Late last year, I thought about getting a tee pee for the kids. Not for any real reason other than tee pees are just fun. When I looked online, I was shocked at the prices! If you are the kind of mom that doesn't mind spending a little extra money, here are two of the tee pees I liked the most. They didn't fit in our budget at the time:
Ibiza Tee Pee
A Tee Pee to Call Your Own
We have a friend that lives down the road who is known in our neighborhood to be pretty handy. He is affectionately known as Uncle Bob. I sent him and Aunt Donna a text and asked if they could construct the frame of the tee pee and I would find fabric to cover it. Uncle Bob loves projects and he was more than happy to help. It only took him a day or so, and once he was finished, it was a beast of a tee pee! Almost 8 feet tall! It was made from scraps of wood in his garage and some twine. Genius! I was in awe, and so were the kids.
I wanted to find cute fabric with bright colors to make the cover, but because of it's size, I would have had to spend a fortune. Always looking to save a buck, I bought two $12 blankets from Wal-Mart, loaded my professional staple gun, and got to work.
The kids play for hours in that thing! I have played in it too. So comfy and safe :) I like the idea of having something cool that didn't come from a store. Custom toys without the custom price.
The tee pee currently lives upstairs. As much as I would like for the kids to play with it outside, it's tough to lug it up and down the stairs. It's nice to use it for story time before bed and sometimes at snack time.
In January when we had a few warmer days, I ventured to take the tee pee outside for a little wilderness adventure. The kids pretended to be pirate explorers searching for treasure!
The pictures are worth a thousand words. Feel free to pin these to your Pinterest boards :)
Enjoy!
always,
astreia
the bauer tee pee
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