For Christmas this year I was able to witness some real DIY-ing for children as displayed by a good friend of mine who made an "oven / stove" for his 3-year old. He made it out cardboard boxes, CDs and various other bits and pieces that he found in the house. What a great idea to use some of this stuff to actually MAKE a present – recycling at its best.
Tomas absolutely loves his present, "made by dad" and can be seen cooking up all sorts of exciting dishes in his new oven. I think it's a great example of making something out of nothing with a little inspiration. Also it goes to show that kids don't necessary look at toys the same way we do.
If you want to recreate this particular master piece of DIYing you just need:
* a reasonably big card board box
* some old CD's (or anything by "The Hoff" or "Engelbert")
* drink caps
* and a few metal screws and nuts ... read more >>
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