I am one of the lucky moms whose kids have really good sleeping habits. My mild sleep deprivation is not a side-effect of having young children, but the result of my own inability to go to bed at a decent time…(yeah, crafting seems to be addictive!). In fact, ever since both of my kiddos were about 3 months old, they stared sleeping through the night, in their own room. I always reinforced a strong bed time routine: dinner, some playtime, bath, story time, and (lights off) sleep time. I think that one of the key factors that has really helped with maintaining strong sleeping habits is the fact that their bedroom is just that: the room that contains their bed. I made a point to only have their beds, some art up on the walls, some decorative toys up on the shelves, and a box of books. I wanted them to associate their bedroom with winding down, relaxing and sleeping. And so they do.
But what does all of this have to do with a DIY teepee?
Well, enter the playroom. Having a playroom has created this very distinctive space association in my kids’s minds . They know the playroom is where the fun is at, since all their fun belonging are there, and their bedroom is for relaxing and sleeping.
So I tried to create a fun and inviting playroom for them where they could dream up adventures. Even before I was ready to set up the playroom I knew that I wanted to have a teepee in there. I had seen some child teepees online and fell in love with them. So I found a great no-sew tutorial for a DIY teepee and got to work:
I actually made it a little over a year ago, and it’s still a hit with the kids. It functions as comfy reading nook, and it has been used as a rocket ship, alien cave hideout, jail for the bad guys, home of the yeti…the list goes on, and on.
{And now, time to give credit where credit is due}
The tutorial for this great no-sew DIY teepee can be found via Sew, Mama, Sew!: Child Teepee Tutorial
That is too cool – love it.
So cute! I wish we had things like this when I was a kid.
Oh! Very playroom. I’m planning also to make little play room for our growing twins.