DIY Kids Tents and Teepees

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Give your kiddos a place to imagine, create adventures, and even relax with a little quiet time with these easy to DIY Kids Tents and Teepees. You will give them and you a summer to remember.

Imagine serving snacks, having a little quiet time -- even a nap in these darling, easy to make shelters. And when quiet time is over and done -- they're perfect pirate houses, fire stations, princess castles, bohemian palaces... and more!

These play spaces are easy on the summer fun budget to DIY for under $50.

Kids Drop Cloth Play Tent

Kids will love this easy-to-make tent for backyard camping and weekend fun. Fold it flat and store it when they're done. (Pictured above).

From Lowe's, this project is inexpensive, considered a beginner level, has 8 steps, and requires few materials.

Drop Cloth Tent Project Diagram

For instructions, visit Lowe's.

Teepee and Backyard Tent Play Ideas

1. No-Sew Feather Teepee - Project Nursery

2. No Sew Teepee -- Fawn Over Baby

3. Super Simple 5-Minute Backyard Teepee -- Mamma.Papa.Bubba

4. No-Sew Patchwork Teepee - The Handmade Home

5. Indoor Play Tent - Ducklings in a Row

6. Easy DIY Teepee Tent -- Chalk Kids

7. Party Tents -- Mom.me

8. Backyard Tent for Sun -- Kidsomania

9. Backyard Teepee -- Ziggity Zoom

10. Big Kid Teepee - Cotton + Curls

11. Cabin Play House - The Design Confidential

12. DIY Drop Cloth TeePee for $20 -- Thrifty and Chic

13. Cool Tent Design for Girls -- homedit

14. Hula Hoop Circus Tent - Blue House Joy

15. Collapsible Play Tent -- Make It & Love It