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August 3, 2016

No Sew Reading Tent for Kids

Written by christie 58 Comments
Crafts & DIY

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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

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?”

No sew teepee tent

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.

DIY No Sew Reading Tent for Kids

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!

Easy A frame tent diy

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

DIY tent tutorial

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.

Easy kids tent diy

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.

DIY teepee

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.

No sew tent for kids

Place the curtain pole across the top of the two A-frames.

Easy tent for kids

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).

Reading tent diy

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.

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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.

DIY tent for kids

That means my son’s new stylish specs from Zenni Optical cost me less than the supplies for this tent!

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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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Comments

  1. Grace Young says

    August 3, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    My son!

    Reply
  2. Margaret Smith says

    August 3, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    I bring my kids weekly to our local library to encourage them to read. My husband would love to get some new glasses.

    Reply
  3. Darlene Sullins says

    August 3, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    My girls just love reading naturally and do it on their own! They don’t wear glasses but I could really use a new pair!

    Reply
  4. Melissa Mitchell says

    August 3, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    He 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!

    Reply
  5. Steve Weber says

    August 4, 2016 at 12:11 am

    We do a summer reading challenge.. for 6 flags tickets.

    My nephew needs glasses.

    Reply
  6. Katie Usher says

    August 4, 2016 at 12:12 am

    THE whole family!!

    Reply
  7. Heather Mann says

    August 4, 2016 at 12:57 am

    What a great idea! My hubby wears glasses… thinking my daughter might need them too.

    Reply
  8. cindy legg says

    August 4, 2016 at 6:16 am

    my grandmother who lives here would wear them but she reads to the grandkids

    Reply
  9. Will G says

    August 4, 2016 at 6:29 am

    I give them incentives if they read.

    Reply
  10. Cynthia C says

    August 4, 2016 at 6:44 am

    I could use the glasses myself. I have a new prescription.

    Reply
  11. Paul Gardner says

    August 4, 2016 at 7:13 am

    Trips to the public library every week for me and my kids and either me or my wife would wear Zenni opticals

    Reply
  12. Ashley C says

    August 4, 2016 at 7:20 am

    I encourage summer reading by having them participate in a summer reading program. I would wear the zenni opticals!

    Reply
  13. Bonnie Lee says

    August 4, 2016 at 7:47 am

    I 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!

    Reply
  14. Kelly M. says

    August 4, 2016 at 9:35 am

    I already wear Zenni and love them! I would use this on myself 🙂

    Reply
  15. Wehaf says

    August 4, 2016 at 10:51 am

    I need new glasses so I’d be the one wearing these Zenni glasses.

    Reply
  16. Carrie Gorman says

    August 4, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    I’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

    Reply
  17. JLin says

    August 4, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    My husband

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  18. Melissa says

    August 4, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    I’d be the one wearing the glasses! I encourage my kids to read by being a good example and reading a lot myself.

    Reply
  19. Audrey T says

    August 4, 2016 at 10:39 pm

    We 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.

    Reply
  20. Liberty says

    August 4, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    I would love to try Zenni. I would love to encourage reading by reading a bedtime story to them each night.

    Reply
  21. Laura says

    August 4, 2016 at 11:54 pm

    I 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.

    Reply
  22. Adriane says

    August 6, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    I would be the one wearing the glasses.

    Reply
  23. Norma says

    August 6, 2016 at 8:00 pm

    My daughter would wear them. I read to her when she was a toddler and she grew to have a great love of reading.

    Reply
  24. mickeyfan says

    August 6, 2016 at 9:10 pm

    I’m the one who wears glasses here.

    Reply
  25. Susan Christy says

    August 6, 2016 at 10:07 pm

    They get lots of trips to the library. I’m the only one that wears glasses. Love Zenni Optical!

    Reply
  26. Kristen says

    August 7, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    Me! I’d love a new pair of glasses.

    Reply
  27. Angela Winesburg says

    August 7, 2016 at 5:47 pm

    We do read it challenges, these would be for my daughter

    Reply
  28. Daniel M says

    August 7, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    we always go to the library and i need new glasses

    Reply
  29. Brittney House says

    August 7, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    We love going to the bookstore and discovering new books.

    Reply
  30. Sallee Glickler says

    August 8, 2016 at 1:29 am

    I encourage reading by giving them access to any book they want-Barnes & Noble, Target, or especially Amazon. They love it.

    Reply
  31. Kristen Joiner says

    August 8, 2016 at 4:10 am

    I could use a new pair of glasses.

    Reply
  32. Trisha Burgess says

    August 8, 2016 at 10:31 am

    My kids are not allowed any screen time until they have read for at least 30 mins each day! My daughter would wear them!

    Reply
  33. crystal gibson says

    August 8, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    I need a new pair of glasses. I love the rimless eyeglasses.

    Reply
  34. susan smoaks says

    August 8, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    I really need new glasses. i am the only one in the house that has to wear them.

    Reply
  35. Sarah Mayer says

    August 8, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    I don’t have to do any encouraging.. they love to read already!

    Reply
  36. Wendy McBride says

    August 8, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    My 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.

    Reply
  37. Lori Walker says

    August 8, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    We read at the lake together. My niece would love this.

    Reply
  38. Shelby Thomas says

    August 8, 2016 at 7:58 pm

    I would love this for my baby

    Reply
  39. Jacquelyn Burns says

    August 8, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    We 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.

    Reply
  40. Emily Adams says

    August 8, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    My oldest daughter would wear these glasses!

    Reply
  41. Melissa Storms says

    August 8, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    It 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.

    Reply
  42. Cindy S. says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    Your 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.

    Reply
  43. scott says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:55 am

    We 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.

    Reply
  44. Jaime Cummings says

    August 9, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    We 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.

    Reply
  45. paige chandler says

    August 9, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    Everyone could use glasses in our house. Sunglasses and reading glasses.

    Reply
  46. Charlene S. says

    August 9, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    My son is an avid reader, no need to encourage him. Everyone in my home wears eyeglasses.

    Reply
  47. Jerry Marquardt says

    August 9, 2016 at 9:27 pm

    I would like to get some long needed eye-ware for my nephew. This gift card would come in most handy.

    Reply
  48. Melanie Montgomery says

    August 9, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    I would! I wear glasses everyday!

    Reply
  49. Buddy Garrett says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:13 pm

    I would be wearing them.

    Reply
  50. Lily Kwan says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:37 pm

    my friend

    Reply
  51. Julie Hawkins says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:41 pm

    I’m encouraging my kids to read this summer, and they would wear the glasses.

    Reply
  52. Michelle D. says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:41 pm

    I would wear the glasses! And we go to the library weekly

    Reply
  53. MichelleS says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    I 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.

    Reply
  54. Joy says

    August 11, 2016 at 11:10 am

    Your No-Sew Reading Tent is adorable! Pinned it!

    Reply
    • christie says

      August 11, 2016 at 11:31 am

      Thank you, Joy!

      Reply
  55. Lauryn R says

    August 20, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    My 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.

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