Hands on/practical skills ideas for summer

[MSNative]

This summer I'd like to come up with some hands on projects for my older boys (10, 12) to do so they can learn some real life skills. I'm thinking woodworking, basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry etc. Any ideas?

 

So far, this is all I have planned:

 

Plan, attach and build drainage pipe for one part of our yard.

 

Rebuild part of brick edging wall that was damaged in storms.

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

After they're done at your house, can you send them over here? I have some practical/life skill lessons they can learn here! I need someone to repaint a wooden fence, lower a gate on another fence, haul and level some dirt, set up a canopy. I'm sure I could think of other activities that could give them some life skills! :D

 

Seriously though, do you have anywhere you could have them install a simple light fixture? Like in a garage or barn or closet or some place that would be easy to wire? They'd need some help, but that's a great lesson.

[rwjx2khsmj]

Painting something - furniture, a building or a room

Using the grill

Building a fire pit

Starting a fire in a fire pit

Digging, planting and keeping a garden

Basic landscaping - edging, lawn moving, weed eating, leaf blowing, sweeping, raking

Hang clothes on a line - fold clothes

Build a teepee or tree house

[GoVanGogh]

Soldering

Gardening/landscaping/mowing/mulching

Sanding/painting/refinishing furniture

Making bird feeders and/or houses

 

We tend to go through toilet handles and DH always has DS repair those.

 

Baking

Making ice cream w/a crank ice cream maker

[linders]

- Wash a car properly.

 

- Change the washer in a faucet.

 

- Fix a window/door screen. A simple tool and some screen material and you can do it yourself.

 

These happen to be some things we did with DS11 recently.