Blanket forts aren’t just for kids, they’re also a totally-appropriate-not-weird-at-all indoor activity for adults! What’s more fun than building a fort in your apartment? Almost nothing. We asked comedians/actors/writers: Andrew Michaan and Andree Vermeulen to show us how to build the perfect blanket fort, see below.
Winter is right around the corner, and let’s face it: we’re all having a tough time adjusting. Here in Los Angeles we’re experiencing temperatures below 70 degrees on a frighteningly regular basis. We’ve asked a lot of friends how to deal with this sudden change and they all gave the same advice: blankets. But blankets seem a little… Boring? Is there any way to make them more FUN? Turns out there is: a blanket fort. We spent weeks researching and soliciting the opinions of dozens of children aged 5-7 to figure out the best way to build a blanket fort. And here we have it: our step-by-step guide for turning your frigid couch into a kingdom of warmth and comfort.
1) Gather your supplies: blankets, dowels, pillows, rug, tapestry (a blanket can be too heavy for the middle section, so we’ve substituted in a wall tapestry).
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2) Put on some fun outfits. Most people would pick pajamas, but that’s a bit obvious. We recommend a nice fitted suit and cocktail dress. And a cat. And a dog. Why not?
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3) Stick the dowel in between the couch cushions. These will be the posts for the fort. Wait, do we have enough dowel? I don’t think we have enough dowel. We should have bought more dowel. Am I saying that right? Dowel?
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4) Remove your cat. Inviting him was a bad idea.
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5) Get overwhelmed. This is harder than it looks. How did we do this as kids?
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6) Have a snack.
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7) I have an idea: a broom! It’s basically thick dowel with coarse hair on the end, yeah? That’ll work. Dowel crisis averted. Ok, back on track.
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8) Drape the lighter tapestry on the dowel over the middle of the couch.
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9) Use the heavier blankets on the outsides to hold the whole structure in place.
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10) Remove your cat again.
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11) He’s upset. Tell him you still love him, but he’s on thin ice.
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12) Drape the blankets and rug on the couch to make the whole fort more blanket-y and rug-y.
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13) Remove your cat one final time and place him in time out. That’ll teach him.
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14) Place your pillows, carefully! The whole thing could collapse with the faintest sneeze.
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15) You now have a blanket fort. Congratulations!
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**And they have one too. Really, you made this for them. You kept removing your cat because you wanted to surprise him.
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Follow Andrew and Andree on Instagram: @andrewmichaan @dreeandree
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