Kidz Forts, Inc.

05/28/2026

It's just cardboard! Well, yes and no. There are different flutes for different purposes, and for each flute, a variety of different weight liners (top and bottom of board) and mediums (the waves paper in the middle). By choosing the right "board combination" you can have a vastly different strength of "cardboard". It may look the same, but you can feel the difference in weight and strength when heavy weight liners and medium are combined to make cardboard. At Kidz Forts, we chose heavy weight materials for strength and durability. No short cuts. Made in the USA.

01/16/2026

It's been a while since I posted, but here's another happy customer . . . .

10/16/2025

Very happy to learn that Kidz Forts kits have been named The Toy Insider's Top Holiday Toy Winner for 2025!

06/24/2025

I learned that a friend of a friend had two small kids with Autism. I decided to send them a Hobie kit and didn't think about it again. Then, a week later I received a beautiful thank you note, and a few pics of the kids having a blast with their fort. What did I do? I sent them another one! Enjoy, boys!

06/24/2025

It was time to take down the latest play fort my daughter and her friends made. Now, I'm a stickler for not mixing panels (and not oriented the same way), or connectors. But I learned a lesson from the kids . . . it doesn't matter. They just wanted to build and play. The little kids told me what they wanted, and asked me to build it for them. The older kids just grabbed panels and connectors and started building.

There were 5 kids in this fort, and they each wanted their own little section to make their own. I love hearing them play, sing, talk to each other, and talk to themselves. It warms my heart.

04/30/2025

Check out my latest blog about real play, vs. video game play. Leave your thoughts and feedback. They are always welcome.

As parents, we see it all too often: a child sitting alone in front of a video screen playing some kind of video game. What happened to playing together after school?

04/25/2025

Why Creative Toys Outshine Electronic Devices for Kids . . . .

In a world buzzing with screens, pings, and digital distractions, it's easy to forget the magic of good old-fashioned play. From tablets and smartphones to flashy electronic games, kids today are growing up surrounded by technology. But when it comes to healthy development, creative toys still hold....

04/24/2025

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If you’ve ever handed your child a pile of blankets and some couch cushions and watched them transform it into a secret hideaway, you know the magic of a good play fort. But did you know that for children with autism, these cozy little spaces can be more than just fun—they can be incredibly supp...