Kids Adventure Map Wallpaper

This kids map wallpaper turns a wall into an explorer’s chart. Painted islands, snow-capped mountains, pine forests and winding rivers spread across warm cream paper, with compass roses marking north between them.

A kids map wallpaper full of small expeditions

Every island has someone on the move. A bear and a fox hike with backpacks and walking sticks, a rabbit follows a dotted trail toward a striped tent, and mice in explorer hats sail tall ships between the coasts.

Out at sea a friendly whale spouts, a long green sea serpent loops through the waves, a lighthouse stands on a rocky point and a hot air balloon drifts over the mountains with a pennant trailing behind it.

What you will find in the pattern

The dotted paths are the best part for a child: each one leads somewhere, from a beach to a summit flag, so the wall can be read like a story rather than just looked at.

The sea serpents are a nod to the old charts where cartographers drew monsters in the blank spaces. Real cartography did the same thing for centuries, and it is still what makes an old map fun to read.

Where this kids map wallpaper works best

It suits kids’ rooms, nurseries and playrooms, and it is especially good behind a bed or a desk, where there is time to follow the routes with a finger.

The cream background keeps a small room bright, so it works on all four walls as well as on one, and it does not date the way a cartoon character wallpaper does.

It also works in a shared room and grows with a child: the same wall that is a picture map at three becomes a proper adventure map at eight.

Colours and scale

The palette of this kids map wallpaper is cream and sand with sage, terracotta, ochre and soft blue, so it pairs easily with natural wood, rattan, white bedding and navy or olive accents.

The islands are drawn at a generous scale, while the compass roses, ships and animals fill the space between them with small details to find close up.

How to style it

Styling a kids map wallpaper is mostly about restraint. Keep furniture simple and let the map be the feature. Light oak, woven baskets and plain linen all sit well against the cream.

For accents, pull a colour from the pattern: the terracotta of the tents, the sage of the pines or the soft blue of the sea. A globe or a few hardback atlases finish the idea.

Kids’ rooms change more often than any other room in the house, which is why peel and stick is the usual choice here. It comes away cleanly when tastes move on, and both materials print the same colours and are PVC-free.

Peel & Stick

Our Peel & Stick wallpaper is printed on a 340 g/m² heavyweight polyester textile with a built-in self-adhesive backing — no paste, no mess. It goes up easily, repositions without damage, and comes down cleanly whenever you’re ready for a change. PVC-free, B1/M1 fire rated, and safe for nurseries. Perfect for renters, first-time installers, or anyone who loves refreshing their space without long-term commitment.

Traditional

Our Premium Traditional wallpaper is printed on a 175 g/m² non-woven paper with a semi-glossy finish, applied with standard wallpaper paste directly to the wall. The result is a seamless, professionally installed look built to last 10+ years. PVC-free and B1 fire rated. Ideal for permanent installations, high-traffic areas, and anyone looking for a refined, long-term result.

Sizes, samples and installation

Every design is printed to order in 24-inch-wide panels, in heights from 76 to 124 inches, and ships in 2–5 business days with free shipping to the US and EU.

Not sure how many panels of this kids map wallpaper you need? Our measuring guide walks you through it, and our material comparison guide explains peel and stick versus traditional.

Colour on screen is never exact, so before papering a whole room we recommend ordering a sample of this kids map wallpaper: choose the 7×7″ or 24×24″ sample in the Size menu above.

More designs like this

If this kids map wallpaper is not quite the one, there is plenty more in the same spirit. For more walls with somewhere to go, see our Animal Aviators wallpaper and our Fairy Tale Castles wallpaper, or browse the full Kids & Nursery collection.