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From Cindy Merten
We bought one of those graduation party type tents that had a white netting. It was an octagonal shape, and we bought it at Costco. We then draped fabrics around it and tied them with rope ties. We have to take our tent down a couple times a year, so this works well for us.


From LeAnne
We also have concrete walls and dropped ceiling but we have wood trim that we were able to attach cup hooks to. We used unbleached muslin and sewed 3 plastic rings onto one end of each panel. The panels were hung from the ceiling by slipping the rings over cup hooks. Four 8 ft panels were used on the north wall.
Then we sewed plastic rings to both ends of four, 10 ft panels. In the center of the 10 foot panel we sewed a pocket to feed a clothesline through. The end of the panels were attached to the cup hooks on the north and south wall trim. The clothes line was fed through the center pocket and attached to the east and west wall trim. The south wall has a desert mural on it complete with camel. The muslin was bought on sale for 99 cents a yard and was done for about $50.


From JCarey
We created a tent room awhile back out of sandy, peachy colored plastic table cloth rolls that were tucked into the drop ceiling panels and hung with banker clips. We had them billow out from the center of the ceiling to the walls. Near the walls they were hung with clamps at the ceiling that had a mono-filament line attached and then another clamp to clamp the plastic. This allowed the plastic near the walls to be lower than ceiling height to add realism and drama. We had the outside classroom door draped like an entrance to a tent as well. We added an Oriental rug and lots of visual props. The children sat on large throw pillows. When you were in the room you definetly felt as though you were in a tent. The cost is 15 to 30 dollars for 1 or 2 rolls of tablecloth plastic depending on the size of your space. There is no weight to deal with, no grommets, goes up quick and can be stored for future use. We have used this same method to create black rooms for drama. You will think of a zillion uses once you try it.


From NewYorker
When we did Marketplace for Bible School we needed a tent in every room. We put cup hooks in our window frames and bought flat king size sheets (solids and stripes). We tied string to two sides of the sheets and attached the string to the hooks. We collected empty #10 cans, put a one inch PVC pipe in the middle (length matched the can height) and filled around it with quick-drying cement.
We have 7 foot sections of 3/4 inch PVC which slide into the one inch. We take the other two corners of the sheets and drape them over the pipe, securing with a rubber band. Quick, easy and it flattens against the wall quickly if needed. Even though it is very simple, it adds a lot when we use them in workshops. (I will say we dedicated an entire closet to storing the cans (60 of them!), fabric and pipes! But since we do Marketplace every four years, it is worth it!)
Leslee

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