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Places to Play

Treehouses, playhouses & forts

June 2015

Whether it’s a fort to fight pretend foes, a treehouse so you can feel tall, or a playhouse to either hide from family or invite them in, children love having their own places to play (adults too!). Choosing the winners of our contest was a fun challenge for our judges, who admired the varied creations that readers submitted. We wish we could publish more in the magazine. Here are the winners and their stories, and thanks to all who entered.

—The editors

Places to Play

A comfy extra home

Places to Play

A four-generation playhouse

Places to Play

A lucky, proud boy

Places to Play

Fort Benjamin

Places to Play

Grown-ups need to play, too

Places to Play

His skills came in handy

Places to Play

Monkey House

Places to Play

More equals more

Places to Play

Smiling faces = good memories

Places to Play

Storybook ending

Places to Play

Sustainable fun

Places to Play

The Frog Club

Places to Play

The teenagers couldn’t let it go after all

Places to Play

Turning bad times into good ones

Places to Play

Two trees = one great treehouse

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