Make summer reading fun with this DIY No Sew Reading Tent for Kids! This post is sponsored by Zenni Optical via One2One Network. All opinions stated are my own. May contain commissioned links. 
No Sew Reading Tent for Kids
We officially have a little glasses wearer in the house. That’s right. At 7-years old, my son is now the proud owner of a sweet little pair of spectacles. The change for him at first was difficult.
“No one else wears glasses in 2nd grade. Do I have to wear these everyday?”
But when he put on his glasses for the first time, it was amazing how differently he could see the world. Shapes, colors, people – everything looked beautiful and new. I knew that I had to celebrate my son and this new beginning, but how? I headed to my favorite store for inspiration. Then I saw it. A teepee, perfect for reading…for $90. My mouth literally dropped in the middle of the store. Then, light bulb. And so, the DIY No Sew Reading Tent for Kids was inspired. Just a few supplies, no sewing required (because you know me, I don’t sew), and all for around $20 – this tent will inspire your little one to read this summer too!
What You Will Need
- (5) 3/4″ diameter PVC Pipe, about 5 feet long (We had some leftover from our DIY Kids Car Wash!)
- (2) 3/4″ diameter PVC Pipe, about 4 feet long
- (4) 3/4″ PVC elbow joints
- PVC Pipe Cutters
- (2) 50″ x 84″ tab curtains
- Rope
Directions
Begin by taking 2 of the 5 foot pipes and tying together in an “A” frame as shown. Using the rope, be sure to wrap around both poles both over and under to keep the 2 poles in place. Knot the ends. Make another A-frame out of 2 more of the 5 foot pipes.
Place elbow joints at the bottom of each A-frame pipe base. Using the (2) 4 foot pipes, connect and complete the A-frame as shown.
All that’s left is the last 5 foot PVC pipe and 2 curtains. With the pipe in the middle, lay out the curtains so that you have one curtain on either side of the pipe, pattern side up. Now thread the tabs of the curtains onto the pipe, alternating between the 2 so that you have a tent like the picture above. Let the curtains hang down.
Place the curtain pole across the top of the two A-frames.
Pull curtain taut. Wrap the remaining curtain length around the bottoms of the A-frame and underneath the middle of the tent (built in tent bottom).
Time to read! My son LOVES to read in his new reading tent. The perfect place to enjoy some quiet time, this tent is the perfect spot to catch up on his favorite chapter book.
And no reading tent is complete without showing off his new specs from Zenni Optical. Encouraging families to read all summer long, Zenni Optical offers a huge variety of stylish glasses and sunglasses for kids and adults at affordable prices.
That means my son’s new stylish specs from Zenni Optical cost me less than the supplies for this tent!
Encourage summer reading with your family with this DIY No Sew Reading Tent for Kids. And get your family quality glasses for your family budget at Zenni Optical. See why #SeeingIsForReading at http://bit.ly/SeeingIsForReading.
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Grace Young says
August 3, 2016 at 1:36 pmMy son!
Margaret Smith says
August 3, 2016 at 2:50 pmI bring my kids weekly to our local library to encourage them to read. My husband would love to get some new glasses.
Darlene Sullins says
August 3, 2016 at 7:01 pmMy girls just love reading naturally and do it on their own! They don’t wear glasses but I could really use a new pair!
Melissa Mitchell says
August 3, 2016 at 7:41 pmHe looks adorable! My son got his glasses in the first grade and was worried too. But every single kid in his class loved the – they all think glasses are the coolest!
Steve Weber says
August 4, 2016 at 12:11 amWe do a summer reading challenge.. for 6 flags tickets.
My nephew needs glasses.
Katie Usher says
August 4, 2016 at 12:12 amTHE whole family!!
Heather Mann says
August 4, 2016 at 12:57 amWhat a great idea! My hubby wears glasses… thinking my daughter might need them too.
cindy legg says
August 4, 2016 at 6:16 ammy grandmother who lives here would wear them but she reads to the grandkids
Will G says
August 4, 2016 at 6:29 amI give them incentives if they read.
Cynthia C says
August 4, 2016 at 6:44 amI could use the glasses myself. I have a new prescription.
Paul Gardner says
August 4, 2016 at 7:13 amTrips to the public library every week for me and my kids and either me or my wife would wear Zenni opticals
Ashley C says
August 4, 2016 at 7:20 amI encourage summer reading by having them participate in a summer reading program. I would wear the zenni opticals!
Bonnie Lee says
August 4, 2016 at 7:47 amI make sure to have any books my little one wants and I encourage them to explore and play while reading! I would be the one enjoying this gift card!
Kelly M. says
August 4, 2016 at 9:35 amI already wear Zenni and love them! I would use this on myself 🙂
Wehaf says
August 4, 2016 at 10:51 amI need new glasses so I’d be the one wearing these Zenni glasses.
Carrie Gorman says
August 4, 2016 at 1:45 pmI’m lucky that my daughter loves reading so I just buy her books all summer. Not so lucky with my sons so for every minute they play video games is how much they have to read
My youngest son would wear the glasses
JLin says
August 4, 2016 at 8:56 pmMy husband
Melissa says
August 4, 2016 at 8:58 pmI’d be the one wearing the glasses! I encourage my kids to read by being a good example and reading a lot myself.
Audrey T says
August 4, 2016 at 10:39 pmWe go to the library every week and I let my daughter pick as many books as she’d like. I love fun frames (my current ones are red) and i’d love another color.
Liberty says
August 4, 2016 at 10:40 pmI would love to try Zenni. I would love to encourage reading by reading a bedtime story to them each night.
Laura says
August 4, 2016 at 11:54 pmI think it’s important to encourage year-round reading. It shouldn’t necessarily change during the summer. I’m the only person in my family who wears glasses, so these would be for me.
Adriane says
August 6, 2016 at 7:48 pmI would be the one wearing the glasses.
Norma says
August 6, 2016 at 8:00 pmMy daughter would wear them. I read to her when she was a toddler and she grew to have a great love of reading.
mickeyfan says
August 6, 2016 at 9:10 pmI’m the one who wears glasses here.
Susan Christy says
August 6, 2016 at 10:07 pmThey get lots of trips to the library. I’m the only one that wears glasses. Love Zenni Optical!
Kristen says
August 7, 2016 at 5:18 pmMe! I’d love a new pair of glasses.
Angela Winesburg says
August 7, 2016 at 5:47 pmWe do read it challenges, these would be for my daughter
Daniel M says
August 7, 2016 at 9:25 pmwe always go to the library and i need new glasses
Brittney House says
August 7, 2016 at 11:32 pmWe love going to the bookstore and discovering new books.
Sallee Glickler says
August 8, 2016 at 1:29 amI encourage reading by giving them access to any book they want-Barnes & Noble, Target, or especially Amazon. They love it.
Kristen Joiner says
August 8, 2016 at 4:10 amI could use a new pair of glasses.
Trisha Burgess says
August 8, 2016 at 10:31 amMy kids are not allowed any screen time until they have read for at least 30 mins each day! My daughter would wear them!
crystal gibson says
August 8, 2016 at 12:43 pmI need a new pair of glasses. I love the rimless eyeglasses.
susan smoaks says
August 8, 2016 at 1:14 pmI really need new glasses. i am the only one in the house that has to wear them.
Sarah Mayer says
August 8, 2016 at 3:26 pmI don’t have to do any encouraging.. they love to read already!
Wendy McBride says
August 8, 2016 at 4:43 pmMy daughter who is grown could sure read more if she had the Zenni optical. I am encouraging her daughter to read more and that sure would help! She would love it.
Lori Walker says
August 8, 2016 at 4:49 pmWe read at the lake together. My niece would love this.
Shelby Thomas says
August 8, 2016 at 7:58 pmI would love this for my baby
Jacquelyn Burns says
August 8, 2016 at 8:28 pmWe search online for what books my kids might be interested in, then go to the library weekly in search of them. My son would use this gift certificate.
Emily Adams says
August 8, 2016 at 9:46 pmMy oldest daughter would wear these glasses!
Melissa Storms says
August 8, 2016 at 10:04 pmIt doesn’t take much to get my son into a book, I just try to keep track of what new books are coming out from hos favorite authors and in his favorite genre. My son needs a new pair of glasses for the school year and loves his old ones from Zenni.
Cindy S. says
August 8, 2016 at 11:17 pmYour son’s glasses are very cool! He looks great! My son – now 17, was really sad about needing glasses when he was just a year older than your son. We ultimately relented and let him get contact lenses (disposable). He was responsible and driven enough to make it work even at such a young age. That was beneficial for him especially when he played sports. Expensive though. Your son is rockin’ his glasses so hopefully you won’t need to go the $ route.
We encourage our kids to read a lot. Our youngest – 11- joined the Reading Club at the library this summer. Our kids have been doing that for years.
I would actually be the one wearing the Zenni Optical glasses. I had Lasik years ago which was life changing. Highly recommend it! I am older now though and like most folks my age 50+, I need reading glasses.
scott says
August 9, 2016 at 11:55 amWe read to our kids every night. Each can pick two stories and it’s always a fight about who’s story gets read first. I would use the glasses gift card. My vision is starting to go and I need reading glasses.
Jaime Cummings says
August 9, 2016 at 2:15 pmWe go to yard sales and the library to make sure books are always around and available. We swap books with the neighbors to keep things fresh.
paige chandler says
August 9, 2016 at 3:01 pmEveryone could use glasses in our house. Sunglasses and reading glasses.
Charlene S. says
August 9, 2016 at 8:29 pmMy son is an avid reader, no need to encourage him. Everyone in my home wears eyeglasses.
Jerry Marquardt says
August 9, 2016 at 9:27 pmI would like to get some long needed eye-ware for my nephew. This gift card would come in most handy.
Melanie Montgomery says
August 9, 2016 at 10:26 pmI would! I wear glasses everyday!
Buddy Garrett says
August 9, 2016 at 11:13 pmI would be wearing them.
Lily Kwan says
August 9, 2016 at 11:37 pmmy friend
Julie Hawkins says
August 9, 2016 at 11:41 pmI’m encouraging my kids to read this summer, and they would wear the glasses.
Michelle D. says
August 9, 2016 at 11:41 pmI would wear the glasses! And we go to the library weekly
MichelleS says
August 9, 2016 at 11:44 pmI check out like 20 books every time we go to the library and they are read by the nexxt day-that’s how into reading my little one is.
Joy says
August 11, 2016 at 11:10 amYour No-Sew Reading Tent is adorable! Pinned it!
christie says
August 11, 2016 at 11:31 amThank you, Joy!
Lauryn R says
August 20, 2016 at 1:15 pmMy oldest daughter is 7 and just recently started wearing glasses too! I think it’s adorable, and it took some time but I think she’s starting to love them too! 🙂 All 3 of my kids are obsesssed with making little tents and forts, they would LOVE this! I love how easy it sounds to make, and much cheaper than buying the crazy designer kids tents that are everywhere these days.