Making of the Tent

After helping to put up the new swing set I had this 

brainstorm of an idea to make a tent to go under the

slide platform 

So I worked on the plan for a while and then got started 

 After looking all over town for a double pull zipper so it

could be opened from the inside as well as the outside

I ended up buying one online

 Marked off the window area with the little white dot pin heads

 Cut the window in an 'X' 

 so I could fold them over to the front side

 and cover them with the screen then window trim so there 

were no raw edges inside the tent to unravel over time

 One window done, two to go!

 The zipper is going under the slide only because Ellie 

thought that was a good way to go under the slide

 Every window needs a curtain

 and an easy way to keep it open 

 Loops to put tent stakes thru to anchor it under the slide

so they could unzip the tent easier

and ties to go around the 4x4s 

Worked pretty well.  Might need a couple staples above the 

zipper so it's easier to zip closed too, but

it should be fun to play with for a while