In our house, we're pretty strict about certain rules. Our kids (four and seven years old), hear them all the time: no playing on the couch; it's for sitting. No sliding on the banister; it's a hundred years old. No jumping on the bed; it's a fancy Sleep Number model and you're likely to burst one of the air chambers.
You know what sucks about treehouses? That's right, absolutely NOTHING! From tacked on shacks made of old pallets to grandiose castles made of... money, and every Ewok-inspired leafy perch in between, treehouses are brilliant. They are very essence of summer and childhood distilled, with winter on the way and a milestone birthday just passed I could use some of both. So, here are a few particularly inspiring examples of what happens when trees and architecture get together and party... some of them considerably nicer than my apartment.
Wow!
Member all the worlds you created with that cardboard box whilst you were younger? Imagine all the fun you could have with The Incredible Flat Pack Super Colossal Cubby House. Sustainable, beautiful, and magical. They even provide plans so you can build your own!
Whatcha think? Bit-O-Honeys are generally love or hate (mostly hate). Pennies are useless. And the dentist that gives out floss? Gee, thanks....
My parents are both science teachers: which means they always ruined the secrets to magic tricks, they forced me to identify every tree by leaf and bark type, and we always created our own versions of ‘science-y’ toys. We used to cook our Easy-Bake Oven meals with foil and a light bulb, and created our own slime with cornstarch and food coloring. Which brings me to our homemade shrinky dinks.
And, when we wanted our own shrinkable art, did...