I had never taken kids to Home depot or Lowe's workshop for kids and only last weekend I realized how much fun they had missed!
Saturday mornings are usually busy in some or the other activities or classes or sometimes we just feel too lazy to step out of the house. Whatever the reason, we had never been able to take kids to these workshops. The Home depot workshops are 1st Saturday of the month and are absolutely free. Plus new kids get apron and a pin/badge on completion of the activity.
Last weekend I decided to take little one to to the workshop and the activity was making a Calendar for the new year! We were given a paper tray and packet which contained the instructions, the pieces and nails . There were tables setup and we had to sit on an inverted bucket to do the work. Hammer and glue were provided.
We took out the contents of the packet and spent few minutes reading the instructions and figuring out which pieces go where. We put together the pieces(without glue or nails) to ensure that we did not misplace them. After being satisfied that we have figured out how the end product will look, we started gluing the pieces as per the instructions. I drove the nails a bit in the small holes and let "I" do the hammering to put them in completely. After all the nails were driven in properly, we painted it. We let it dry in the car and after coming home, glued the months and numbers on the painted blocks. The little one was very proud of her creation and showed off to her dad and sister.
Saturday mornings are usually busy in some or the other activities or classes or sometimes we just feel too lazy to step out of the house. Whatever the reason, we had never been able to take kids to these workshops. The Home depot workshops are 1st Saturday of the month and are absolutely free. Plus new kids get apron and a pin/badge on completion of the activity.
Last weekend I decided to take little one to to the workshop and the activity was making a Calendar for the new year! We were given a paper tray and packet which contained the instructions, the pieces and nails . There were tables setup and we had to sit on an inverted bucket to do the work. Hammer and glue were provided.We took out the contents of the packet and spent few minutes reading the instructions and figuring out which pieces go where. We put together the pieces(without glue or nails) to ensure that we did not misplace them. After being satisfied that we have figured out how the end product will look, we started gluing the pieces as per the instructions. I drove the nails a bit in the small holes and let "I" do the hammering to put them in completely. After all the nails were driven in properly, we painted it. We let it dry in the car and after coming home, glued the months and numbers on the painted blocks. The little one was very proud of her creation and showed off to her dad and sister.
