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The Ultimate Fort Builder

4.9
786 Reviews
$49.99

The Ultimate Fort Builder

4.9
786 Reviews
$49.99

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Age

4 yrs. - 11 yrs.

Grade

Pre-K - 6th gr.
Description
Build the fort of your dreams—with our strong, snap-together builders! Just attach the poles to the kid-friendly connectors…then cover with a sheet or blanket for hours of fun. You get 45 poles and 25 connectors—perfect for creating any fort you can imagine…plus a step-by-step guide that shows you how to build everything from a kid’s castle to a super-cool igloo! Poles measure 16" in length. Blanket not included.
Item # HH938

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Material

Plastic

Product Type

Builders

Kits

Learning Toys


Reviews (786)4.9

Great family toy

This was a great set for our kids. Played with by multiple ages, sturdy and easy to take down and put away.

karen shofner

October 07, 2025

from San Antonio, TX

Saves our couch cushions

My 5 and 3 year old kids love this fort builder and it has added 5 years of life back to our couch cushions. Great purchase!

Deborah Hengeveld

October 03, 2025

from Denver, CO

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Ratings & Reviews

The Ultimate Fort Builder

4.9
786 ratings
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100% would recommend

776out of 786 reviewers

Great family toy

This was a great set for our kids. Played with by multiple ages, sturdy and easy to take down and put away.

karen shofner

October 07, 2025

from San Antonio, TX
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Saves our couch cushions

My 5 and 3 year old kids love this fort builder and it has added 5 years of life back to our couch cushions. Great purchase!

Deborah Hengeveld

October 03, 2025

from Denver, CO
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Wonderful Gift Idea

My mom bought this for my son's 3rd or 4th birthday and we've enjoyed it for building many forts indoors and outdoors. Great for the whole family to enjoy together as well as for slightly older kids to build on their own.

Elle

September 27, 2025

from St. Paul, MN
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Great idea, not durable

Shortly after purchasing this for my grandson, many of the pole tips began breaking or showing stress signs and no longer stayed in place. This was extremely frustrating and we couldn’t build much of anything. I had to teach my grandson not to put the slightest pressure on the poles or they would break. Something made for young children needs to be more durable, especially for the price.

Nina

September 20, 2025

from Conroe, TX
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In constant use for months

My kids (ages 2 and 4) have played with this fort -- in many configurations -- nearly daily since we got it months ago. Not easy for them to take apart (both a plus and a minus), but very sturdy once assembled. We love it!

KH

September 07, 2025

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Bought a set for each niece/nephew household in my family for the last holiday season. Constantly in use as what kids doesn't like to build a fort.

Kenz

September 05, 2025

from Minneapolis, MN
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Epic Gift!

Got this for my two young children for Christmas, and it was an EPIC present. There is an easy-to-follow instructions book for many different types of forts, but my kids have evolved to creating their own forts too. Not a single piece has broken yet. The pieces are strong enough to hold a heavy blanket on top. We have bought many types of fort kids, and this is BY FAR the best. Highly recommend!

Tess

August 21, 2025

from Hyde Park, MA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Not long lasting

My children love fort building so I thought this would be a big hit. They were initially very interested in it. However, they quickly went back to the old-fashioned forts of blankets and chairs and used these for swords instead... The ends of the blue rods also pop off frequently.

Kristin

August 17, 2025

from Louisville, KY
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Grandkids love it

This is the second fort builder I’ve purchased. I purchased a set 2 years ago and my granddaughters love it. It’s a favorite pastime when they’re here at my house. My granddaughters are now 6 and 9 and they want to build bigger so I bought another set. They were so excited to see the new set. We’re looking forward to many fun times. I highly recommend this item.

Ann

July 24, 2025

from Eugene, OR
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have purchased three of these kits so far for my children to play with. They are still using them five years later. It is a well-built product and has lasted many years!

S. P.

July 09, 2025

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Parts That Don’t Fit

Yes, many pole ends collapse and when they do they won’t firmly connect to the red ball things. When they do fit and won’t pull apart it’s flimsy. No one should be able to give this toy a great review. What a colossal waste of money. Given as a gift and I wouldn’t have known any of this until the grandkids brought it back for my help to put it together. Embarrassed I gave this as a gift.

Carl Staffel

July 01, 2025

from Trophy Club, TX
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Lightweight, Sturdy, and Convenient

Awesome fort builder kit. The only thing is I wish it provided more pieces for the money, to make a bigger fort. We ended up buying more than one so that our son could make a bigger fort because he's a bigger kid (11 years old). He loves it. So much more convenient than moving furniture and big cushions around and trying to get a sheet to stay on them! Also easy to take down and put away.

Leslie Daft

June 27, 2025

from Dublin, OH
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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