Great Kids’ Gifts: My First Craftsman Kits
It’s never too early to start your kid on a life of satisfying project making. I saw these awesome “My First Craftsman” kids’ kits at the Craftsman Experience (I’ll be there later this week for a trebuchet build) and just got home from picking up a couple of their “My First Welding Torch Kits” from my local Sears for some tots I know. (Shh!)
The Craftsman sets include some wonderfully specific tool kits: air compressor set, engine rebuild, generator and tools, and more. There are a few work benches too, but as a child I really loved the child-sized work benches my dad built me to fit next to his own work bench, so I suggest building that one and stocking it with these tools.
Oh yeah, they’re on sale right now too.
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Hi, I'm Mike. I’m the executive editor of Make: magazine, and host of Discovery channel’s Punkin' Chunkin' and Catch It Keep It, TV shows where I build and explain crazy machines that crush stuff, blow things up, shoot fire, all in the name of science.
I've previously worked at Wired and ReadyMade magazines, writing about how to utilize new technology in our everyday lives.
This site is where I keep a list of instructions for fun projects I've done, am working on, or draw inspiration from. I encourage everyone to get involved — get up and do something!