How to Build a Fort on a Bunk Bed

It might look like just a bed, but with a little creativity and a few easily found supplies, you can turn a bunk bed into a fort full of fun. This easy and economical project is sure to encourage hours of imaginative play as your kids hide in their secret space. This fort is as easy to disassemble as it is to put together, making it a perfect solution for rainy days when your kids are full of extra energy.

Bunk bed with removable ladder
Stick-on auto adhesive strips
Old sheet
Fabric scissors
Different colors of felt fabric
Fabric glue
Yardstick
Heavy duty zip-tie
Pillows, blankets and soft toys

Instructions

- 1
  Take the ladder off of the bunk bed. This makes building the fort easier.
- 2
  Measure the distance across the front of the bunk bed. Cut a strip of the auto adhesive as long as that measurement.
- 3
  Pull the adhesive apart. Pull the paper off the sticky part of one of the halves of adhesive strip. Stick the strip across the bunk bed between the bottom of the top bunk and the top of the bottom bunk.
- 4
  Measure the distance from the floor to the strip of adhesive. Cut an old sheet to fit perfectly over the bottom bunk.
- 5
  Stick the other half of the auto adhesive to the top of the sheet. Attach both halves of the adhesive together, allowing the sheet to hang down over the bed.
- 6
  Find the center of the sheet. Cut a flap in the center to use for a door.
- 7
  Cut up different colors of felt fabric and glue them together to make a flag for the fort. Allow the flag to dry before handling it.
- 8
  Attach a yardstick to one of the top corners of the bunk bed using a zip-tie. This is the fort's flagpole. Glue the flag to the top of the flagpole.
- 9
  Place the ladder back on the bunk bed over the top of the sheet. Fill the inside of the fort with pillows, blankets and soft toys to make it cozy for the kids.

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