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You’ll never regret spending more quality time
with your kids. Creativity is something that connects you both—it’s important
for children and adults alike—and woodworking is one of the ways you can
channel it together. Try these 3 kid-ready woodworking projects to do with your
children. You’ll create something from nothing, both unique wood treasures and
unforgettable memories.
Wood Projects to Do With Your
Kids
Creating with your kids is infinitely
beneficial for their growth. Aside from the physical skills, it builds on your
relationship together when you start them early on a mutual hobby. These
woodworking projects have little risk and are easy to start with for little to
big kids.
Wooden Robot
Robots don’t have to be incredibly advanced in
technology to possess the charm that entertains a kid. It only has to be
homemade and efforted with love for them to appreciate it. This DIY wooden robot will make for a
special toy.
It only takes wooden blocks to make up the
main parts of the robot, particularly two cuboids and four cubes. You might
have these lying around or even find them in thrift stores.
The two cubes are for the head and body, while
the four cuboids are for the hands and feet. To put it all together, you’ll
need some low-stretch cotton string, and polyurethane glue.
With a miter box, drill holes on the wood
where you’ll attach the string. Using polyurethane glue is ideal because it
expands as it dries, filling up the hole and securing the string inside the
hole. As an alternative, you can use
a sustainable wood filler to fill up the extra space of
the holes.
These are easy enough for toddlers. The robot
can also function as something to gnaw on for teething babies, provided you
used a finisher that allows for this.
Portable Pad Tray with Crayon
Holder
This portable pad tray with crayon holder
is the perfect balance for both your and your kids’ crafts. After this
woodworking project, your child will have something to make their art on. They
can even bring it anywhere with them with all their writing and coloring tools.
Starting with the crayon holder, you’ll need a
rectangular block of wood. Similar to the wooden robot, your need to drill
holes on them with as many slots as the wood can accommodate. To personalize it
more, you can paint your child’s name on it.
To make the pad where the paper will be placed
on, glue the crayon holder on top of a three-quarter inch of plywood. It should
be big enough to fit a 9 inches by 12 inches of paper.
On the other end, glue a 1” X 2 “ ledge to
keep the paper from sliding down. This sturdy lap tray will expose your kid to
basic woodworking projects and encourage your kid to keep on creating with more
kid-friendly tools. Keeping them entertained in planes or while waiting in
lines won’t be as hard as before.
Scroll Saw Animal Puzzle
Animal puzzles are one of the most exciting
things you can make with a scroll saw. The patterns are enticing to build for
kids, though this might be more appropriate for bigger kids considering it
exposes them to more risk.
With the scroll saw, you can find several free scroll saw patterns
that can all be interesting to work on for big kids. One of which is a family
of bear puzzle. You can also find other dinosaur scroll saw patterns, which
all kids can find interesting.
You only need to transfer the pattern on the
wood and follow it while cutting with the scroll saw. This tool is one of the
safest among other woodworking tools, and the small risk it imposes will teach
your kid to careful and use it with caution and be responsible with tiny
details that might ruin the project.
Conclusion
Some parents struggle with juggling their
activities with spending time with their kids. We say, just get out there and
merge the two together. It’s never too early to introduce woodworking to your
kids. It would only result to an additional skill for them and a more solid
relationship between too.
