all sorts of forts

 (image credit Country Living website)

As I'm sure you know, we LOVE forts.  All sorts of forts.  One of my son's preschool teachers found this fort in Country Living Magazine.  It was made with a few roller shades and a sharpie. Genius.


Here are a few more fun indoor forts (via Apartment Therapy):

Sheet fort with twinkle lights: We Heart It  
MOD teepee: Varpunen  
A fort under the stars: We Heart It 
Dreamy hideaway : My Shabby Streamside Studio

Have a great Weekend!

more fort kits & a great tip!

I had a lot of fun assembling these FORT KITS for a wonderful preschool teacher we know.  She is giving them to her niece and nephew for their birthdays, and when I explained this to my three year old I thought that that explanation would suffice... boy was I wrong! I had no idea that I was opening such a big can of worms. He had a really hard time wrapping his brain around the meaning of "neeph" and nephew, and insisted on discussing it for the ENTIRE day! Kids are so funny. 

GEOMETRIC fort kit:

RAINBOW fort kit:

The bags for both kits were made from thrifted material. I am sorry that I don't have pictures of the contents of each of those bags, but this photo shoot took place during the spare 3 minutes and 27 seconds I had before we had to leave for school (literally). I can't believe I actually got two that were decent enough to show you.



Here is a great tip from a reader: Littel Holts suggested that instead of (or in addition to) sewing ties on the sheets, create casings for the rope. Fold down each corner, and half way between each corner, about an inch, and sew.  This is a simple, but sturdy, way to thread the ropes through.