Teach your kids D.I.Y skills
Hands-on skills get short shrift in schools in this hi-tech world, where computer classes seem to take precedence over crafts.
Most of us would like to see our kids taking pleasure from DIY and getting tools into young hands early and often is the key to building skills. Encouraging an interest, and hopefully grooming a workshop assistant, is easy when you know how.
Work at their height
You don’t like a work surface that’s too high, low or wobbly, and neither do kids. You can buy child-size workbenches but they tend to be expensive. It’s cheaper to cut down an existing workbench or you can easily make one yourself. Make DIY easy for kids by organising a suitable workbench.
The benefits of D.I.Y projects for kids are many and include problem-solving abilities, creativity, literacy, fine & gross motor skills, etc...
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Thank you for the suggestion. I'll give it a try.
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