Mayday, mayday!

This is Sergeant Playtime reporting from Fort Living Room.

Operation Sofa Canopy is in jeopardy. Cushions have collapsed, a chair has tilted, and a cardboard box crumpled. Shelter must be restored! I repeat, shelter must be restored!

Put your brigade back in business with Crazy Forts. The fort construction kit comes with an assortment of lightweight plastic balls and sticks.

Slot them together at various angles for sturdy framework and place your own bedsheets or blankets on top.

With one kit, you can make a tunnel, house, rocket, igloo, and castle; or use your imagination to muster an original creation. With three kits, you can build a ginormous cavern then invite the neighborhood infantry over for a day of fun.

That’s an order.

Available online at amazon.com. For assembly tips, go to crazyforts.com.