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• Method 1 of 3: Make temporary tents
• Method 2 of 3: Make permanent portable tents
• Method 3 of 3: Make permanent tents in your home

Tents are fun for both children and adults. Tents are fun to play in a house or to sit together while reading. They are great reading nooks, meditation areas or just quiet places to hide. You can make a simple temporary tent or a more permanent sheltered space, depending on the time and materials available.

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Method 1 of 3: Make temporary tents

1. Make a classic fort tent. This tent is definitely one to clean up at the end of the day or after a day or two. Drag furniture pieces together. Throw fabric over it, such as a large sheet, and weight the sheet on the outside with pillows.
   • If you turn the seats outwards, throw the sheets over the top and let them hang down to the seats on the outside. Then you put pillows or books on top of the sheet on the seat.
   • For a larger tent, use paper clips to attach a sheet to another sheet.
2. Use fabric and string. For a simple tent, tie a string between two sturdy points. Throw a sheet over it in an A shape to make a quick and easy tent. Add some pillows and you're done.
   • As another option, put a dowel under the fabric and then use strings on the ends to attach it to the ceiling.
3. Make a tent out of your table. Find a tablecloth that reaches all the way to the floor. Throw it over the table to make the tent. To enter the tent, you simply dive under an edge. If you want a firmer door, pin or clamp an edge up.
   • Make your own tent tablecloth by cutting a piece of fabric slightly larger than your table top. Sew or glue a border around it that goes all the way around the table, leaving a slit on one side. Hem the fabric to last longer or use a fabric that won't fray, such as fleece.

Method 2 of 3: Make permanent portable tents

1. Make an A-shaped tent. Measure 6 "by 6" on each of 4 pieces of spruce or similar 1 "by 5" by 4 "wood. Drill a 2 cm hole where you made a mark on the wood. Insert the wooden dowel through all the holes.
   • You should have two pieces of wood at each end of the dowel. On each side, spread the two pieces in opposite directions to form the A shape.
   • Sew elastic loops on the corners of a double bed sheet. Toss the sheet over the frame and hook the elastic over the end of each piece of wood to hold it in place.
2. Use PVC pipe. PVC pipe is lightweight and inexpensive. You just need to buy pipe and connectors to make a large cube (or A-shape or house shape) in the desired size. Cut the tube smaller if necessary. To top it off, throw a sheet over the tent.
   • To hold the sheet in place, make sleeves for your sheet and thread them through two of the bottom edges.
   • The best thing about this kind of tent is that you can take it apart. It is lightweight and easy to carry.
3. Make a teepee. Buy six dowel sticks in your desired size. Drill holes in it about 6 inches from the top. Run a thread through them all and then bring them together. Spread them out in a teepee shape and wrap the rope around them to stabilize the shape at the top.
   • To make the fabric, measure how far you spread your teepee. Measure at the bottom of one of the triangles and then measure along each side to where you want the fabric to go. Cut triangles in the fabric that are the same size, with a few extra inches on each side for the hem.
   • Make a triangle for each of the five sides. Sew the triangles together and hem the bottom. Sew a ribbon along the top to tie it at the front. It also helps to sew ribbons on the inside of the hems so that you can tie the fabric to the posts. Pull the fabric over the frame and tie it.

Method 3 of 3: Make permanent tents in your home

1. Make an awning tent with a plastic embroidery frame. Start with a small plastic embroidery frame. Take out the inner part and unscrew the outer part. Thread two curtain panels, each of 110 cm. The front should face out.
   • To hang it, tie 1/2 inch of ribbon or yarn on each side of the window where the curtains meet. Tie a knot or bow above the embroidery frame. Hang it on a screwed-in hook in the ceiling.
2. Make awning tent with PEX pipe and curtain. PEX pipe is a flexible plastic pipe; you can find it at a hardware store. You need 1.3 cm of pipe and 3.8 cm of connector to connect it together. You also need a long curtain panel.
   • Cut about 35 cm from the bottom of the curtain. If the bottom doesn't have a sleeve, sew or glue one. Sew or glue the fabric to the top of the curtain (the side without the seam), leaving the sleeve at the top of the curtain open.
   • Thread the tube through the sleeve of the original curtain. Secure it with the connector. Thread a thread through the sleeve you made. Gather the fabric and tie the thread in a knot or bow. Secure it to the ceiling with a hook.
3. Use a handy corner in your house to make a permanent tent. If you have a small alcove in your house, use a pull rod (as wide as the alcove) to make a tent. You will also need a flat wooden wedge, slightly smaller than the niche, and some screws and a drill.
   • Get a piece of fabric wide enough for the niche and long enough to go from front to back and down to the floor. Determine where the wedge is going to be on the wall. It should be higher than the front drawbar, which will be the height of your tent.
   • Cut the fabric in half so that one piece is long enough to go from the wedge to the tie bar, with a few extra inches on each side. The other piece should be long enough to reach the floor from the tie rod, with extra inches on each side.
   • Glue or hem three sides of the top piece of fabric, but leave the top without the hem. At the bottom you make three loops on the bottom side of the fabric, spread over the fabric. Glue the top edge to the wedge and screw it into bolts in the wall with the fabric edge facing the wall. On the bottom piece of fabric you hem three sides (bottom and both sides). Make a sleeve with the top edge. Push the tie rod through a loop of the fabric, then push the sleeve of the other fabric in. Pull the last two loops on it and hang up the tie rod.