Winter's coming soon, here's a fun DIY project. We build a cozy little house for a cat. Great way to get the kids involved with tools. Music by Dan Zanes. Click "Show More" for my motivation.
I would like for my kids to have some basic understanding of building things yourself and the use of common tools. You may notice the workbench we are using is on the small side and has some carving on the top of it. I built this for my boy, who you see in the video, to encourage an interest in tools. He has cereberal paulsy and he has a hard time using tools and understanding what others may find easy.
I would rather put tools in his hands than video games. I'd rather him be in the shop than parked in front of a tv. It is challenging to find projects that he can do or remain interested in, but this cat house really kept him interested.
My daughter loves building and creating. She might outgrow shop projects with Dad, but I hope she always enjoys creating new things.
I encourage you to put away the electronics and get those kids to working with their hands.
