Fairy tent play
The other day, the heavens opened and the rain lashed down for most of the day. It was not a day to venture out too far, so I thought it might be nice to make a den to play inside. Then as part of our fairy and wizard themed week, I made my girls a fairy tent to surprise them.
I built their fairy tent by putting four chairs in a square, then threw some pink duvet covers over them and clipped them down using bulldog clips. I added a blanket on the floor and placed some cushions in there, to make it look more cosy. I added a sign to the front saying ‘fairy tent’ and then as a lovely final touch I went up in the loft and grabbed some fairy lights, which I strung round the inside and entrance to the tent. It looked really effective, I was quite jealous!
I built the tent whilst my girls were playing upstairs, so when they came down to find an amazing, pretty, lit up fairy tent in their lounge, their faces lit up with delight and they squealed (as they do a lot) with excitement. They rushed straight in saying “wow!!”. It was so lovely to hear their excitement.
They got their fairy and princess colouring books out and spent most of the morning in their tent colouring. I was so jealous I actually crawled in their with them and coloured in one of their pictures! Well, if you can’t beat them….join them! I had a great time. The only trouble was I was rather bent over, so I had to come out in the end.
I made them a special fairy lunch to have in their tent of star and butterfly sandwiches, and other bits and pieces. Pinky and Boo thought this was fantastic!
When BB came home from school, the fun continued and all three went in there for their snack and then played (BB didn’t mind it was pink).
The fairy tent provided a great prompt to inspire the children’s play and fun. I may have provided the tent, but the children did the rest.
I love making tents in the house. In fact I think I may do that today as the kids seem to be enjoying hiding in their dens right at this minute (they are behind my curtains!)
Ah, yes, making a den for them, saves curtains etc
I am ever so jealous of your fairy tent. It’s amazing. Lunch in it, coloring so much fun looks like going on in that very tent. We build a lot of forts but never as pretty as this one. Amazing. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me. #sharewithme
Thank you, they really did love it I think they were definitely excited because it was pink with lights!
aww how lovely! I can’t wait till Isaac’s at an age where he’ll appreciate a tent! x #sharewithme http://www.ninaspersonalspace.wordpress.com
Tents are such good fun
Amazing place to play! The lights add festive ambiance! And they are enjoying it just look at their smiles =) #ShareWithMe
They did enjoy it!
This is absolutely GORGEOUS! I love it…I want to do something similar under Grace’s bed – and now I think I know what I am going to do with her this afternoon! Thank you for linking to PoCoLo
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Hope you have fun!
Love it
nothing like den building to make a rainy day fun. #PoCoLo
Den building is fab for everyone I think
Defiantly. I had to join my kids in their den last time and we even kept it up over night so they could have breakfast in it next day. It took over the whole living room so I got to relax in it once they were in bed.
you have to get I touch with your inner child now and again.
We love making tents and having “picnics” – I have never thought about adding lights – what a great idea.
The lights really made it cosy!
That tent is awesome!! Looks like they had a fab time x
We all loved it, thanks!
This is lovely Karen. We like making little dens with duvets and blankets xx
Thank you, Dens are definitely one of the best activities x
Dens are such a fun thing to make for our children and I am actually in the process of making one to go over our dining room table. Unsure quite how it will pan out yet, but only time will tell! The girls look as though they had LOTS of fun in their Fairy tent! #PoCoLo x
Kids really do love dens don’t they. I hope your den goes well x