I was so thrilled when i came across this great birthday gift idea a few months ago. When Will got invited to a "Super Hero" birthday party this last weekend i knew we had to make one for his friend.
It was pretty easy to put together once i located the right places to get all the stuff and thrifty too!
Here's a run down of what's included:
-2 Twin sheets: ARC for about $2 each
-Ties on the Sheet: old XL T-shirt
-Rope: Hobby lobby for about $2
-Flash Light: Dollar Store $1
-Clamps: Dollar Store $1
-Glow Sticks: Dollar Store $1
-Clothes Pins: Dollar Store $1
-Suction Cups: Dollar Store $1
-Lightening Bolt bag: Some cheap gray fabric, yellow felt $2
TOTAL: $13.00
linking to: Skip to My Lou and SugarBee
28 comments:
This is so neat!! What a great birthday gift for kid's friends too!
So creative, Meagan! What a great idea for boys, who are usually harder to buy for. :)
Wow! This is so clever.
Will loves his fort kit...they have had so much fun! You are so clever, Meagan. Thanks so much. : )
This is awesome. I've seen the original post but had forgotten about it. Such a great boy gift. Thanks for the run down on where to get the pieces and parts!
lmk if you sell theses-adorable!!!
Kids heck~ you could incorporate this into so many different GUY Products~ ! Who are just big boys~!
Thanks for such great inspiration!
Can you post a picture of the "tent" when it is assembled?
Thanks!
i'd love to see the tent assembled too. the link didn't work for me.
Thank you so much for this idea. I just saw it on Pinterest. My nephews party is tomorrow and I couldn't figure out what to make for him. NOW I KNOW!!!! Thanks so much!
I want one!
This is an awesome gift for any little boy! I know mine would love it! I realize you made this a few months ago, but I would love to have you link up anytime with my linky party, Creative Me Monday. And I do mean anytime... it's open Monday through Saturday night. :)
http://www.thesoutherninstitute.com/2011/09/creative-me-monday.html?utm_source=BP_recent
Hope to see you there!
Jenny
i had pinned the idea you found originally - but with boys i knew i would need to make it a bit more... boyish. love your take on it, i will definitely be putting these together for my boys for the holidays this year. perfect, handmade gifts!
This is the greatest idea ever! My son would be in love with this...
I know you posted this in May, but I'd love for you to link it up to my new linky party -
Creative Genius @ http://www.thecreativepaige.com
Brilliant! Just built a first fort with my 3-year-old last weekend. This is SO perfect as a gift for his buddies. Thanks for sharing!
I don't have kids yet, so I might just not be thinking about this from the right angle...but how does this work, exactly? What are the clamps and suction cups for?
Thank you for your help! I feel like this would be a great gift for my nephew, but I'd like to be able to explain it to the parents. :)
Hi there!
Anonymous: You made me laugh! I suppose having kids does explain a lot of this...anyway, the clamps, clothes pins, suction cups are all there just to help keep the sheets in place.I don't know if you can tell in the pic, but i sewed ties to the 4 corners of the sheets. these ties are used to help secure the sheet to various objects like cabinet doors, counter tops, bed posts, dressers etc. The kids can slip a tie through the clamp, clip or suction cup(stick on a window) to give them more options as to where they can build their fort. Does that make sense?? :) I"m SURE your nephew will love it!
Very creative lady! It's nice to know that you can do a lot amazing stuff just by purchasing on the right resources which won't always break your wallet.
I'm so glad I found this. I saw it linked from Pinterest to another site but not yours so I didn't see the tutorial. I would love to see a finished tent as well. Did you post pictures? Or have one? I'm kinda like anonymous but with kids. LOL. I need more visuals! Thanks. (my email: sarah@broadweave.net) And I don't get follow-up comments so could you please email me?
FANTASTIC! I think this might be the perfect thing for my son's best friend. Thanks a ton!
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This looks like the perfect birthday gift for a little boy!
ADORABLE! I'm including this in my "Gifts for Boys" post tonight. :)
Aloha,
Charlie
I LOVE THIS! I am definitely going to make a few of these! So cool! :)
I think this would totally work for little girls too, with a change in colors of the materials. Why should boys have all the fun? ;) Thinking about making this kit for our niece - she's 7 (my kids are younger) - are forts fun for any age??
Adorable! Just found your blog, glad I can keep up with you! Great ideas! {michelle}
Love this! Great idea! just found your blog & followed. Would love it if you passed by my blog, maybe followed back if you liked:) Thanks for this post!
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I just made one for a birthday party. Finding the flat sheet was the hardest, but Goodwill had some that were NEW in the package only $3! But they didn't have any cool colors...so it's tan. Oh well. I used my embroidery machine to personalize the bag. Came out SUPER cute.
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