Fort Building- All Church Playdate tutorial

All Church Playdate: An Intergenerational Fort Building Fellowship Event

What if the best thing you could do for your congregation this season required no curriculum, no budget, and no program plan?

This photo-illustrated tutorial walks you through how to host an All Church Playdate — an unstructured, all-ages gathering built around one simple activity: building a giant fort together. Sheets, blankets, clamps, and whatever furniture is already in your fellowship hall. That's it.

This guide covers everything you need to pull it off: what supplies to gather, how to set up the space, how the event runs (spoiler: it runs itself), why it works for intergenerational connection, and practical tips from a congregation that has done it. Real photos from a real church event are included throughout.

No prep. No program. Just play — and the kind of connection that structured ministry sometimes struggles to create.

What's included:

• Photo-illustrated PDF tutorial with real event photos
• Supply list, setup guidance, and practical tips
• Adaptable for any size congregation

Ideal for: Pastors, Christian education directors, or anyone looking for a low-cost, high-impact fellowship event that genuinely connects generations.