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Build A Space Fort

February 7, 2015 by Emma Gadsby 3 Comments

Today we are joining Building Blocks and Acorns’ Fort Building Challenge. Our chosen theme: a Space Fort.

Building forts or dens is an area we haven’t really explored with Adam yet. He loves his teepee that Nana handmade and we look forward to using it lots over the summer.

Adventures of Adam Handmade Teepee

Adam is beginning to show an interest in space thanks to the Aliens Love Underpants! (affiliate link) series. We recently created a Neon Space Sensory Bin and I wanted to expand it into a Space Fort.

The brilliant thing about a fort is that it is not meant to look perfect. The object is to build something child friendly with resources found around the house. You also don’t expect them to last too long. We built our Space Fort from a large cardboard box. Unfortunately the large cardboard box was rather battered so it needed several repairs with black electrical tape. It could then be painted black – inside and out! I cut out a door from the box and placed two black door mats underneath the cardboard box. Black tinsel helped to hide the black electrical tape.

Adventures of Adam Space Fort

Once the paint had dried it was time to add some lighting. I turned the box upside down and used sharp scissors to make 150 small holes. I then pushed our LED Christmas lights through each hole. The lights created a star lit sky inside our space fort – although the photographs do not do it justice.

Adventures of Adam Adding Christmas lights to a cardboard box

Inside the Space Fort I added our Neon Space Sensory Bin, a polystyrene moon and stars painted with Neon paint from Rainbow Creations and a Twilight Turtle (affiliate link). When the lights were turned off and our Handheld UV Blacklight (affiliate link) was turned off the Space Fort turned into a Neon Space Fort!

Adventures of Adam Neon space fort

Our Space Fort can be enjoyed both during the day and at night.  Here is to many space adventures to come!

Equipment (contains affiliate links):

* Large cardboard box

* Black paint – we use Baker Ross Ready Mixed Paint

* Black electrical tape

* Black tinsel (optional)

* Space Sensory Bin – click here for instructions

* Polystyrene stars and moon painted with Neon paint from Rainbow Creations

* Handheld UV Blacklight

* Twilight Turtle

Adventures of Adam DIY Neon Space Fort

Don’t forget to check out the fantastic forts created as part of the Build A Fort Challenge.

fort-building-challenge

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Filed Under: Play Activities, Some time required, Supervision needed Tagged With: DIY activities, Neon, Night time activity, Painting Activities, Recycled materials, Role-play, Toddler play, Underpants Series

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  1. Karen Bell says

    February 10, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Oh wow, I bet that is so much fun, it looks amazing! I love the lights through like the stars! Great idea for a den.
    Thanks for linking #LetKidsbeKids

    Reply
  2. Megan - Truly Madly Kids says

    February 10, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    That is so cool!
    #letkidsbekids

    Reply
  3. Loving life with little ones says

    February 10, 2015 at 9:25 pm

    It looks fantastic, I love the lights, my girls would love playing in there!! #letkidsbekids

    Reply

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