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Easy + No Sew DIY A-Frame Play Tent

Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent Vivi and Sebastian are the perfect age to start truly appreciating a good tent (or fort or castle) and making one seemed like a perfect addition to Camp Handmade Mood! They could spend hours and hours playing, reading, picnicking, and telling stories in their tent. It truly couldn’t be easier – and the fabric tenting is even no sew! Easy DIY A Frame Play Tent Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent You’ll need:

  • 4 – 48″  1/2″ x 3/4″ “slats”
  • 3 – 48″ 3/4″ dowels (The dowels and slats were in the same aisle at Home Depot!)
  • a drill fitted with a 3/4″ “hole” (aka Spade) bit
  • tape measure
  • fabric glue
  • pencil
  • Approx. 96″ x 4′ of fabric (I used inexpensive white cotton fabric that was exactly the right width – it was about 40″ wide. I used Tulip brand Tie Dye to give it an Ombre Effect.)
  • Sand paper (if needed)
  • Safety equipment and a safe place to work

Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent Mark each slat at 2″ from the end and 4″ from the other end. The 2″ marked end will be at the base of the tent and the 4″ marked end will meet at the top. Center the point of the bit on your line and drill two holes into each slat – one at each end – like in the image above. Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent   Sand any rough edges and if you care to paint or stain the wood, now is the time!  The 3/4″ dowels will fit snugly into the holes that you’ve made. The pieces have a tight enough fit to stay during play but can be easily disassembled for storage or travel to a park or your friends house. Cross two slats at the 4″ end and thread the 3/4″ dowel into the hole. Repeat with the other two slats. Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent Then fit one dowel into each side and bottom of the other ends of the slats. This gives your tent stability and a place for the fabric to attach. Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent This is what your tent should look like at this point. Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent Drape the fabric over the tent and center it. Measure where it will get wrapped around the bottom dowels to make a pocket. That’s a really hard instruction to write out. Just visualize it and know that when the fabric is over the tent frame you’ll get what I mean!) Measure a pocket at one end of your fabric and use fabric glue to secure. Be sure your dowel fits into the pocket! Easy DIY A-Frame Play Tent Repeat on the other end and when the glue is dry (or the final threads cut, if you are a sewer!) feed the dowels into the pockets and reassemble the tent. Easy DIY A Frame Play Tent Easy DIY A Frame Play Tent The a-frame tent stores easily and assembles in minutes – and will provide hours and hours of playtime indoors or out. Easy DIY A Frame Play Tent

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About Amanda Gentis

Amanda is a confetti loving Texan who will monogram anything. She is wife to FMG and mama to #HurricaneVivi.

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  1. Jennifer @ Geek Chic Mama says

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    Lovely and such a simple DIY project for such a fantastic result! Our little one is a bit young for this still but I’m definitely filing it away for later.

  2. Melissa D says

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    Gorgeous!

  3. Candace Schaddelee says

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    That’s amazing!

  4. colleenpence says

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    I love how easy it is to create a simple yet lovely toy they’ll play with for years to come. And those two are sooooo cute together!

  5. The Domestic Curator says

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    How adorable are these two??? Wish I had little ones to make tents for. Mine are grown and gone but we made our fair share of living room tents for the better part of 25 years! Pinning your awesome tent and sending to my niece – she’s got three sweeties of her own!

  6. Katie says

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    So cute!

  7. Gale says

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    Very cool…doesn’t look to hard either.

  8. Lynn H. says

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    Fun project!

  9. Melissa says

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    Such a cute idea, but any advice for drilling? I’m finding that the wood is splitting badly when I try to drill the hole and not sure what could be causing that. TIA

  10. Amanda Gentis says

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    I’m sorry! I don’t have enough experience with it to tell you what might help! I’d definitely ask at the hardware store!

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