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=== Making a Pillow Fort === | === Making a Pillow Fort === | ||
#Gather as many pillows and cushions as possible. You can start with your bedroom pillows. Ask your parents if you can use extra pillows from the linen closet, sofa cushions, and the like. | #Gather as many pillows and cushions as possible. You can start with your bedroom pillows. Ask your parents if you can use extra pillows from the linen closet, sofa cushions, and the like. | ||
| − | #Sort your pillows into groups. Soft, fluffy pillows are good for creating a luxurious floor for your fort, but aren’t as good for walls. Couch cushions and other rigid or stiff pillows work best for walls.<ref>http://fatherly.com/child-care/wellness/kids-activities/how-to-build-a-pillow-fort/</ref> | + | #Sort your pillows into groups. Soft, fluffy pillows are good for creating a luxurious floor for your fort, but aren’t as good for walls. Couch cushions and other rigid or stiff pillows work best for walls.<ref name="rf1">http://fatherly.com/child-care/wellness/kids-activities/how-to-build-a-pillow-fort/</ref> |
#* Memory foam pillows are also a good choice for walls because they are heavy and hold their shape. | #* Memory foam pillows are also a good choice for walls because they are heavy and hold their shape. | ||
#Select the furniture you will use for your fort. If you’re building the fort in your bedroom, you can obviously use your bed. Chairs, desks, and dressers are also good options. You can ask your parents if you can bring in furniture from other rooms, too. | #Select the furniture you will use for your fort. If you’re building the fort in your bedroom, you can obviously use your bed. Chairs, desks, and dressers are also good options. You can ask your parents if you can bring in furniture from other rooms, too. | ||
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#* The “sandbag” technique is best for soft, floppy pillows. Start the fort at your bed and place a row of pillows in a line outward until you have a wall as long as you want your fort. Then place another row of pillows on top of that one, and build the wall as high as you want it. Don’t go too high, though, or the fort may collapse. | #* The “sandbag” technique is best for soft, floppy pillows. Start the fort at your bed and place a row of pillows in a line outward until you have a wall as long as you want your fort. Then place another row of pillows on top of that one, and build the wall as high as you want it. Don’t go too high, though, or the fort may collapse. | ||
#* The “vertical support” technique is best for firmer, rigid cushions like sofa cushions. Start the fort at your bed and build the wall outward by placing the cushions on their narrow sides in a line. Support the cushions on both sides with heavy items like books to keep them from falling over. | #* The “vertical support” technique is best for firmer, rigid cushions like sofa cushions. Start the fort at your bed and build the wall outward by placing the cushions on their narrow sides in a line. Support the cushions on both sides with heavy items like books to keep them from falling over. | ||
| − | #* For extra sturdy walls, wrap a blanket around your walls to create a solid panel. Secure the blanket with clothespins or binder clips, then use heavy items to support the wall panels.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/garden/lessons-in-the-art-of-pillow-fort-construction.html?pagewanted=all</ref> | + | #* For extra sturdy walls, wrap a blanket around your walls to create a solid panel. Secure the blanket with clothespins or binder clips, then use heavy items to support the wall panels.<ref name="rf2">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/garden/lessons-in-the-art-of-pillow-fort-construction.html?pagewanted=all</ref> |
#Construct your roof. Use sheets for the roof if you have them, because they are lighter and less likely to make your fort collapse under their weight. Stretch the sheets across the tops of your walls. Use clothespins or binder clips to connect sheets together if you need to. | #Construct your roof. Use sheets for the roof if you have them, because they are lighter and less likely to make your fort collapse under their weight. Stretch the sheets across the tops of your walls. Use clothespins or binder clips to connect sheets together if you need to. | ||
#* If you have a bunk-bed, you can create a vaulted ceiling! Tuck a sheet under the mattress on the top bunk, then pull it down toward the fort walls. Use clothespins or binder clips to secure the sheet to the edges of the cushions. | #* If you have a bunk-bed, you can create a vaulted ceiling! Tuck a sheet under the mattress on the top bunk, then pull it down toward the fort walls. Use clothespins or binder clips to secure the sheet to the edges of the cushions. | ||
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=== Making a Blanket and Furniture Fort === | === Making a Blanket and Furniture Fort === | ||
| − | #Gather your construction materials. For this type of fort, you’ll want as many pillows, blankets, and sheets as you can find. You’ll also need several items of furniture that you can move around into a circle.<ref>https://www.pacificcoast.com/blog-d-i-y/how-to-build-the-best-pillow-fort-of-all-time.html</ref> | + | #Gather your construction materials. For this type of fort, you’ll want as many pillows, blankets, and sheets as you can find. You’ll also need several items of furniture that you can move around into a circle.<ref name="rf3">https://www.pacificcoast.com/blog-d-i-y/how-to-build-the-best-pillow-fort-of-all-time.html</ref> |
#* Get an adult to help you with very heavy furniture such as dressers. Don’t try to move your bed, just build around it. | #* Get an adult to help you with very heavy furniture such as dressers. Don’t try to move your bed, just build around it. | ||
#Move your furniture into a circle around your bed. The bed is probably too big and heavy to move, so just pull the other furniture into a ring using the bed as your starting place. | #Move your furniture into a circle around your bed. The bed is probably too big and heavy to move, so just pull the other furniture into a ring using the bed as your starting place. | ||
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#* Secure the roof by placing something heavy on top of it on each side to weigh it down. Heavy books work very well for this. | #* Secure the roof by placing something heavy on top of it on each side to weigh it down. Heavy books work very well for this. | ||
#* Put some pillows or cushions on the floor of the tunnel to make a cozy floor. Now you have a fort! | #* Put some pillows or cushions on the floor of the tunnel to make a cozy floor. Now you have a fort! | ||
| − | #Make a beach umbrella fort. You can also use a small umbrella, but it won’t have as much room in the fort. If you have several umbrellas, place them in a circular formation. Then, stretch sheets over the top. Voila, instant fort!<ref | + | #Make a beach umbrella fort. You can also use a small umbrella, but it won’t have as much room in the fort. If you have several umbrellas, place them in a circular formation. Then, stretch sheets over the top. Voila, instant fort!<ref name="rf2" /> |
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
