while you break apart the large chunks of foam. This will get oxygen to the foam which helps the foam expand back to it’s original shape. (The foam is already shredded so you don’t need to manually rip the foam apart but simply release it from its compressed state)
3. Massage the foam to ensure all large chunks are completely broken apart. Take your designer cover and match the seams of the cover and the liner and enjoy! It will take several days to a full week for your Comfy Sack to expand to it’s full size.

All our liners (not covers) have locking zippers that are used for safety reasons. The liner zipper does not have a pull tab on the zipper for this reason. If you would like open the liner to access the foam, simply insert a paper clip into the zipper to disengage the safety locking mechanism. The liner zipper can always move forward (to close the liner) but in order to open the liner you must have the zipper disengaged using a paper clip.

Many customers have found it very helpful to simply remove the product from the box and let it sit for a full day without breaking up the foam. This allows the foam some time to start the expansion process on it’s own so you don’t have do all the work! Depending on how long the foam has been compressed, the foam may need some help to get the expansion process started. To expedite the expansion process make sure the foam is broken down into golf ball size pieces and for the first week rotate and fluff once or twice a day. While this process may sound complicated, it is both fun and not difficult to do.

Above all enjoy your Comfy Sack!

* For the 8 ft Sack and 7 ft Sack (not 7.5 ft lounger) the products require some assembly. Due to the very large size of these products we are not able to ship the items prefilled because they exceed FedEx’s weight and box size restrictions. The 7 ft Sack will come with two 50 lb pods of foam and the 8 ft Sack will come with three 50 lb pods of foam. Simply place the pods of foam inside the liner and remove/discard the plastic that is keeping the foam compressed. Make sure to zip up the liner after putting the foam inside because it will start to expand on its own once it is outside the plastic. (the liners do not have pull tabs for safety reasons however the zippers will still close without disengaging the zipper) After this is complete, please follow the directions above for getting your sack fluffed up.

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