Planning a Sleepover in a Fort

Some of our happiest childhood memories involve sleepovers with our friends. This might include sleep-away camp or a slumber party at our best friend's house. While it can be fun, you don't need a tree house or a camp site to have an amazing sleepover for your favorite kids. Plan a sleepover in a fort that can be built right in your own living room or den.

Before the kids come over, clear out a room and make plenty of space. Put the furniture on one side of the room so the kids have the other side to build a fort and engage in sleepover activities. Tell the kids to bring their sleeping bags, pillows, toothbrushes and imaginations to the party. This is sure to get them excited about the possibilities!

Have a Fort Magic kit ready for the kids to get started when they arrive at your house. After all, they need time to build the structure they will sleep in that night. Have the kids decide what type of structure they want to build. If they can't agree, take a vote to teach them a quick lesson about democracy and teamwork.

Let the kids be creative and do it on their own. Stay on the other side of the room to supervise without micro-managing their efforts. Make sure to be ready to serve snacks and beverages to the busy workers as they build their sleepover getaway zone. If a dispute breaks out, encourage them to resolve it amicably among themselves.

Once the fort is standing, have them step back and admire their efforts. Take plenty of photos and print them out for the kids to take home and remember their fun sleepover in a fort. Let them have flashlights and a game to bring into the fort and play together. This is also a great time to remind them about having a last snack and brushing their teeth.

While kids often stay awake late during sleepovers, they are sure to get tired from building the fort. Plus, they will have a private place where they can gather together away from the distractions of the adult world. This is sure to encourage them to have fun and get some rest after playing together for hours.

If the kids have trouble getting to sleep, keep plenty of extra warm blankets and pillows on-hand to make them feel cozy in their fort. You might also want to tell a story to encourage them to relax. Keep in mind how long you would sleep as a kid during a sleepover party. It seems there is usually more playing then sleeping at these gatherings!

When the morning comes, have breakfast options waiting for all the sleepyheads as they emerge from the fort. They might want to take funny morning photos to remember the day after the party started. Share the photos and fort with the parents as they pick their children up from a really memorable and enjoyable sleepover party!

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