Have a little boy who is complaining of being bored?
I have a simple solution.
Give him a hammer and nails and a bunch of scrap wood and stick him out in the backyard for 2 or 3 hours.
(OK, you might want to keep an eye on him with those hammer and nails….)
PS – when we asked him what he had made he answered, “I don’t know!” But he sure is having fun with it!
PPS – Yes, he IS wearing a Handy Manny t-shirt. And, yes, he did lose his first tooth last week. Isn’t that space in his smile adorable?
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I love this! My dad used to do that with me and old electronics. He would say, here go into the “shop” and take this apart. I loved doing that!
So cute!!
That is an awesome idea. I just need to find some scrap wood, now. :)
And I love his little smile! I have a seven year old with both front teeth missing…how quickly those little holes fill in!
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Love that he had no idea what he made. Cute photos.
Lolli he has the most gorgeous color eyes! I bet my boys would have a lot of fun if I have them a hammer & nails, thinking I may need to go find some scrap wood somewhere for them. They are always complaining they are bored.
Too Cute! What a great day!!!
I HAVE to try that one out some time!!! Looks like a boys thing!
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I have actually done that before with much the same results. What a fun afternoon for your little guy!
Oh, love it! Cute pictures. Love the missing tooth :)
Hilarious. I should try that with my little guy. He’s ALWAYS bored. :) Except now he’s back in school. Ah well. Next summer.
Isn’t he handy! Pretty soon you can have him build things for you.
How cute! Look at how proud he is of his handiwork. It reminds me of that song…”If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning. I’d hammer in the evening, all of this land.” lol
That is quite the creation!!
Genius! I know this will be my son in a few short years.
Great idea. I’m not that brave.
I love everything about these photos! All boy, and the missing tooth, too cute!
I love this! I REALLY ought to let my boys explore like this. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
I am thinking that your hammer and nail guy needs to meet my scotch lady gal. We would be in serious trouble! :)
My tot would totally go for this, but it would call for disaster. He has to wait some more years and he’s going to be our own private carpenter. You’ll see. ;-)
What a great idea! Now if only I could trust a 3 year old with a hammer… ;-)
Love these – and the Handy Manny shirt is perfect! I have a gap-toothed kindergartner in my photos this week – I love, love how cute they always look when they’re missing teeth. :)
Now that is a great idea!
Great idea. I think Evan would love that!
You are brave. I have a feeling I would have a kid with some smashed fingers!
What a great idea!
How fun. What a great idea.
What a handsome little guy! I think it’s in little boy’s genes to enjoy being manly and hammering wood.
Ha! That is sooo cute!
and THANK YOU – the tooth fairy has to come tonight, thank you for the reminder!!!!
Ahhhh!
GREAT idea!!! Mine aren’t old enough for that yet… but I’m sure both kids will love that soon enough :)
Brilliant! I’m remembering this one.
Though we’ve yet to try this, I’m pretty sure my son (AND my girl, for that matter!) would love it if I let them have their way with a hammer and nails and some wood. =)
What a fabulous idea and such an adorable smile too! :)