Kid’s Campout and Tent in Nana’s Basement

Fun Kid’s Campout at Nana’s house

It’s close to Christmas and I wanted to create something fun for my grandchildren to do that wouldn’t cost a fortune.

After looking on Pinterest I decided to have a campout and build the littles a tent. You can follow me on Pinterest at NanaHoodRocks

There were tons of great ideas and elaborate tents but I stuck to the basics: four bar stools and a whole bunch of sheets and couch cushions.

kid's campout

I covered my couch cushions with sheets, put the tent in front of the television so we could have a movie and popcorn. I put a stuffed animal in every corner and waited for the grandchildren to come over. I found the star lights on Amazon and they were battery operated and even come with a remote control.

Kid's Campout

Before the grandchildren got here Bella discovered the tent and decided the cushions and tent were meant for her! I could not convince her to come out! But as soon as the kids came over and crawled in…she came out! Wonder why>

Kid's campout

They had popcorn and watched a movie and loved being in the tent. I think they would have liked for me to leave it up all year but it made it hard to get around in the basement. However, it was such a success that we will definitely be doing it again.

Did you ever build tents when you were a child? Do your children or grandchildren like building them?

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12 Comments

  1. teresak
    Author
    December 21, 2017 / 4:22 pm

    And Merry Christmas to you Lydia!

  2. teresak
    Author
    December 21, 2017 / 4:22 pm

    And I bet they loved it!

  3. teresak
    Author
    December 21, 2017 / 4:22 pm

    They loved it!

  4. December 20, 2017 / 3:01 am

    Used to do them in the garden with my kids when they were little using clothes horses and blankets.

    Mollyx

  5. December 19, 2017 / 12:55 pm

    That is so gorgeous!! How lovely you get so much time with them! Merry xmas!

  6. December 19, 2017 / 10:42 am

    Wow, love the lights – you took the tent to a new level!

    Merry Christmas to you Teresa – thanks for hosting and sharing your life with us each week! 🙂

  7. December 19, 2017 / 9:03 am

    What a wonderful time. Thanks for hosting and have a wonderful week.

  8. December 19, 2017 / 8:37 am

    Oh what fun they definitely looked like they enjoyed being in the tent especially Bella haha!

    Have a camptastic Christmas with lots of presents and goodies 🙂

    Best wishes from London UK

  9. December 18, 2017 / 1:01 pm

    Its been my experience that kids just LOVE these environments! Yours look right at home! And poor Bella! But I have 6 cats who manage to disappear when the grandkids show up and we haven’t been able to find their hiding spots!

  10. December 18, 2017 / 11:24 am

    Looks like great fun!

  11. teresa perez
    December 18, 2017 / 11:20 am

    How fun look how creative you are. they must love you…

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