How to make an easy wooden frame tent for the kids

My kids love playing in tents and often make their own out of the kitchen table or the couch. Check out this easy wooden framed tent you can easily make at home to keep the kids entertained for hours.

How to make a tent

What you’ll need:

4 pieces of 2.5 x 4 x 150 cm wood
3 pieces of 1.5 x 100 cm dowel rods
4.5 metres of metre width fabric
washi tape (or sticky tape)

Instructions:

Drill 2 holes, 1.5 cm in diameter in each of the wood. Drill the first hole 10 cm in from one end (this will become the top) and the second 3 cm from the other end (and this will be the bottom).
Place your four pieces of wood on the ground and thread one of your dowel rods through all four at the top end. Then thread the other two rods through the bottom holes.
Fold the fabric in half and stitch together making the fabric one big loop.
Put the frame inside the fabric and open up the frame.
Wrap a couple of layers of tape on the outside of round dowels to stop them from slipping out.
Place blankets and pillows inside and it’s ready for the kids to play.

This is an easy tent you can make that the kids will love playing in.

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21 Comments

- - mom81879 said
  - 29 Nov 2019
    2:14 pm
Yep! Who doesn’t have fun in make your own tents?! My kids always had blankets and sheets and pillows set up as tents

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Sep 2016
    5:26 pm
this looks better than what i’ve seen in stores. it’s good to know that you can make this! thanks for the info

- - ella12 said
  - 15 Aug 2016
    12:54 pm
That looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

- - rovermum said
  - 15 Aug 2016
    9:34 am
Love this. My son is always gathering chairs and blankets and sheets and anything that can be moved to create a tent. The worst part is putting everything back where it came from! We do need chairs to sit at the table to eat!!

- - Melissa89 said
  - 13 Aug 2016
    6:59 pm
This looks awesome

- - mom101628 said
  - 12 Aug 2016
    9:38 pm
Very clever idea – will set this up for the grandkids when next they visit.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 11 Aug 2016
    1:25 am
Been looking for some type of easy indoor tent. Just wondering what stops this one from collapsing?

- - mom134803 said
  - 29 Jul 2016
    2:29 pm
My oma had one of these old fashioned wooden dry racks for the wash, exactly in this shape. With a blsnket over it we always pretended it was our tent ???? Good old memories.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 25 Jul 2016
    4:29 pm
Uh I need one of these! It looks so fun!

- - BellaB said
  - 22 Jul 2016
    4:28 pm
My kds are just as happy slinging a Sheet r blanket over some chars.

- - mom57665 said
  - 22 Jul 2016
    12:14 am
Love this looks awesome Great work

- - nealsq said
  - 17 Jul 2016
    6:08 pm
that is a bit fancy!

- - mom90758 said
  - 14 Jul 2016
    7:25 pm
It’s really quite nice. And it seems to add value to a room!!

- - mom93821 said
  - 12 Jul 2016
    3:19 am
A good looking tent for play.

- - mum4107 said
  - 11 Jul 2016
    10:24 pm
Oh wow, my daughter would love this. So cool

- - mom140193 said
  - 11 Jul 2016
    10:18 pm
I’m sending this to a friend. She’s been wanting to buy a tee pee or similar for indoors for her kids but the prices are ridiculous. This looks great and she’s handy making things so this idea is perfect. Thanks!
- mom57665 replied
  
  22 Jul 2016 , 12:15 am
  They are so expensive. I just found one unexpected at kmart the same qaulity as one you would pay over 100 for. I’m so excited : )
- - june11 said
  - 11 Jul 2016
    9:34 pm
In warm dry calm weather the kids could camp outside in their tent. Under a verandah or pergola would be ideal. On a damp / wet lawn the timber is going to get too moist. The way the legs are cut at the base they may not balance too well either.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 11 Jul 2016
    4:04 pm
That is so cool! What kids would not like that! Thank you

- - mom183717 said
  - 11 Jul 2016
    3:26 pm
How awesome is this! Wish my hubby was handy with this kind of thing

- - mom112217 said
  - 11 Jul 2016
    3:10 pm
The wooden frame tent look’s fantastic and the kids can use it as a clubby house!