Working With Dad -- October 2007
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 Since Dad works at Home Depot
and since Emily is unable to attend the Kid's workshops
there due to a conflict with her ballet lessons, I bring the
kits home and she and
I do the projects there. Today (October 24) was a day off for Dad and it was raining outside
so we did two of the projects. The first was the Fire Truck
Crayon Holder and the second was the Plastic Bag Storage box. Emily is
pretty good with a hammer and has not hit any thumbs with it yet - not
even Dad's. |
 OK, first project - the Fire Truck Crayon Holder. |
 Step one is to sand the pieces |
 Step two is to do some nailing . . . |
 And hammering . . . |
 And more hammering |
 Once all that is done, we add the axles |
 to each wheel |
 Then with a little glue |
 add them to the truck. |
 Hammering helps ensure a nice fit |
 Then test |
 Next we add the stickers |
 Ladder stickers |
 One on each side |
 Then the safety sign on the back |
 And the numbers on the doors |
 Insert the crayons |
 and we're done! |
 Finished product, view #1 |
 View # 2 |
 The second project follows much the same pattern . . . |
 Sanding |
 Hammering |
 Fitting parts |
 . . . |
 More hammering |
 More . . . |
 Still more . . . |
 Finally, we're done! |
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 Functionality test |
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