When I saw Ruby Ellen's a-frame tent(here and here), I fell in love. It's a perfect little "getaway" for the girls to hang out, inside the house or out.
Who doesn't love bubbles?
Puka... the best dog I ever had, hands down. She has such the sweetest demeanor.
We followed Ruby Ellen's tutorial and the only thing we did differently was drilling holes on the ends of the dowels and putting in screws to keep the flat pieces of wood in place. The frame work cost just under $20 and the fabric are blankets bought on our last family trip to the Philippines (here and here).
I had originally planned on making only one for the girls to share (knowing that the girls would occupy it at different times), but Lala thought otherwise. When Lily Moon wanted to hang out, it was like a scene from nature. A smaller bird attacking the bigger bird, because it was too close to its nest. Needless to say...the BIG bird won.
Hilarious!
So change of plans and it looks like I'll be making two more. Thank God I bought several blankets!
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Wow -- awesome job! It's too hot here to play tent, but it sure looks fun :)
ReplyDeleteNot fun when it's too hot. :( Most of the time it's indoors in our living room.
Deletewonderful! its 16* this morning, so I don't see tent fun for a few months yet...
ReplyDeleteEeesh! One reader is saying it's too hot in her neck of the woods and you're too cold... BRRR!!!! Come down to San Diego and we'll warm you up! ;)
DeleteFantastic!! Just last night K was begging me to convert her top bunk to a fort and I had uselessly started drilling holes in the ceiling thinking I could create some kind of curtain rod - this tent (or the tee pee I keep meaning to sew) just might be the ticket!
ReplyDeleteOH my gosh! I was thinking the SAME thing!!! I was thinking how cute it would be to somehow place the tent over the bed. DO IT SANAE! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! :)
Deletei have been wanting to do something like this since the kids destroyed their ikea tent within a week of purchase. so cute! and, "scene from nature" made me smile.
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