When my son was five-years-old, we bought one of those swing sets that had a slide, single swing, and a wooden platform to climb up to get to the top of the slide to slide down.
My son loved it and it was well used to the point where the swing broke, the slide – made of plastic- got brittle and started to crack, and the faded tarp “roof” tore – worn from being outside in the backyard.
Well it became an eyesore. The question now was – what are we going to do with this swing set that is no longer used? My son no longer played on it – until this summer.
At fourteen, he’s into the video games and he wanted a fort to hang out with his buddies in. So we looked at the dilapidated, lonely swing-set and with a renewed vision – we saw his “fort”!
Talk about implementing one of the 3 “R”s – we reused the swing-set! We resurrected its use and morphed it into a fort fit for a teenager (minus the mini refrigerator, etc. – if you know what I mean). We enclosed it, attached a door, cut out windows in the planks of wood we nailed to the support beams, enclosed the small space, replaced the tarp roof, removed the slide, and voila! A boy’s dream – a hide-a-way, a secret place, a “club” house to hang out in!
I started to recall when I was a kid I used to make hide-a-ways in my clothing closet. I remembered how much fun it was. If only I could do that again ….
But why not? Just because we are adults, all grown-up, does that mean we can’t have a hide-a-way? A sanctuary to relax, kick off our shoes, and ponder life? We are kids at heart and for some of us we forget how the simple joys of “play” can rejuvenate and refresh our mindsets about life.
Take this guy, what a great idea. After watching this video I may take over my son’s fort for myself!
My question to you is – do you have a sanctuary? A hide-a-way? If you could have one, what would it be and where…. it’s fun to daydream and then make it a reality.
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