Blanket Forts.

A blanket fort is a construction, generally made by children, using blankets, bed sheets, pillows, and sofa cushions. A blanket fort is also sometimes referred to as a couch fort or pillow fort.

It can be as small as a tent, or as complex as the area it is constructed within allows, up to labyrinthine proportions. Tables, chairs, and beds can be integrated as supports. Heavy books can be used to weigh-down the blanket corners. Lightweight sheets can be nailed to walls. Typically blankets, pillows, or sleepingbags are laid upon the floor within, to provide a cushioned interior.
-Wikipedia


I don't know about you, but my childhood consisted of eating Ramen noodles, drinking strawberry milk, watching Eureeka's Castle and... most importantly...building blanket forts.

Some use cushions, some use pillows, some prefer spacious bunk-bed forts, others like small, closed in forts. As for me in my house, I rocked the blanket fort. You know, when you get a bunch of dark blue sheets and the breakfast stools from the kitchen and build an entire fort city in your living room. It's intriguing to me that we humans like den-like spaces. One time when I was 4 I was outside in my backyard and folded up my Mom's beach chair into a tent triangle type thing and fell asleep for like 45 minutes. My Mom has a picture of it. I used to stand in the middle of the living room playing hide-and-seek with my Mom and I thought because my eyes were closed she couldn't see me. Stuff like that makes childhood so worth reminiscing.

If you took the time to read this... you should definitely build a blanket fort and think about how cool it is to be a kid.

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