Time to Build Something

Encouraging good dads to be GREAT DADS!

Have you ever enjoyed building something special with your children? A cubby house, a vege garden, a tree house or a dolls house?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I remember the joy of building a billy-cart with our sons when they were all in primary (elementary) school. We made it long enough that all four of us could ride on it down our sloped street. We screwed down a length of garden hose along each side for us all to hang on to.

We hooted and cheered as we screamed crazily downhill. Fortunately I had a friend install a working braking system so we were always able to stop before crashing.

We enjoyed many years together riding that ol’ billy-cart and had the pleasure of building something together that we could take pride in because we built it.

It can be anything you and your child would like to build. A small, medium or large project. Its not so much what you build but the fact that you build something together. The planning, the shopping for parts, the hammering and drilling, the creativity and the laughter and chatter that goes into the project make it worth the while.

I wonder what you might consider building together, maybe a little discussion with your kids will reveal some great ideas. What would they like to build with their dad?