This year I want to make my DS who will be 5 at Christmas a DIY Den Building hamper type thing, for indoor use.
I've had a look at some predone kits but they either seem to flimsy for my boisterous boy (plus realistically this will be used by all 3 DC) or they're geared at outdoors and frankly seem pretty over priced (looking at the ones on NOTHS).
I've had a few different ideas of what materials and things to include, but just wondering if anyone had done this as a gift or if anyone just has experience of some good den building strategies?
We already have a teepee but now there are 3 and the older 2 will be 7 and 5 this Christmas, they have kind of outgrown it!
My plan is to put together in a nice box or bag or rucksack, with a couple of washing line wires or similar, some stick on wall hooks, and some large flat bed sheets. The idea is the initial set up would be to stick the wall hooks in strategic places in their room once they had opened it, and then when we are den building they would (with our help) tie the lines on and drape the sheets over lines in order to make various sized and shaped dens/blanket forts.
Was thinking of getting them some accessories too like a big cushion or bean bag each, fairy lights or a lantern, some walkie talkies?
What would you do if someone asked you to put an indoor den kit together? Am I missing an obvious reason why this wouldn't work at all??