Tent City in My Backyard

**many houseapes** · 10-27-2007, 07:27 PM

I had posted about making a fort out of an old tree branch that had fallen during a cold front. Well...we just had to go buy a new washer & I took the box & made another fort & set it beside the tree branch fort. Dh said that he will wait awhile before cutting up the branch(brush pick up is in 5 weeks).
My backyard is starting to look like a "tent city".lol...but the kids are having a blast.....I wonder what else we can use to make more forts?...any suggestions?

**pita1213** · 10-27-2007, 10:38 PM

do you have any old sheets or tarps? you could use those to make more forts near the trees if there are low branches. or if there are a lot of decent sized sticks, you could make a leanto type fort. you lean the stick up against a low branch and it makes a kind of tent.

**ilovechocolate** · 10-28-2007, 07:53 AM

Let the kids figure out how many "tents" they can make. I bet they'll come up with some really neat ones.

What fun!!

Can you take some pictures and post them for us to see?

**kittykatstrong** · 10-28-2007, 09:36 AM

I bet they are having a blast.

Katy

**lullaby80** · 10-28-2007, 11:32 AM

I second the sheet idea. They must be having such a good time!

**Marie78** · 10-28-2007, 11:39 AM

It sounds like your children are having a lot of fun with the forts you make.
I don't know how small in size your children are, but when I was really young and (much smaller). My sister and I liked to hide under the picnic table, I don't know if you have one in your yard; but a blanket or sheet draped over that would give your kids a sort of fort

. We did this with the coffe table inside in the winter too.