My daughter had her 8th birthday party today. She wanted a bird party, so we made bird hats and bird houses.
I used these plans, but made the bottoms all flush to make it a little easier to get together.
http://www.coveside.biz/chickadee-house-plans.htm
I got all the wood cut up ahead of time, and predrilled holes for the nails. This made it easier for the little hands to hammer the nails in, and this way they didn’t have to hold the nails really. They had a lot of fun whacking them together! They then decorated them with multi-colored sharpie markers.
One of the 8-year-old girls could sink her nails faster than either Chad or I. It was awesome.
Just thought I’d share our fun today! It was a great party!
edited to add: Me in my Hahn’s Macaw Hat. ;)
-- Beth
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Jimthecarver
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#1 posted 1430 days ago
How cool what a good idea.
Thank you for sharing.
I bet the kids had a good day.
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a1Jim
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#2 posted 1430 days ago
Fun Idea well done Beth
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tmblweed0429
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#3 posted 1430 days ago
What a cool idea Beth! I ‘ll bet the girls were very proud to show the houses to their parents and get to bring them home. I see you made some bird hats too.
So….how does one keep the hats from falling off the birds? ;-)
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lew
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#4 posted 1430 days ago
Beth,
Thanks for taking the time to start the little ones on the path to woodworking!
Great looking bird houses!
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kenn
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#5 posted 1430 days ago
That’s great idea for keeping an active age group busy at a birthday party and I’m sure her guests enjoyed showing off their handywook from the party. Nice job.
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#6 posted 1429 days ago
Great idea!! Happy B’day to you daughter!! Bet that’s the only party they have been to where they built something:-))
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#7 posted 1429 days ago
Pretty slick idea. Worlds better than paper party hats.
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patron
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#8 posted 1429 days ago
how wonderfull !
great gift for the girls , and you , and us !
for her next birthday maybe you could get them to add that special exotic bath house you’ve always dreamed of !
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#9 posted 1429 days ago
Great way to keep the kids entertained!
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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firecaster
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#10 posted 1429 days ago
Great idea. You may have hooked some more people on woodworking.
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darryl
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#11 posted 1429 days ago
great party idea.
I made a couple similar houses with my daughters a while back, it was great fun.
JimF
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#12 posted 1428 days ago
Very cool idea. Love the hat too!
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MsDebbieP
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#13 posted 1427 days ago
that is so awesome.
ALMOST makes me wish my kids were young again :) almost
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