Boy stuff

I'm not sure how to start this post. I made a tent. But not really a tent. It's really a place for Logan to go to escape from a world that is too much for him. I haven't said it on the blog before, mostly because I've been working through it myself. Logan has autism. Sometimes, he just needs somewhere he can get away from all of the noise and stimulation around him. So, I made him his own place.

It started out as a table that Mitch made for the kids. The top is covered with Lego plates, so I couldn't just make a tablecloth and call it good.

This is the table before. As you can see, it gets used. A lot. And I didn't want to lose the functionality of it as a play table, but I did want to start with something that Logan saw as a safe area.

Instead of a cover, I made four panels and attached them to the sides of the table with velcro. This has the added effect of making it easy to get in and out of, since there are openings on all four corners. I attached the soft side of the velcro to the table, so that when/if we remove the panels, the table still has a soft edge.

Thomas had to check it out first, before Logan was sure about it.

It looked OK on the inside...

Yay! He likes it! Sometimes it's good to do some unselfish sewing.