Pint Sized Teepee

Yesterday I made this little teepee for my little half pint. It's just the right size to have up in the living room without taking up the whole floor space and just the right size for a mini explorer. It's also very simple to make and the materials are easy to get hold of ( you'll probably find you already have them around the house).

You'll need:

4-6 Garden Canes (mine are the half size ones as I didn't need it to be too tall).
4 Small bag clips or pegs
1 Elastic band
1 Sheet (or duvet cover as mine is)
Ribbon, Feathers, Paper bunting etc to decorate.


First, take the 4-6 garden canes and wrap and elastic band around the bundle of sticks about two inches down from the top. Next, in your chosen location, fan out the canes to create your teepee structure. Leave a larger gap at the front for your opening. Those of you lucky enough to have a garden will be able to push the canes into the ground a little to help anchor the teepee. Otherwise just anchor the canes in the pile of the carpet or a rug.

Once your frame is up drape your sheet/duvet cover around the canes, securing with a bag clip at the top of the front canes.

To hold back the excess fabric at the front of the teepee I folded it back into the tent and secured it to another cane with two more clips.

That is your basic structure done. Then it's just a case of decorating! I had a pack of craft feathers left over and so selected a few to add to the top of the teepee and tied them in place with some ribbon. Then I strung some extra paper bunting around the outside. You could add flags to the top, or pompom trim or just leave it bare. Really, whatever seems the most fun!

And, because every one needs a companion on their explorations, an old hobby horse got into the spirit too.

I think we may decamp come summer to Grandma's rather more expansive garden and enjoy some outside adventuring with this little teepee.

I'd love to know if any of you try this!

Coco Blue