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Childhood to do list: Build a fort

March 12, 2012 Ticia 6 Comments

Build a fort

I remember as a kid every fall my Dad would trim back the trees drastically and I’d build a fort out of all those branches.  It was quite a feat.  So, in my mind this should be on every kid’s childhood to do list.

build a tree forttrim a tree to build a tree fort

We were trimming the trees in our front yard the other day before the spring growth hits, and we had already completely filled one with branches, when I said, “New plan!  We’re making a FORT!”

The kids were now much more enthusiastic to help haul branches.

tree forttree fort

We filled the wagon and hauled branches back to the back corner of our yard.  It’s quite nicely tucked under our big huge trees, “The Mommy and Daddy trees,” as my kids say.

Then began the real work.

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I don’t quite think they thought it was work.

And of course you need a photo shoot afterwards.  With lots of dramatic posing.

Don’t ever forget the dramatic posing.

fort dramatic posesphoto shootreal play

Everyone needs a tree fort sometime.  Maybe I’ll even dig through my Mom’s photo albums and find a picture of MY tree fort.

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Comments

  1. An Almost Unschooling Mom says

    March 12, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    I think my entire childhood was spent in pursuit of the perfect fort – this is great!

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  2. MamaHen says

    March 12, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    All kids love forts. I might send mine out to build one today 🙂

    I pulled together the AL stuff for you last night and hope to get it mailed this week. Its just some worksheets and things I did when my big kids were younger.

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  3. MaryAnne says

    March 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    I love your photo collages!!! We built a fun tree fort after trimming a couple of our trees last fall!

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  4. Phyllis says

    March 12, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    They look like they are having so much fun! We love forts, too. The wall in your backyard is interesting.

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  5. Raising a Happy Child says

    March 16, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    Looks like a lot of fun. I am jealous of your big backyard!

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  6. Christy says

    March 17, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    Very cool! I would love to see pics of your fort!

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