As children, building ‘huts’ was a very popular game in our house. My sister and I would hook our duvets on to the picture hooks above our twin beds and spend hours of fun having all kinds of adventures under our makeshift canopies. So it was a real trip down memory lane when I came across Crazy Forts on a US site.
I think they are a fantastic idea, a series of plastic batons which can be inserted into circular sockets to construct pretty much any shaped hut you can think of – check out the igloo, rocket, tunnel and other shapes suggested by the manufacturers:
Throw a sheet or a blanket over any of these structures and you instantly have a fantastic hut, the potential for fun here is just endless. You can also buy a set of two lights which attach to any of the round sockets so that you can light the interior of your creations….fantastic ! Sick of one shape? simply dismantle it and start again, copy one of the suggested shapes or experiment with your own designs. Best of all, at the end of a long day’s hut-playing, you can take it all apart and store it neatly in its box, so clever!
The great news is that I have found them for sale on a Spanish site for €59.95 (throw in an extra €19.95 and you get the two lights). Its probably too late to add this to Santa’s list but I reckon that Crazy Forts may make an appearance at Mr Moo’s next birthday !
Wow, how cool is this toy? What kid wouldn’t think it was fab? Great idea, love it.