1. Everyone can participate/play
2. Everyone can help and give ideas (except maybe Jack...)
3. It uses physical energy as well as creative/mental energy
4. It often lasts quite a while (sometimes days)
5. The only mess is blankets and pillows
Yesterday, since Matt was using the living room for working, the boys and I decided to leave him in solitude and camp out upstairs, literally. We got out every spare blanket we own (plus some that are not spares, but we just needed them!) and even completely rearranged their bedroom furniture so as to maximize fort-building efforts! The result was one killer fort that was so big and had so many passages and separate rooms, that I kept hearing, "Hey! Where are you, Ben?" and "Where did Jack go? Oh, he's over in the dragon training room!" Questions such as "Is mom still in here?" and "Did she sneak into the dungeon or is she in the guard room?" where common types of questions as we actually could loose each other in there.
At bedtime, we were faced with a decision: tear it down or sleep in it? We had to make this decision, as all their bedding was being used as roof pieces and they had nothing left on their beds! I don't think I even need to tell you what we chose, even though it pretty much guaranteed a shorter night of sleep on a school night: yes, they slept in it. They could have each had their own room, but they don't want that in real life, so why would they choose it now? What kind of fun/mischief is to be had when you are separated?
I am quite proud of my/our finished product, but we already have plans to re-group and re-build it today. Ben is even going to draw up the "map" of how he would like to see it built. His ideas can get pretty "out there" as far as what is actually possibly with only furniture and blankets, but we will try our best!
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