How to Disassemble a Crib Tent

Remove the crib tent when it's time for your child to transition to a toddler bed.

Crib tents are essential for keeping many babies safe from their own curiosity. Most people find it easier to assemble crib tents than to disassemble them. Take your time with the disassembling process. Take the crib tent apart when the baby is asleep or in the care of someone else so you can work with the crib tent unimpeded by a busy baby.

Instructions

1. Undo the hook and loop fasteners and untie the ties from the mattress frame at the head and foot of the crib. Pull out the end panels from beneath the crib mattress.

2. Undo the hook and loop tabs at the crib railing on both sides. Lift the crib tent off of the crib and place on a table.

3. Locate the openings for the top rods. Push the rods up, making them bow slightly to access the opening on the edge of the crib tent. Slide the fabric back to access the rod and pull it out of the crib tent. Do the same on the opposite edge of the crib tent. Pull the top rods apart so you have six separate white rods.

4. Find the holes for the border rods. There is one in the front and one in the back of the crib tent. Pull the material back to access the rods and pull them out of the material and take them apart so you have four rods.

Tips & Warnings

• Ask a friend to assist in dismantling the crib tent. It's helpful to have one person pulling the tent in one direction while another person pulls the rods out of their respective sleeves.

• The crib tent will fold flat with all rod assemblies in place. If you can't remove the rods, make sure they're fully in place and fold and store the crib tent with the rods intact.

References

• Tots in Mind: Assembly Instructions for Original Cozy Crib Tent