This video shows how I built a small popsicle stick tree-house with a swing. I had an idea of making a popsicle stick house for my kids to play with but I wanted to make it a little bit more interesting so I decided to go for a tree-house instead.
I started by looking for things I could use around the house. I had some fire wood, plank cut-offs, popsicle sticks and plastic aquarium plants that I could use and then started to assemble it figuring it out as I went. I first attacked the tree to the base by drilling a whole and then screwing it on.
Next I created some attachment points for the house and platform bases by cutting off pieces of the tree to flatten it. I then created the bases for the platform and house which I attached using screws to the tree which would make these connections strong and secure.
For the platform I added wooden railings and for the tree-house I added walls with a doorway, windows and a removable roof. To round-off the windows and doorway I created little frame