How to Build a Fort in Your Room
With just a few things from around the house, you can turn your bedroom into a fortress!
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You Will Need
- Parental permission
- 2 to 4 blankets or sheets
- 3 couch cushions or pillows
- Some heavy objects
- Imagination
- Boxes or squares of cardboard (optional)
- Playmates (optional)
- Decorations (optional)
- Extra pillows (optional)
- Snacks (optional)
- Flashlight (optional)
- Games (optional)
Steps
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Step 1
Pick your spot
Choose an area on the floor between two pieces of furniture (like your bed and dresser, or desk and chair), clear the space, and put down a blanket for the floor.
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Step 2
Construct the walls
Use your furniture to prop up the couch cushions in a way that forms three walls. Use large boxes or squares of cardboard to add extra rooms.
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Try not to block the doorway.
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Step 3
Make the roof
Drape a blanket or sheet over the fort’s walls. You also can tie the corners of sheets to pieces of furniture.
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Step 4
Strengthen your structure
Use some heavy objects—like hardcover books—to pin down each corner of the blanket. If your fort is big enough, put some pillows inside to make it comfy.
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Step 5
Enter your fort
Grab a playmate, snacks, flashlight, games, or whatever else you’d like, and prepare to defend your fort!
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Don’t put the heavy objects too close to the inside of the fort—you don’t want them to fall in on you when you enter!
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Step 6
Ask for permission
Get the okay from your mom or dad to use couch cushions, blankets, and pillows to build a fort in your room.
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