Shelter Building

Introduction: Everyone loves building a den or hideaway. Part 1 uses simple household items to shelter from sun or rain.
Use simple items and any outdoor space to create your shelter. Promotes problem solving combined with fun and play. Challenge is to create a shelter outdoors that can 1. Be a hideaway 2. Shade from the sun 3. Keep dry from rain.

Instructions: One possible solution:
1. Take a large bed sheet, blanket or if possible
groundsheet or tarpaulin.
2. Identify two trees the sheet, or similar, could be
tightly stretched between. Instead of trees then items
such as fence posts, washing line or gate could be
used.
3. Wrap each corner of the sheet around a separate
stone and secure it by tightly wrapping and tying a
length of 2m sting around the top two corners, 1m
length for the bottom two corners.
4. Tightly pull apart the top two corners holding the 2m
strings and tie to the trees, about 1.5m off the ground.
5. Pull the bottom corners out and peg out using the 1m
string. If you don’t have pegs try whittling wood (see
Peeler Whittling sheet), nails, or even kitchen cutlery.
No grass? Use heavy weights like bricks, full paint pots
or large buckets of water.