Try and Tell: Lowes Kid Clinic

If you have a blog and would like to link up at the bottom, I would love it.  If you are one of the many out there that do not have a blog, well you are in for a treat!  At the end of this post, you can just click from one blog to another finding neat things that other women want to share.  How fun!  Try and Tell will happen every Tuesday and is like a virtual play date for moms.  Think of it as Show and Tell from our school days, but for grown women.  No you do not have to be a mom of a young kid, or even a mom.  All women love to talk and share with friends.  We are all friends, so share away!

Today I am sharing our experiences of the Lowes Build and Grow Clinic.  We absolutely love them and I have told a lot of my friends about them.  These workshops are completely free and happen on scheduled Saturdays from 10:00-11:00 am. 

 

The actual project is work at your own pace, but has never taken us longer than 10 minutes.  I will say that Lowes recommends that children participating be 1st grade and up.  I called my local Lowes store and asked them if if would be alright for my son to participate.  They told me they had no problem with it as long as an adult was there to supervise and assist.  So if you have a younger child (like my son) don’t think you can’t go.  Just call your store and make sure they don’t have a problem with it.

  

Each child gets a project kit, goggles, hammer, and an apron.  The project has very clear instructions, necessary nails, and wood with pre-drilled nail holes.  They make it so easy to do.

    

The projects are fun and the kids love to hammer.  You can just look around and see each child excited as they build their masterpiece.  Well, you could see it before I tried to take a picture.  You know how that goes.

   

When you are all finished, they give each child a certificate, a patch, and you get to keep your apron.  I have sewn on the patches to my son’s apron, but hot glue or liquid hemmer would work, too.  As you can see we have done 6 of them so far.  As long as I remember, I plan on going to every one they offer.

You can click here and go to Lowes Build and Grow Clinic page to see what clinics are coming up in your area.

Just for the record: I wrote about this to share with others.  Lowes did not ask me to write about this and they have no idea that I have.  In fact, I hope I do not get in trouble for writing about this without their permission…yikes.  I am sure this blog is way too small to make it on Lowes’ radar.

Now it is your turn to share!  If you have a post you would like to link up, please do.  Please make sure you put a link back to Try and Tell in your post.  That way your readers can find other cool sites and their readers can find you.  I have found some of my favorite sites this way.  If you just want to find neat things that others want to share, click away and have fun! 

I can’t wait to see what you brought to share with us!