All Season Forts

Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, summer or winter- let’s build a fort!

Using natural dens and animal dwellings as inspiration, participants let their imagination take the wheel as they build creative forts. Building materials vary depending on space and time of year.

  • Designed with children 10 and under with adult caregivers in mind, this event is an engaging experience for intergenerational groups of all ages, including early childhood, middle and high schoolers.

    • Engagement time ranges from 5 minutes to multiple hours

    • Average for individual participants- 45 minutes

    • Average for classrooms or groups 60-90 minutes

    • Accommodates up to 28 people at a time, up to 540 people in a day.

  • All Season Forts participants will:

    • Engage and work with others in a shared activity

    • Practice fine motor skills through building

    • Brainstorm, reflect, and plan for their additions to the fort

    • Use STEM and problem solving skills to create their fort

    • Persist when unable to accomplish expected results

    • Use storytelling to explore the spaces they build

    • Identify & describe tools and tactics used their making process

  • Can be indoor or outdoor

    An open programing space like a classroom

    Hand-washing access

    2 Banquet Tables

    10-20 chairs

    Trash can and recycling

    Set-up includes signage, 7 worktables, materials, and arranging provided tables and chairs

    For outdoor events, set up includes a 10'x20' tent

Contact: megan@nowmakeart.com, 612-670-3219.

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