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I am pleased to share a guest post written by Sarah Jones of The DIY Hammer.
Feel Accomplished with a DIY Wood Project
Successfully completing a DIY project brings feelings of satisfaction and happiness. Most people discover that starting and finishing a product or project, particularly one that benefits your home, makes them happy. 🙂
Not only can it make you happy, but it can help save money. Often, the cost of materials and your hard work cost much less than anything in retail stores. Try working with wood. It adds a rustic flare and might be something both you and your kids enjoy building.
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Try a DIY Woodworking Project For Yourself
DIY woodworking projects can be exciting for you. Why? There are amazing pieces of furniture, wood and pallet signs, and various décor items that can be created. Many pallets signs, especially custom ones that have your last name or special quotes are very pricey.
Nailing together a few pieces of wood or scoring a free pallet and painting your message is a simple and fun project. Plus, it makes your home look great! Also, building furniture pieces such as a large dining table or other pieces can save hundreds of dollars and can be stained to look just the way you want.
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DIY Woodworking Project Ideas For Kids
If you have children, you may want to invite them to help you do a DIY woodwork project. There are some great ideas out there about things to create that your kids will love. Making a standard box is a good place to start. All you need are five or six pieces of wood (if you want it to have a lid) and maybe an extra piece for the lid as a grab handle.
Another fun project is a wooden birdhouse. Your kids will love knowing that a bird may use it as their home. Painting is also a fun part of the project. Painting or staining your creations create fun memories and allows for quality time together.
Remember Safety First when Working with Tools
Working on wood projects does require the use of some tools. Depending on whether you are creating furniture or building a birdhouse, certain tools are needed. The larger projects might need the use of saws, sanders, jig sets, and many others. Simpler projects may only need a hammer and nails or wood glue.
Either way, keep everything organized and sharp objects away from children. If they are old enough to help you, please stress the importance of safety and safety gear, which is a valuable lesson they will need for years to come.
Give DIY Projects Away as Gifts or Sell Your Products
DIY wood creations are also great gift ideas. A block of painted or stained wood with an elegant stenciled phrase, word, or scene can make someone happy.
Simple signs, birdhouses, arrows, and other fun creations make great gifts throughout the year, and it wouldn’t hurt to try to sell a few for a bit of extra cash.
A board or piece of pallet wood can be used to stencil words like “love,” “blessed,” “welcome,” and many others. These are fun, DIY projects that you and many others will enjoy.
DIY projects bring about a sense of gratification. Not only will your creation look nice, but you also had fun with friends and family completing it. It may decorate your home or be used as furniture for your everyday lives.
Woodwork projects are fun, and there are so many possibilities and variations to try. Online, you can find plans and designs for just about anything if you really want to get creative. Don’t forget to wear the proper safety gear, and if your kids are helping, teaching them the importance of safety. Woodwork DIY projects have something for everyone. What will you create?
Bio: Sarah writes for The DIY Hammer. She hopes to share ideas, techniques, and fun facts so that more people will enjoy DIY projects at home.
Thank you Sarah!!
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This is great! I am so clumsy myself that I don’t trust myself with wood working tools.
It’s a great way to teach kids tool safety because the parent is there right alongside the child to teach them. It’s a great bonding and learning activity. Thanks!
I love that you do these projects with your kids. When I was taking my ECE there was a lot of emphasis on getting kids to explore various materials- wood with hammer and nails for example but I often see people shy away from such projects due to fear of safety issues. I think it’s so important to teach kids to use tools and to use them safely.
It’s great to work on a project with your kids. It is a great time to bond, create memories, and teach them all at the same time, plus you get a product in the end! Thanks!
Such a cool idea! The kids I babysit for would love this!! The colors are awesome.
Thanks so much! It’s so simple to make and my sons LOVE it! The spray painting was done by one of my sons, he’s the designer for the paint!!
These are all so cute! I’d lovelovelove to try something like this sometime, but I’m afraid I’d hurt myself!
I hope you try to make something sometime, it’s super fun! Thank you:)
These look like fun ideas! My kids used to love going to the woodworking workshops at Lowe’s and Home Depot.
What fun ideas! I just love DIY projects that are kid-friendly. It’s such a nice way to bond together.
Yes, I totally agree! Thanks!
Love this post. It reminds me of the old soap box car projects. A great way to introduce woodworking to your kids.
I agree! It’s so much fun to do projects with kids! My son loves to make projects and it’s great bonding time for kids and their parents! Thank you for your comment!!