Kid's Carpentry: Pencil Block

My sweet seven year old

"E" 

made this pencil block 

from a scrap of wood

this past weekend.

Her daddy gave her a lesson

on how to use power tools. 

She loved drilling holes. 

Getting the drill bit 

back out of the wood

was a bit of a challenge. 

My sweet husband, 

sat patiently with both girls

explaining safety rules for using 

the cordless power drill. 

I've been on the hunt for months

for a good old-fashioned

hand-crank drill,

but the big box stores here

don't carry them.

We don't seem to have a good

mom and pop antique/farm auction-type place

to find one here. 

After a light sanding

(I wish I had Teacher Tom's 

Mouse Sander!)

"E" got to work with 

my acrylic paint

in the art studio

and came to show us her 

finished masterpiece!

She said the wood "told"

her what to paint...

I love that.

She followed the grain of the wood

for things like: 

Rainbows,

Stripes, 

and Dots. 

This would be a fun 

Father's Day project 

for a 

parent and child

 to do together. 

Making things together

builds connections

and 

makes fond memories

for both of them! 

Fondly,

pink and green mama

MaryLea