Today the children and I turned my entire office into a blanket fort. We used sheets rather than blankets, though, because I have an abundance of them and the lighter weight makes them easier to anchor. We layered blankets and pillows on the floor of the fort for comfort. Then we propped the sheets up with crutches and a tower that Marshall made with one of his building toys. The fort wasn’t tall enough for us to stand inside, but it was spacious, and it looked impressive.
The kids turned the endeavor into a competition, which they called the “Last to Leave the Fort Challenge.” Whichever of them stayed in the fort longest would be the winner. So neither of them wanted to leave, because the first to leave would be the loser. My husband joked that they were “quarantining within a quarantine.” We finally talked them into coming out at the same time for a movie (Aquaman). Though no one officially won, neither did they lose, and they both got popcorn.