Tony Silva

Someone on the MOMYS digest got a discussion going about building bunkbeds and my wife was kind enough to let me know about a Website that provided everything you need to build a set. The site was Bunkbeds Unlimited. This store sells both the plans and the hardware kits you need to build just about any kind of bunkbed imaginable.

We settled on downloading a free plan so I could concentrate on building something solid (using 2 X 6 lumber). Benjamin, our "toolman" is excited about building something with daddy and I'm excited about building something that costs a third of what the flimsy store brand would cost (and considerably less than the Bunkbeds Unlimited offering.

You may be interested in building something different -- a rocking horse, pedal car, or maybe an extreme playhouse. The link below should get your creative juices flowing. For more ideas, use the Family Mentors search tool. Try keywords like "woodworking projects" or +dad +son +furniture... you get the idea.

Projects for Kids

Soon, we'll begin building some explosive devices (OK, so they're just spud guns and backyard trebuchets from Backyard Ballistics) with the older boys -- and you'll be the first to hear how it all shakes out.

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