Fun in a DIY Teepee

We have loads of toys in our garden (ok, lots of them are from the pound shop, but still loads!) But still they want more, more, more! Every time they look at the Early Learning centre catalogue they spot about 20 things they fancy. But apart from not having an endless money supply, I don't want them growing up spoilt and always needing 'things' to make them happy.

So this weekend, inspired by here come the girls, we made this teepee and it was pretty easy to make. Start with 4 beanpoles and push them into the ground in a sqare shape. How far apart you put them will depend on how big you want your teepee to be.

Then tie the tops together with some string or ribbon if you happen to have some (we didn't so garden twine it was).

Next comes the walls. We used a blanket, which gave the teepee a cozy private feel, but sheet would work well too, and that is what we will be trying next. Wrap the blanket or sheet around the poles and use pegs to hold it in place. Depending on how you peg it and the size of your sheet you could have flaps for a door or leave one side open, or what we have which is half a door leaving a crawl-in entrance.

And that is it, hours of teepee fun created in about 5 minutes and without buying anything new! Perfect for hiding in, curling up with a pile of books, peekaboo or just having some quiet time. And when the girls are not using it, the cat has taken to hiding in it too! 

Princess' new reading nook

Princess has started to want her own sapce, away from her sister, for some quiet time. She started to hide in her wardrobe. So I decided it might be time to update her bedroom a little bit and give her a reading nook, somewhere she can sit in semi-privacy and look at her books.

Princess loved the idea and helped me pick out a canopy to order. It's pink with sequins and fits perfectly in her reading corner.  Our magic elf put it up for her while we were out and filled it with cushions to make it snuggly and enticing.

I also really wanted a bookcase in which the books face forwards, like they have in libraries, as I think this will encourage her to pick out books more. We found one from Vertbaudet, ours was the last seasons version with a cut out heart that perfectly marches her bed. Princess took great pride in filling it with her books herself, putting her favourite books in the best spots!

She loves sitting in her canopy to look at her books, she often wants me to go in with her to read to her, and sometimes Grapie is even allowed in with her too.