Kids woodworking projects can be a lot of fun for older kids, as long as you only let the grownups use any power tools. You can even start in on some kids woodworking projects with them. Of course you just want to ensure that only the grownups are using the large and dangerous equipment and keep the safer parts of the projects to the kids. Keep an eye on younger children and make sure you’re using all the dangerous tools until they’re older and able to handle them properly and safely.
This is a great project to start with because it’s simple enough that the kids won’t get frustrated with it and yet still something that they’d be proud to show off. There are just a few supplies you’ll need including a jig saw, hammer, sandpaper, dust musk to protect your mouth and nose from dust, goggles for the eyes, an artist’s paint brush, carbon paper, wooden stakes, finishing nails, some plywood and some paint. It’s very simple to do and all you need for supplies are a jig saw, sandpaper, hammer, dust mask, goggles, artist’s brush, carbon paper, wooden stakes, finishing nails, plywood and some paint. Once you’ve gathered all your materials together, find a cool pattern online of something relating to the holiday like a witch, ghost or pumpkin.
Use the carbon paper over the wood to trace out the lines of the pattern you’ve printed off to use. Make sure that the kids are pressing hard with their pencils so the carbon paper will trace through solidly onto the wood, otherwise it’s going to be hard to tell where to cut. Then you use the jigsaw to cut out the shape and start to sandpaper around the edges until they’re smooth to the touch. You don’t want uneven, rough edges on your Halloween lawn figurine and this is the perfect job for the little ones because they won’t hurt themselves on the sandpaper.
Another similar kids’ woodworking project is to make a wooden bucket for the kids to take around trick or treating. Another woodworking project for kids that’s also great for the Halloween time of year is to make a trick or treating basket. Of course shaping wood like a basket would take quite some time and be a pretty advanced project for a kid. What you can do to make it easier is just take five pieces of wood about the same size and nail them together.
Even just taking five square pieces of wood of the same size, nail the pieces together and you’ll have a cute little Halloween box that will fit candy perfectly. They make them feel grown up and start teaching them responsibility, especially on the larger tools. Don’t ever let your kids use woodworking tools like power saws or jigsaws which they could seriously injure themselves with. As long as you’re cautious with what you’re giving them to work with, you can have a great time.
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