I had pollarded a sycamore in my garden during the winter and had stacked up all the rods for use in bushcraft projects this year.
![DSC_4499](http://www.bushcraftdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DSC_44991-681x1024.jpg)
My kids though had other ideas and wanted a den built with the rods. As the rods were laid up against the tree I got the idea for a quick tipi style of den for them.
We stripped away all the rods that were either too big or too small.
![DSC_4500](http://www.bushcraftdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DSC_45002-1024x681.jpg)
We laid the remaining rods around the tree in a tipi style and then wrapped some old tarp around it all.
![DSC_4502](http://www.bushcraftdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DSC_45022-1024x681.jpg)
I cut up the middle of the tarp to form an opening and then with the kids tacked it all down with wooden pegs. I then added another tarp to reduce the size of the opening.
![DSC_4504](http://www.bushcraftdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DSC_4504-1024x681.jpg)
I added a few old sleeping bags to make it comfy and the job was done.
![DSC_4505](http://www.bushcraftdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DSC_4505-1024x681.jpg)
My kids spent a lovely afternoon in the early spring sunshine playing out in their new den and it took about 45 minutes to make.
Cheers
George
It’s a very nice idea!!
Cheers, we had fun building it 🙂