Why is a child's playhouse called a Wendy House?
Question
Why is a shed at the end of a garden known as a Wendy house? Where does that come from?
Mark, Walthamstow
Answer
** Definitive ** - REVOKED!
Name: Jack, Putney, aged 13
Qualification: My friend has a Wendy House
Answer: In Peter Pan, the children were very independent, especially Wendy, and they lived in a house on their own without parents. Therefore, a similar shed became known as a Wendy House.
** Definitive **
Name:Jackie, Basildon
Qualification: I’ve read the book
Answer: Almost right. In Peter Pan, when Wendy lands in Never Never Land, she is in a deep sleep. So the Lost Boys build a little house around her with sticks and twigs until she wakes up. And they call it Wendy’s House.