Building an Indoor Fort With the Kids

Sep 18
08:43

2013

Smith Martin

Smith Martin

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Have fun with your kids by building a fort inside your home. Here is how you can do it in few easy steps.

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If you want to spark the imagination of your kids,Building an Indoor Fort With the Kids Articles then you can help them build a fort in your own home. You can do it in the living room or in their room and it's the perfect entertainment for a rainy day or for a sleepover. And the best part - it's quite easy to make such fort. Here I will show you what you need.

Firstly, decide where you will be building the fort. In general you can use any room in your home, but if there will be a big sleepover in the house, then I'd say the living room is the best. Or your kid's bedroom if there will be just a couple of kids sleeping over. Alternatively, if you are planning a fun night with the kid, then you can build it your bedroom.

Now it is time to establish the foundations. Use chairs, tables and cushions. The table is, perhaps, the best starting point and then you can position the chairs and the cushions in whatever position you and your kids want.

After that, get a couple of blankets and place them over the table, the chairs and the cushions. The blankets will be the roof of the fort, so use pins to clip the edges of the blanket in place. It is also a good idea to use additional blankets and lay them on the floor unless the room is covered with solid carpets. Also, consider adding few more cushions and pillows when nap time comes.

Now your fort is ready. But before you let the kids inside, you can add the final touches. Get colouring books and drawing papers, pencils and crayons, and encourage the kids to draw pictures related to forts, knights, wizards, and anything else that will spark their imagination. Then you can attach the pictures around the walls of the fort.

Finally, don't forget to have some snacks, a flashlight and holiday lights which can play the role of the stars in the sky and any other items which can make the night more fun and memorable.

When the sleepover is over and the fort needs to be cleaned, you don't have to do it by yourself. You can use one-off cleaning experts within Melbourne and let them do the job, while you enjoy your day.

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