build and grow workshop

I took the kids to the Lowes Build and Grow Workshop this morning.  It was our first time going.  We were in Lowes a few weeks ago and their flyer caught my (and the kids') eyes.  For the month of June, they are having Monster Inc. workshops.  The first one is this weekend, and the project is to make scarers!  The kids have been excited about it since I signed them up.  We got there right at 10:00, and followed others toward the back left portion of the store.  We checked in and got our aprons.  The kids and I headed to a table and found hammers and blocks of wood next to the packets.  It was a tad bit overwhelming at first.  My thoughts were, "wow, they actually expect us to put these things completely together."  hahaha!  There were instructions, but still.  Three kids, one adult....hmmmm.  (That's okay.  Mama would have done it with eight!)  We went ahead and started.  I realized that about halfway into nailing the major pieces together that we had nailed the legs in incorrectly.  Not a major deal.  I just had to move the stickers around.  The boys loved hammering!  They did well.  Once we made it through the 1st monster, the 2nd one went MUCH quicker since we all knew what we were doing.

 

Josiah hammering

Aedan hammering

Aedan with Sullivan

Josiah with Sullivan

Mercy with Sullivan

Mike done now!

Mercy with hers!

and Aedan with his!

The kids liked it so much that they want to do the next workshop.  The workshops are FREE!  (My favorite!)  The kids got an apron and they also got a badge at the end with the monsters to iron-on their aprons.  There were some kids there with badges all over their aprons.

Just a couple of tips if you think you may try it out:

• Sign up online ahead of time.  Click HERE to go to the website.  They run out of packets, so it is best to plan ahead.  Bring your wavier with you.  When you sign up, it will tell you to print, sign, and bring the wavier with you.
• It would be best to have one adult helper per child.  But, two parents for three would probably be fine.
• Take some tylenol beforehand if you get headaches.  Imagine 30 kids beating a hammer at the same time all around you!  hahahaha!  It's a little LOUD!