Home Depot Workshop saturday

Has anyone taken their kids to the workshops at Home Depot on the first Saturday of each month? If so, how do your kids like it and what sort of things do they learn there? Thinking about taking my soon-to-be step-son... since I watch him every other Saturday while his Dad is at work. :) Thanks for the comments!

My cousins (3&6) went, and they loved it. They build like birdhouses. =) Gl!

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On the first Saturday of the month, Home Depot has workshops for kids where they teach them how to do a project. This weekend, the kids built a football-shaped table. For boys, it can be used as a football stand. For girls, a table for a doll house or something. But I think they should have workshops where they teach kids how to wire things. All they would need is a 6-space sub panel, a few circuit breakers, some wire, boxes, switches, outlets, sockets, and light bulbs. They would follow the instructor as he teaches how to wire up some simple circuits. The child would plug the whole thing in, and have it work. This would be a lot more exciting than the carpentry/woodshop projects they normally do. I used to play with an old fuse box and all that stuff when I was 7 or 8 years old, as a hobby. I plugged the fuse box into an outlet, and made everything work off there. That's how I taught myself the basics of electrical work.

I have a really good answer for this but I would run afoul of the Yahoo police. Suffice to say that its really a good thing that Home Depot is sticking to football stands and doll houses. Otherwise, these poor kids, after being shocked too many times, could grow up and ask absolutely ridiculous questions on Yahoo answers.

enough to hit the Home Depot workshop in our area, too. Anyone else take their kids to this?

my dad takes me and my sisters to those ...they r so awsome im 14 and still luv tem!

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stor… I just found this and I think it's so cool! I wish I could take my son but he's too little :(. Anyone with kids 5-12 can bring them on the first Saturday of the month. What other cool events do you know of for kids to learn?

Not sure if you have a Michael's craft store, but they have a similar program for kids where they make arts and crafts.