O.k. I know you can see a hand holding up our hoola hoop hide out.  Still, it’s a great idea.  Made with a hoola hoop and a group of three long draperies or even cloth shower curtains. Hit the clearance aisle and see what you can find.  This hide out is “take downable” which I love.  It can be permanently hung on a beam from the ceiling, from a closet bar, a sturdy tree branch outside or even a stand from some rigged PVC pipe.

The top is a giant swivel eye hook you can purchase from Home Depot or any good hardware store.  The swivel hook is great because it helps the fort to turn around and around instead of getting wound up.

To make a hoola hoop hideout:  Find the end of a hoola hoop where the two pieces connect.  Carefully with a razor blade cut along the seam until the hoop separates.  Pull the seam apart just enough to thread the drapery along the hoop.  Close the hoola hoop back together and re-enforce the slit with some strong duct tape.

The next step is simple. Cut three lengths of 1/8  to 1/4 inch rope.  Tie the three pieces of rope spaced equally on the hoola hoop so they can be gathered at the top, put through the swivel hoop and tie.

TADA!  Portable, picnic-able, hide-outable.