Don’t children love their own secret hiding places–behind a sofa, under a table, a blanket making a tent… Make a special hide-away place for little ones you love.   Gather together a few things:

• a net canopy (sold with bedroom sheets in department stores)
• a green fluffy  blanket
• lots of silk flowers in pretty colors
• strong glue that dries colorless
• florist wire

Turn the blanket into a little patch of meadow by first pulling the silk flowers and their leaves off the stems.   Arrange them in a sprinkled pattern around the edge of the blanket– try different combinations until you find one you like.  Then glue each down very securely and let dry over-night.

A garland of silk flowers, often coming in six foot or longer lengths, can be attached to the top of the canopy with florist wire or strong thread.

The secret hide-away set can be used outdoors or inside.   And if you can include pillows– how could young ones resist?   Reading, coloring, writing, drawing, singing, playing cards– how many things could they do inside this special place?!