We turned the sandbox into a cathedral fort this weekend. It works great & was simple–a $4 project.
Last birthday we dyed a bunch of play silks & through the winter used them in the girls’ room, but outside they just seem to catch the light more whimsically. Plus, the breeze makes them 3 dimensional. Of course, we want a playstand, but this is a quick & cheap fix for us penny pinchers.
Anyway, here are the quick steps it took to make our swing set the perfect place to build a fortress with a sanctuary feel.
1. Paint some wooden clothes pins (available at the dollar tree). I thought the slide on kind would be easier for little hands & water colors worked great–an easy project for kiddos, too.
2. Screw in some eye-screws. This can be difficult to start, I took advantage of some cracks in the wood to get the screws turning. Pre-drilling holes would make for easy turning.
3. String some twine or laundry line through the eyes of the screws, pull taught & tie off.
4. Hang away!
I think we’ll add line to the bottom as well eventually–it might ‘fortify’ the walls just a little more. This system is a great way to give the kiddos some privacy, a way to build forts easily, & also keeps the sandbox shady & cool. We also got thicker line to make the silks stay in place even better. Leviah is insane with them–& waddles around with them over her head like E.T. on Halloween. They make great dress up clothes & dancing accessories…
Don’t you love playsilks?
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I love this idea! My dad got Kieran a sandbox for easter, but it's not here yet. I'm going to keep this in mind!
Our silks are some of our most played with toys. We even took some to London with us! I love your idea. We might have to try something like that. 🙂
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