Last year my cousin and his family gave my boys their own toolbox with hammer, ropes, and some other odds and ends tools. Well, for a while they have been collecting wood from the dumpters from the neighborhood homes that are being built. They have put in our garage wood, plywood, and anything they thought would be good for a fort. Well, finally a month ago we decided to start the wonderful project of building the fort.
We have not finished but we have got 4 walls up a roof and a rope that connects between 2 trees with a rope ladder (Which David helped come up with that idea). It is not fancy and it didn't cost much to build but my boys have had a huge part in on it and they really love working on it and using their hands to build.
Just the other day Micah came walking through and heading into the garage after playing in the fort. I said, "Micah what are you up to?" He responded with, "I need to get my hammer and 2 nails to build something." It is great seeing them learn to use the tools they have and their creativity. Their fort is something they won't get bored with as much as if we would have just bought one and put it there. It was made with their hands.
Is that a llama in your backyard?
ReplyDeleteYes it is!!
ReplyDeleteNice photoshop!
ReplyDeleteYou know what else they could make with their hands? Mud pies. Then the could bring them inside and show you and Becca. Boy howdy!
ReplyDeleteNow, you know I love that fort, but it's so reminiscent of a third world dwelling that the llama/alpaca really looks like it belongs there! I'm thinking the Peruvian Andes...the neighborhood rooftops as soaring peaks?
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