On a multigenerational family vacation, it’s not just about seeing the sights, but keeping the kids occupied. Enter beach trips, pool time, coloring sessions and, of course, blanket forts (or this case, sheet forts).

I’m harkening back to my own past a bit here, to what I remember as the banner blanket forts of my early childhood. My brother and I slept in attic bedrooms with sloped ceilings not hospitable to folks over four-foot-eight. This created a kiddie kingdom that spawned elaborate blanket forts.

I remember one in particular, built over a series of dreary winter days. By the time it collapsed it had grown to encompass multiple “rooms,” some of which required commando crawling to navigate.

It was a warren, a series of hidey-holes that gave us kids a place of our own. It cost nothing to create, but the memory of it is with me still.