Woodworking for Kids: 40 Fabulous, Fun & Useful Things for Kids to Make

If you're big enough to hold a hammer or saw, you'll soon be putting together your own terrific-looking projects with the help of this full-color guide (and every now and then an adult friend). You'll find everything you need to know about your tools and materials, including how to hammer a nail, how to square a board, and much more, in this ultra-clear, easy-to-read manual. So what are you waiting for? There's an entire course for beginners like you in these pages. The complete woodworking process is clearly explained in an easy-to-understand text with close-up, full-color photos of every step. Build everything from a special container for your dog's food to an organized way of storing your CD's and DVD's, and from a doll's cradle to a tic-tac-toe game that the whole family can play. Each project comes with a materials list, and its skill level is easily identified so that you can tell at a glance whether you want to tackle it. And, there are important safety tips for properly setting up a workshop and avoiding injury. A small stack of boards, some nails, and a little glue can become just about anything you want--your own wooden tool box, for a start. And, yes, the tool box is one of the first projects in this guide. And there's more: *a bike rack; *a baseball hold-all; *a bird box; *adjustable stilts; *a magazine rack; and *30 more! Some are simple, like the workbench, and others are more challenging, like the puppet theater, but every one of them is designed to help your woodworking skills to grow. And once you've mastered basic woodworking, there won't be any stopping you. Before long, you'll be dreaming up the "impossible" and building it!