This is a fun filled project for families with enough space in their backyard or cottage to accommodate it. You can help your children create a special place of their own this summer by growing a Sunflower Fort.
Look for an area sunny enough to grow sunflowers and large enough to supply a minimum of 7 foot square garden space. Ours is 7 foot x 7 foot, but purchase two Cabbage Patch Kids Roll Out Garden and you can make one even larger. Start by marking the perimeter of your Sunflower Fort with stakes and string. Be sure to locate and mark your entry. The "floor" can be left as grass (be sure to make the door wide enough for the lawnmower to enter) or made of sand by laying in a bag or two of children's play sand.
Here comes the fun and easy part. Buy the Cabbage Patch Kids Roll Out Garden here on this page. Then roll out the sections and make a square. Once you have the sections rolled out, just water and watch them grow! The hard part is waiting for the flowers to sprout and grow. It will take the "walls" of your sunflower fort about 10 to 12 weeks to bloom, however my kids enjoyed the fort from day one, putting the sand on the floor gave them a sandbox to make roads in for their little cars. Being able to play in their fort enabled them to watch it grow and reminded them to care for it. Be sure to warn them not to step on the garden "walls".
Sunflower forts are great tradition to start with your family. Make one year after year and building summer memories for your children and your grandchildren. Enjoy and have fun!
