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Den building

Blankets, chairs and pegs indoors, or sticks and branches in the woods.

  • Indoors
  • About an hour
  • Calm
  • Free
  • Ages 2–12

What you need

  • Blankets
  • Clothes pegs
  • Chairs or a table

How to run it

  1. Pick the spot and agree the footprint.
  2. Build the frame, then drape and peg the blankets.
  3. Furnish it with cushions and a torch.
  4. Eat something inside it.

Making it work for every age

Older children: They're chief engineer — responsible for the roof span and for making it survive a cushion test.

Did you try it?

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