This is super easy to make and didn’t take too long. You can also customize it to make it fit your space and needs and if your kid gets tired of it, you can change out the fabric, the lights, or the pillows.
What You Need
- 5 – 6′ Dowels (3/4” diameter – bought at Home Depot)
- Jute Twine (Need both thick and thin)
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Drill
- ~3 1/2 yards of fabric (I used a lightweight polyester fabric with scallops found at the fabric store, you can even use a white bed sheet if you don’t want to buy new fabric)
- Elastic (Rubber band or hair ties)
- Optional: faux ferns and flowers
- Optional: string lights
Instructions
Step 1. First, take your ruler and measure 12 inches from the top of each of the 5 dowels. Mark it with a pencil.
Step 2. Next, drill a hole on your marking of each dowel. And yes I drilled these myself 🙂
Step 3. Then, with your thin twine, place it in one hole and tie a knot and then weave more twine through the second dowel connecting the two and tie a knot. Continue until all the dowels are connected.
Step 4. Next, stand your dowels up and arrange them like a teepee. Since they are tied together, they should be able to stand up on their own. Now, grab the bigger jute twine and wrap together and in many different directions until you feel like it’s secure.
Step 5. Once you feel like it’s secure, start draping your fabric over the dowels. I tied the fabric together at the top using white hair ties leaving an opening space to enter.
Step 6. You’re actually done with the basics! But from here, I wanted to add more to the teepee, so I grabbed some faux fern and flowers that I had leftover from previous projects and placed it at the top. I think it makes it look so pretty! 
Step 7. (optional) I also added lights and though the photos show the lights inside, I have since tried them atop the teepee and that may be a better look.
Step 8. Lastly, add pillows, a bean bag, and some books and you’ve got your own little teepee for reading, lounging or whatever else you put your mind to!
