Fort Boards Custom Fort Builder is the ultimate activity for family fun! These boards have provided us countless hours of entertainment together- inside the house on a rainy day or out in the grass under the sunshine! The Custom Fort Builder makes fort-building easy with snap-together boards that connect to make your young one's architectural dreams a reality. This set includes 44 yellow building boards, 46 blue connector pieces, instructions for use, and guides for building a house and a castle. The boards are made from a thick, durable plastic that holds up well to all four of our children's rough and tumble play. All together, the boards in this set cover up to twenty square feet of surface area. This set is available on the Fort Boards website for $99, and shipping is free. In addition, there are multiple sets available with different colors that you can purchase to build even bigger! 

When we first opened this box, my children immediately dug in and began snapping things together and dreaming of what they would construct. Before I could even read the instructions, they had it figured out - so it's easy to say that this product is exceptionally user-friendly. Sometimes it can be a bit tricky for my four-year-old 's little fingers to snap the connectors in place correctly, but for my nine and ten-year-olds, it is a piece of cake! When it is raining outside and everyone has creative energy bubbling up and out, it can get chaotic in our house. So Fort Boards has become our go-to for using up that busy energy and constructing something wonderful! We take the boards into the yard on sunny days and build towers and playhouses on the patio or in the grass. Because of the simple plastic structure, they are easily wiped clean if they get a little bit dirty. I also really appreciate that the instructions were made of durable, glossy cardboard that resists splashes and minor spills, which we are prone to in this house! 

My children absolutely loved the Fort Boards Custom Fort Builder! We use it at least a few times a week. We share this product with friends when they come over, and everyone has loved it. We have always been avid fort builders in our house but building them sometimes caused arguments between siblings when the sheets were knocked down, or clothespins came apart. With Fort Boards, the children get the creativity of making something new with quite a bit more stability and way less frustration! 

I would recommend this product to any family that enjoys building and creating together. If your children love building Lego or Mega Blocks, they would love Fort Boards because they get to step inside of their creations! These boards are well-made and will last a long time. Use them with your own kids, and then save them for your future grandbabies! 

-Product review by Danielle Lenz, The Old Schoolhouse®, November 2021