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| I miss blanket forts. |
Tonight I came up with a great idea for a unique Saturday night date with my husband. I told him I'd like us to build a blanket fort in the living room. We could snuggle up and watch a movie inside. We could pretend we're having a sleepover. Nestled in our cozy blanket fort, we could drink icy cold Cokes and feast on Doritos and Hostess like we did when we were 9. Back then diets didn't exist.
I asked if he remembered blanket forts. He did. I asked if he liked my idea, he replied, "What the heck do I want to do that for? The tile floor will hurt my knees." I'm bummed he didn't like my idea. I even suggested that we lay a thick comforter on the floor. No go.
I miss blanket forts. As a kid, I loved using sheets, blankets, comforters and pillows to create an amazing fortress. I'd drag my favorite dolls and books inside. There was a time when I felt so safe under the roof of a homemade living room fort. It was heaven. It was all mine. One day, I will revisit the blanket fort. I simply refuse to abandon the idea.
Did you build forts out of blankets and sheets as a kid?
13 comments:
Oh.my.goodness!! I LOVED making blanket forts! Just this weekend my oldest son was at a camp and my youngest son was home with a cold. He ripped ALL the sheets off his bed and put the foot rests up on our reclining sofas and made himself (and our dog and cat) a HUGE fort. Then he piled up pillows on the other end to support everything. He made such a big mess, but I enjoyed watching him play in his fort for hours. Made for a happy stroll down memory lane for me. So sorry your husband wouldn't get on board with your idea. Blanket forts are AWESOME! :)
Oh I love blanket forts, so hard to do when you get bigger but now I kinda want to make one.
I loved blanket forts and I love that you wrote about them so I could remember them. Great memories!
Blanket forts are so much fun! I used to make them for my little sister when we were kids. She would stay in there for hours and leave me alone, haha! Now I make them for the girls I nanny for, and they love them just as much as my sister and I did when we were kids. Nothing beats a huge blanket fort with tons of pillows to cuddle up on, yummy snacks, and a great book or movie. Your husband needs to be reminded of that! :)
You brought back some good memories of times that my brother and I would do this in our furnished basement. We'd use a folding table sometimes. We also made a tent out of a sheet thrown over our swingset in the yard a few times. I think it's cool that you would want to make one now.
Guess what I'm gonna do tonight? Blanket fort!! Thanks for making me remember how much I miss them
Big fan of blanket forts. There was always something magical about them as a kid.
Why WERE they so awesome? But they were!!! And it was so fun and I remember that we insisted on sleeping in them.
My brother and I would have a stack of comic books, flashlights, and any candy we might have been able to procure and spend the night in childhood heaven!
Lots of fun memories! Thanks!
Hell yeah I made blanket forts!
My friend did this with her husband a few years ago and then got upset because she didn't want to sleep all night in there (preferred her bed).
I haven't got enough blankets to do this :(
Mental note: get more blankets.
We made blanket forts all the time! Have you heard of the NBC comedy Community? They just did an episode all about making blanket & pillow forts! I love being an adult who can indulge in kids games. I bet if you made one, he'd come inside!
I am curetnly making artwork about "blanket forts" which in England we call Dens. Making art about it basically involves building dens in galleries, im enjoying it so much :)
I have a blog about my work, www.fridgehorse.tumblr.com
Rosie
Yes!! Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about these! I used to go to a friend's house, and, not only would we make living room blanket forts, but because their basement as well! There was so much stuff there, we made a fort that covered almost the entire basement! Fun times!
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