in my experience, there wasn't a tool that couldn't ultimately be used to cause
harm to my son or nearby property, but he ended up with a few flathead
screwdrivers, an adjustable wrench, a ratchet and sockets, and a very small
dead-blow and claw hammer (because small boys *love* hammers). I just had to
watch him like a hawk.
a birdhouse was a good project. he liked helping me around the house as well.
I made him a large bench/stool to stand on when working at something tall, or
to work at himself when sitting on the floor.
we're about to start a go-kart, which reminds me, anybody have a good place for
plans and parts? it won't be an f-sae deal, but it will have suspension and
hydraulic brakes (those and the engine/transmission are coming from a
motorcycle), but I need shocks, wheels, tires, hubs, suspension, etc. we were
going to design the whole thing ourselves, but we'd rather be building and
driving now.
Scott
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
> My son is 1.5 years old, and likes to imitate dad by turning his truck on
> its side and poking the wheel with a stick while he makes "wrrrrrr" noises
> (he saw me using some air tools to pull a wheel... :-)
>
> Anyway, I don't want to give him a chainsaw or whatever, but I would like
> to give him some tools / a tool bench he can have fun with.
>
> Ideally the tools wouldn't be easy to swallow, and would be dull enough
> that he'd have to work hard to cause destruction to himself, us, or the
> house.
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