This is the fort you likely made during your childhood and your kids will have a blast making today. You will need 4-6 chairs along with some sheets or blankets. Arrange the chairs so the backs ...

October 24, 2024 • (SIU Press / SIU Press) Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we talk with another SIU Press author: Richard C. Lindberg, who wrote 2020's Tales of Forgotten Chicago.

The Bodyguard Blanket, made by a company called ProTecht, is a bulletproof 5/16-inch pad, made from the same materials used by our military, except it's for kids. They even come in different sizes.

A good throw blanket should be cozy ... nightly while bingeing reality television or using it to build a fort for your kids, it should also be easy to maintain (or at least camouflage stains).