Super fold playhouse

A foldable play structure comprising:

• a plurality of panels each connected to another by at least one hinge to provide an accordion fold structure;
• one or more braces;
• and
• a gable roof comprising at least two roof panels connected along a roof hinge, and at least one gable located between the two roof panels and connected to both of the two roof panels, wherein the at least one gable comprises a hinge along a center line of the gable, and wherein the gable roof is configured to attach to the plurality of panels at the top of the panels,
• wherein:
• the accordion fold play structure comprises two configurations,
• in a first configuration, the plurality of panels are folded to be stacked in substantially parallel planes, the one or more braces are not attached to the plurality of panels, the gable roof is not attached to the plurality of panels, the two roof panels of the gable roof are folded toward one another, and the at least one gable is folded inwardly along the hinge and stored between the two roof panels, and
• in a second configuration, the plurality of panels are unfolded, at least one of the one or more braces is attached at a position overlapping a junction between two panels of the plurality of panels to keep the two panels from folding, and the gable roof is unfolded and attached to the plurality of panels, forming a play structure.

A method for assembling a foldable playhouse, the method comprising:

• providing a playhouse with an accordion fold structure comprising a plurality of panels each connected to another by at least one hinge and further comprising one or more braces and a gable roof, wherein the gable roof comprises at least two roof panels connected along a roof hinge, and at least one gable located between the two roof panels and connected to both of the two roof panels, wherein the at least one gable comprises a hinge along a center line of the gable, and wherein the gable roof is configured to attach to the plurality of panels at the top of the panels, wherein in a first configuration of the accordion fold structure, the plurality of panels are folded to be stacked in substantially parallel planes, the one or more braces are not attached to the plurality of panels, the gable roof is not attached to the plurality of panels, the two roof panels of the gable roof are folded toward one another, and the at least one gable is folded inwardly along the hinge and stored between the two roof panels, and in a second configuration of the accordion fold structure, the plurality of panels are unfolded, at least one of the one or more braces is attached at a position overlapping a junction between two panels of the plurality of panels to keep the two panels from folding, and the gable roof is unfolded and attached to the plurality of panels, forming a playhouse, wherein the provided playhouse is in the first configuration;
• orienting the plurality of panels so that a bottom edge of each panel is located on the ground;
• unfolding the plurality of panels from the first configuration to the second configuration;
• attaching at least one of the one or more braces at a position overlapping a junction between two panels of the plurality of panels to keep the two panels from folding;
• unfolding the gable roof from the first configuration to the second configuration;
• and
• attaching the gable roof to the plurality of panels at the top of the panels.