Brad Staggs on Talk of the Town - Teaching Kids to Work with Their Hands

At Tool Skool, we believe in teaching kids to work with their hands.  They should know how to fix and build things.  While, we have no problem with kids working on computers or even playing video games, kids still need to learn skills like using tools and actually putting something together, either by designing it or following directions from a kit (we know the grown-up boys don’t follow directions, but it is a skill set worth building in our children).

That’s where these kits from Red Toolbox come in.  Products from Red Toolbox promote the opportunity for parents and kids or grandparents and kids to spend some quality time together, while teaching valuable skills to kids.  Red Toolbox offers woodworking kits, tools with grips designed especially for kids’ hands, and other carpentry and woodworking accessories, like workbenches and tool belts.

Watch the video below as Brad Staggs shows Talk of the Town Host, Meryll Rose how easy it is to put one of these kits together.

Tool Skool got our kits from Rockler Woodworking.   And we got several different projects to try them out and see how difficult they were to put together.  Each kit comes with all the pieces of wood (already cut to size), any other pieces and parts (like the nets and balls for the soccer kit), all the little fasteners, and instructions with easy-to-follow pictures showing how to put the project together.

All you need is a hammer, or whatever other tools are required to put the different projects together, and maybe a little patience, since this will most likely be out of your child’s comfort zone.  Once you are working with your child or grandchild, you’ll see their confidence build and maybe you’ll even ignite a passion for woodworking or carpentry in your child!  And they can be painted or personalized however you and your child want.

Here are some examples of the kits you can buy from Rockler Woodworking to get you started:

Junior Candy Maze Kit (49894) (candy not included): $12.99 (at time of post)

Junior Mini Soccer Kit (44799): $12.99 (at time of post)

Junior Basketball Kit (48540): $12.99 (at time of post)

Junior Birdfeeder Kit (48046): $15.99 (at time of post)

So what are you waiting on?  These woodworking kits are the perfect way for you to start teaching your kids to work with their hands.

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