Looking for something fun to do with the kids? Fancy teaching them some new skills? We have the answer with our online Beat the Boredom Series. A great way to get the children involved in a variety of woodworking projects, our weekly How To articles will include easy-to-follow projects for both young and older kids.
Introducing our Beat the Boredom Series
Fun Woodworking Projects for your Budding Woodworkers
Our Beat The Boredom series started life in our Axminster retail outlets. Designed to help fill the hours of the school holidays with simple projects for children, our Beat The Boredom classes are always fully booked. With our retail stores now fully open, but our Axminster Skill Centres temporarily closed, we’re bringing these projects online for you to enjoy at home instead.
We’ll bring the in-store experience to you with fun woodworking projects for you to try with children of all ages. Providing a list of tools and materials, and visual step by step instructions, our expert Skill Centre Tutors will guide you through a range of fun and innovative woodworking project ideas.
Our Beat the Boredom projects are open to children (or adults!) of all ages but for safety purposes, please ensure children are accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
Projects to try…
These will provide budding crafters with creative inspiration and a chance to learn new hand tool skills.
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Mini Wheelbarrow Planter
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Easter Egg Catapult
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Pine Cone Trees
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Christmas Tree
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Branch Wreath
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Toilet Roll Holder
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Tiered Bird Table
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Bird Coat Rack
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Stained Glass Window
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Fishing Game
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Sausage Dog Crayon Holder
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Kids | Slotted Christmas Tree
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Young Kids | Wooden Christmas Tree
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Young Kids | Branch Snowman
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Young Kids | Wooden Elephants
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects for Young Kids | Wooden Toy Car
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids- Peg Game
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Kids- Lego Inspired Coat Rack
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Kids- Wooden Aeroplane
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids – Heart Coasters
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Older Kids – Wooden Caddy
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids – Wooden Block Owls
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Older Kids – Sword and Shield
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids – Giant Dice
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Older Kids – Scrap Wood Table
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Older Kids – Wooden Ratchet Toy
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids – Hand Clapper Toy
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids – Wooden Robot
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids – Wooden Heart
Beat The Boredom | Woodworking Projects For Young Kids – Nail and String
More to come…
Join us every week as our friendly team show you how to make fun, useful items using tools you’ll find at home or in your workshop! Watch this space…
Also, why not take a look at our Skill Centre At Home series? Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4pm our Skill Centre tutors will bring the Skill Centre to your home with live videos, woodworking projects and top tips.
Win a £25 Gift Card…
For a chance of winning at £25 Axminster Gift Card, simply show us what Beat the Boredom projects you’ve completed by uploading them to Instagram, Facebook or on to our Community Forum.
Snap It
Take a photo of your project.
Tag It
Use the #BeatTheBoredom hashtag and upload it to one of the following;
- Instagram or Twitter and tag @axminstertools
- Facebook and tag @axminstertools
- The Community Forum under the Beat the Boredom post
Win It
Send us your Beat the Boredom creations for a chance to win a £25 Axminster Gift Card – one to be won each month!
Get connected!
If you’re searching for Beat the Boredom projects, you’ll find them on the Knowledge website. Alternatively, follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date on all the latest from our Beat the Boredom series. Connect with us using #BeatTheBoredom to @AxminsterTools.
Hi,
We tried out the ‘beat the boredom’ project as described, we had great fun making a heart picture.
The finished project!
We all had fun making this one and made a few others.
Patrick Caldwell, North Yorkshire
My little girl was keen to ensure that you all realised she was involved in significantly more than just the prettying up bit at the end with the wool:
Here she is happily smashing in the nails with a stubby hammer!
Patrick
Can I suggest that Paddy Caldwell ensures his daughter wears a pair of safety glasses with appropriate impact rating and also give her a ball pein hammer . Both of these will help reduce the damage if they hit themselves in the face. With short arms and bodies children get much closer to the back of the hammer when they lift it. We don’t want children to end up with a serious eye injury or losing an eye while doing this.
A pair of pliers to hold the nail while being hit would also reduce the risk of them hitting their fingers
Good for her Paddy, an engineer in the making.