Comments on: Review: Fortamajig Enables Extreme Fort Building without Blankets http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/05/fortamajig.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:02:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Whitney http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/05/fortamajig.html/comment-page-1#comment-6677 Whitney Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:42:30 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/05/review-fortamajig-enables-extreme-fort-building-without-blankets.html#comment-6677 Thanks for the review. This looks fantastic, and I love that a real-life parent has given it a thorough test drive. I think I'll suck up the price and purchase this for my two preschoolers for Christmas. Heck, my husband will probably get into using it, too! Thanks for the review. This looks fantastic, and I love that a real-life parent has given it a thorough test drive. I think I’ll suck up the price and purchase this for my two preschoolers for Christmas. Heck, my husband will probably get into using it, too!

]]> By: mrsgryphon http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/05/fortamajig.html/comment-page-1#comment-4769 mrsgryphon Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:31:56 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/05/review-fortamajig-enables-extreme-fort-building-without-blankets.html#comment-4769 <p>I just ordered one for our daughter! It looks awesome! While I have fond memories of building forts out of couch cushions and blankets as a child, I also have memories of being so frustrated when walls collapsed or blankets fell down. If the 'jig is used as the 'base', I'm sure our daughter will find ways to add blankets and other pieces to it creatively!</p> I just ordered one for our daughter! It looks awesome! While I have fond memories of building forts out of couch cushions and blankets as a child, I also have memories of being so frustrated when walls collapsed or blankets fell down. If the ‘jig is used as the ‘base’, I’m sure our daughter will find ways to add blankets and other pieces to it creatively!

]]> By: connie http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/05/fortamajig.html/comment-page-1#comment-4768 connie Thu, 10 May 2007 20:28:38 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/05/review-fortamajig-enables-extreme-fort-building-without-blankets.html#comment-4768 <p>wow! i want one!</p> wow! i want one!

]]> By: june http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/05/fortamajig.html/comment-page-1#comment-4767 june Thu, 03 May 2007 03:27:00 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/05/review-fortamajig-enables-extreme-fort-building-without-blankets.html#comment-4767 <p>Some of my best memories of childhood involved making due with what we had. I will stick with making forts for my daughter with a blanket. It might be more work and more apt to collapse - but that is part of the fun. </p> Some of my best memories of childhood involved making due with what we had. I will stick with making forts for my daughter with a blanket. It might be more work and more apt to collapse – but that is part of the fun.

]]> By: lisa http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/05/fortamajig.html/comment-page-1#comment-4766 lisa Wed, 02 May 2007 05:44:58 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/05/review-fortamajig-enables-extreme-fort-building-without-blankets.html#comment-4766 <p>I love the way this product folds down small enough to be packed into a tote. I see this as being a lifelong toy--one that will be taken to slumber parties, camping trips, etc. Hell, I would have used this as a teenager...</p> <p>I'm trying to talk my daughter's grandparents into buying her one of these, but if they don't I definitely will. Thanks for the review.</p> I love the way this product folds down small enough to be packed into a tote. I see this as being a lifelong toy–one that will be taken to slumber parties, camping trips, etc. Hell, I would have used this as a teenager…

I’m trying to talk my daughter’s grandparents into buying her one of these, but if they don’t I definitely will. Thanks for the review.

]]> By: STL Mom http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/05/fortamajig.html/comment-page-1#comment-4765 STL Mom Wed, 02 May 2007 02:30:43 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/05/review-fortamajig-enables-extreme-fort-building-without-blankets.html#comment-4765 <p>My first thought was, "$70! I could MAKE one for $10!" But let's see, we need 33 pieces of velcro, 2 1/2 inches each, so about $10 for velcro. Then $10 for elastic. Nine yards of nylon fabric at $5 a yard comes to $45... so I could spend $65 and spend two hours sewing, or I could buy this for $70. <br /> Of course, I could use an old sheet instead of buying nylon, but then it really isn't quite the same product and I shouldn't be so snotty about the price!</p> My first thought was, “$70! I could MAKE one for $10!” But let’s see, we need 33 pieces of velcro, 2 1/2 inches each, so about $10 for velcro. Then $10 for elastic. Nine yards of nylon fabric at $5 a yard comes to $45… so I could spend $65 and spend two hours sewing, or I could buy this for $70.
Of course, I could use an old sheet instead of buying nylon, but then it really isn’t quite the same product and I shouldn’t be so snotty about the price!

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