How to Build the Perfect Winter Hideaway
Sometimes, when the wintertime blues come a-knocking, you need a super-duper top-secret place to hide away. When the cold January winds are whistling, you’ll want a spot where you and the kids can curl up with some hot chocolate and all the books you can read.
For those days when outdoor fun is out of the question, why not build a fort? Forts are an easy, inexpensive way to entertain you and your kids for hours. For the low, low price of some real estate in your dining or living room, you can have a full day of fun with your kids.
The key to building the best fort is to let your imagination be your guide; anything is fair game. Strip the couches of their cushions. Drape the table with a sheet. As parents, it becomes so easy to forget the imaginative side of ourselves, so why not spend some time with the kids while waking up your inner creativity.
Let cardboard boxes become castles, and bed clothes become a circus tent! Have a campout under the dining room table, and tell ghost stories by flashlight. Improvisation is key, but if your well of ideas seems to be running a little dry, running a quick Google search will leave you with tons of genius ideas. If you aren’t sure where to begin at all, YouTube is loaded with how-to videos, ensuring your fort will be truly epic.
Once construction is complete, don’t forget to decorate. You can make flags and signs, or loan the kids a string of leftover Christmas lights for the occasion. Your kids will shock you with their inventive ideas. Winter can drag on and on, so why not “fort”-ify yourself against the cold with a little old-fashioned imaginative fun.