Memory foam pillows are also a good choice for walls because they are heavy and hold their shape.
The “sandbag” technique is best for soft, floppy pillows. Start the fort at your bed and place a row of pillows in a line outward until you have a wall as long as you want your fort. Then place another row of pillows on top of that one, and build the wall as high as you want it. Don’t go too high, though, or the fort may collapse. The “vertical support” technique is best for firmer, rigid cushions like sofa cushions. Start the fort at your bed and build the wall outward by placing the cushions on their narrow sides in a line. Support the cushions on both sides with heavy items like books to keep them from falling over. For extra sturdy walls, wrap a blanket around your walls to create a solid panel. Secure the blanket with clothespins or binder clips, then use heavy items to support the wall panels. [1] X Research source
If you have a bunk-bed, you can create a vaulted ceiling! Tuck a sheet under the mattress on the top bunk, then pull it down toward the fort walls. Use clothespins or binder clips to secure the sheet to the edges of the cushions. Use flat sheets for the roof if you can find them. Fitted sheets don’t work as well because of their elastic corners.
Never use candles or other open flames inside a bedroom fort! Bedding is highly flammable.
If you’re using rubber bands, use several around the tops of the sticks to secure them.
After the tripod is raised, place the other sticks around the center tripod. Use the rope tail to tie them to the frame, or secure them with rubber bands.
If you get permission from your parents to do so, punching holes in the sheets with a hole-punch makes it much easier to tie the sheets to the teepee frame. Only use old, worn-out sheets for this, and definitely ask your parents first.
If you want to decorate the inside of your teepee, you can string twinkle lights around the sticks and plug them in.
Get an adult to help you with very heavy furniture such as dressers. Don’t try to move your bed, just build around it.
Chairs, desks, and tables work well, as do nightstands and dressers.
You can tuck the roof sheets into dresser drawers and secure them to the drawers with clothespins or binder clips. This will give you a higher, angled roof. Tuck some roof sheets under your mattress for a secure hold. If you used furniture with hard, flat surfaces such as desk tops and chair bottoms, you can hold the sheet onto them with a stack of books or another heavy item. You can also pinch sheets between heavy furniture and the wall. Just tuck the sheet behind something heavy, like your headboard, and then push it all the way to the wall. Use rubber bands or string to secure blankets and sheets to the tops of chairs that have protrusions or spindles, such as kitchen chairs.
Get two large pieces of furniture, such as a couch and a table, and put them side by side about 2-3 feet apart. Stretch a sheet or blanket across the gap between the furniture to create the roof. Secure the roof by placing something heavy on top of it on each side to weigh it down. Heavy books work very well for this. Put some pillows or cushions on the floor of the tunnel to make a cozy floor. Now you have a fort!
