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    Blanket Fort Theater
    🎬Movie Night
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    Blanket Fort Theater

    The living room turned into a cozy theater overnight: a blanket fort lit with fairy lights, pillows for seats, popcorn boxes ready to fill, and the elf saving the best spot.

    Instructions

    1. Push two or three chairs into a U shape facing the TV, or use the couch as the back wall.
    2. Drape blankets or sheets over the top and pin the edges together with clothespins.
    3. Run battery fairy lights along the inside edge.
    4. Fill the floor with pillows and sleeping bags.
    5. Set out empty popcorn boxes and a note: "Movie night! You pick the movie. I built the theater."
    6. Sit the elf in the front row.

    Tip: Popcorn is a choking risk for kids under 4. Give little ones a different snack.

    Quick Info

    Setup Time
    20 min
    Mess Level
    Low Mess

    Quick wipe down

    Best for Ages
    4-12
    Est. Cost
    ~$14

    What you'll need

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    Blankets and sheets

    Have at home

    Pillows

    Have at home

    Battery fairy lights

    1 strand

    Amazon

    Clothespins

    6

    Amazon

    Paper popcorn boxes

    1 per person

    Amazon

    Popcorn

    Have at home

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