I remember as a kid constructing castles in the living room of my parents house. Though my castles were nothing more than a few chairs with sheets draped over them, I enjoyed them throughly. It seems to me that kids are intrigued by the simplest things. Whether it's sheets draped over some chairs, or sticks and stones, a child's imagination is a powerful thing.

Indoor "forts" can be built very easily. The most important part of any indoor fort, is a sheet. Pick a dark colored sheet if you have one, as this will not allow light to shine through as much, and will give the illusion of actually being a "fort". (If you have a white sheet, and light shines though, it feels rather, open, even though it's not. It's best to use dark colors)

Next, you need to find something to hold the sheet up. You can either do like I did as a child, and position 4 chairs into a square, or use the kitchen table. Also, if your children have one, bunk beds make great forts, and are much easier to "transform" than chairs, and it's possibly something that could stay up for more than just a day or two.

Once you have your sheet and something to hold it up, simply place the sheet over the top of the chairs and/or table. Try to make sure that it's covered all the way around, from top to bottom. The sheet should be touching the floor. If you're using thing bunk bed idea, simply tuck the sheet under the mattress of the top bunk. Let the sheets hang down until they reach either the top of the bottom mattress, or the floor if your sheets are long enough. If you're going to use a bunk bed, you might need more than just one sheet. Once you're indoor fort is set up, sit back and watch your kids have fun.

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