Fort Magic supplied a boredom buster fort building kit for my kiddos in exchange for this post. All opinions regarding the product are my own. Fort Magic is also the sponsor of the Fort Building Kit Giveaway.
Winter has been never ending. I am listening to sleet hit the window as I write this. I don’t think my oldest has went to school a full day since Christmas break. So she’s been bouncing off the walls, torturing her brothers to the max. She has this one game that she plays where she pulls them on a blanket like it’s a sled…yeah, it goes as well as you can imagine. When the awesome folks over at Fort Magic contacted me and asked if I would like to review a fort building kit, it was a no-brainer on my end. Unlimited fort building fun? Heck, yeah!
My daughter is at that age where she is obsessed with forts. Sheets over the table, cardboard shipping boxes- anything works for her active imagination. And now that she has brothers, it’s even better. She wants a “clubhouse” for her and all of her brothers. Of course, all four of them won’t fit in a cardboard box, and someone inevitably bangs their head under the table. Fort Magic provides an excellent answer to our clubhouse woes!
Once our kit was delivered, I could barely get it in the door before my daughter was begging to build a fort! Always an overachiever, she chose this Fort Magic Mansion as her first fort to build.
The excitement on her face as we pulled out the fort pieces was evident. Her only frustration was that I had to pause to take a picture.
We built the fort about halfway when she changed her mind and wanted a teepee type version. That’s the fun of being a kid, I guess. I managed to snap a few pictures of the connections before we pulled apart the fort mansion.
Our simple teepee shape was a proven winner. After forming the fort with the easy connectors, we covered it for a sheet for ultimate clubhouse privacy.
There are actually four kids in here. That look on her face makes me wonder if I caught something suspicious going on in the clubhouse.
As a mother, I was surprised at how heavy duty the Fort Magic pieces were. They connected easily, yet were sturdy for playtime and then disassembled quickly.
Here are some details about Fort Magic:
Fort Magic KIT DETAILS:
The “Magic” of the Fort Magic kit is in the large number and variety of sticks and connectors. It is this unique combination that allows kids to build any design they can think of with a single Fort Magic kit!
Every Fort Magic kit includes 382 Pieces:
• 165 Straight and Curved Sticks in seven different sizes!
• 87 Connector pieces in five varieties of shapes and sizes!
• 130 easy to use fabric and accessory Clips! Securely fasten sheets or fabric to ANY shape design your child invents!
• A full color Instruction Manual with over 20 designs to build!
• A high quality Storage Bag that securely holds all of the Fort Magic pieces – so clean up is quick and easy every time!
• A 30-day Money Back Guarantee!
• Fabric Covers Are Not Included.
There are so many varieties of forts that can be built with this kit! The kit does not come with fabric covers, but the Fort Magic website has patterns for fabric covers should you chose to utilize them.
So many other parents are raving about the Fort Magic building kit. Interested in purchasing one? Buy it here OR enter to WIN one!
You heard that right! The awesome folks at Fort Magic are giving my readers a chance to win a Fort Magic building kit, valued at $200 . Use the below Rafflecopter form to enter to win! Giveaway ends at 11:59 pm on 3/16/14.
Wow, so many things you can make….castles, space ships, pirate ships! WOW!!
I have been looking at this for a long time and would love to win one!!!! I have not seen a negative review about them.
oh my, this is incredible. We would love to win this–my little guy is just really getting into forts right now.
WHOA!! Those look so fun. I love that you can build a lot of different types of “forts”…my little guys would love it!
I like that you can build a car
Fort Magic has so many great fort ideas! This looks like such a fun toy!!
I love that they have tutorials for each of their forts! I love that there are so many ideas out of one kit! And then there is yours and your kids’ imagination! My son and three daughters would love this! I can see them playing with it ALL the time-inside and outside our house! Thanks for an awesome giveaway and a great new blog to follow!
Thanks, Julie. I couldn’t believe all the building options, either!
Genius! My son loves forts – it would be fantastic to have an actual kit instead of using my blankets!
Thanks for entering! Good luck!
I love the Fort Magic Playhouse on the website! SO cool!
I love that there are so many ways to create. My daughter would love this.
I love the Fort Magic Mansion! I think my daughter would absolutely love it. 🙂
This is AMAZING! My kiddos would love this – they’re huge on forts. I love that you can make different shapes with the connectors, too. Hmmm…. off to check these guys out!
Thanks for entering!
The imagination is endless with these forts! My son would love the pirate ship or the submarine!
I like the designs section of their website.
Love the submarine and the castle.
Thanks for entering!
This looks awesome. I know my nephew would love one of these kits. Especially the space ship one!
I simply cannot believe how many things you can make with this set! My 11 kids would LOVE this!!
I love how many different possibilities exist with building with this kit!
I love how versatile the set is! Awesome giveaway!
Love the castle and airplane one… super cute idea!
Thanks for entering- Good luck!
WOW! I would have never thought there were so many combinations! FUn!
It has fabric clips to add sheets or custom cut pieces and has a handy storage bag.
Love the rocket ship – so cute!
This is so cool! I have two boys (2 & 3.5) and they would LOVE this! It’s neat that you can change it up all the time. I want to play with it 🙂
Oh I really love how they have their Fort Design section! So many neat ones to make! How fun! We would love building the Submarine!
I didn’t realize you only needed 1 kit to make all those different forts!!! 🙂
Love all the fort options, endless hours of play. Also love that this kit comes with fabric clips, awesome!
What an Awesome idea! Our couch forts always collapse.
We love forts – this looks like a great kit!
This is fabulous!!! My son {and I!} would absolutely LOVE this! Such a great idea!
I like the customer reviews and their photos! It’s amazing all of the things you can build with these!
My kids (and their parents 🙂 ) would love this!
This looks like so many days worth of fun! I know my son would love to build and play in a rocket ship.
My boys would be so excited. They love forts and hideouts of all kinds. This would be less of the frustration of them falling down every other minute!
I LOVE it!! Kinda stealing a line, but it fits… seems like if they can dream it… they can build it! This looks great for all ages!
My little boys would have so much fun building with this set. We are always making forts out of chairs and cushions, and they get so sad when we have to put it all away. We have a large room in the basement perfect for Fort Magic, so it will have it’s own spot.
A basement playroom is perfect for this!
I love how there are so many possibilities with this kit. What a great giveaway!
I love all the combinations! such a great toy for playing in the winter especially!!! and it packs down so small!
My three kids would LOVE this!!!
I love how many variations you can build with a single kit!
Just love the versatility of these kits!
I love how much kids can do with it.
I liked that the Fort Magic website had a section for reviews on their products. It was a wonderful way to find new inspirational blogs and enter giveaways.
I learned that the Safety Certifications are actually on the website so you can check them out. That’s great.
This is the most incredible thing I have ever seen! It truly does seem to be the perfect catalyst for creativity! Crossing my fingers!!
It really is awesome!
I liked all the combinations that are possible. My kids and I would have hours of fun building different forts!
I love that there is so much versatility in one kit, and that kids are learning engineering while they think they’re just playing!
I love that they give you all sorts of ideas of what to build. My kids would have a blast with this!
Wow what a cool giveaway! This is so neat, I’d love to play with this myself!
I love that they provide enough pieces to actually build all the forts. The pirate ship is my favourite and the first one I’d try to build with my kids.
My son would love the rocket ship!
Great open-ended play!
I like the Fort Magic Castle.
i love all the ideas you can do with one kit, what a fantastic rainy day fun activity
my 5, 3, and 1 year old would LOVE this. we are already fans of the couch, cardboard box, and block forts… but this looks like the ultimate in fort building!
I love the rocket ship design!