project ideas to do with my 5yr old

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my 5 yr old wants to do project, but not sure what to do with him.he knows how to use most of my tools except grinder.as had go of stick welder and enjoyed it.about year ago he made mum keyring which he cut some flat bar in bandsaw and hole drilled using drill press all under very close supervision from me and 14yr old big brother ( who thinks little bro is coolest ever cos he likes being in workshop)same big bro who spent day telling him what all the tools are etc then got him to cut and drill some box sect for sash clamp heads.any ideas pls?already got plans to build two seater car when hes older.
Reply:How about something that involves bending/forming small round or flat stock?  Make letters, a name plate, whatever.Also, give him scraps of thin Aluminum (not too thin) and a hammer.  It's amazing what kind of shapes can be be made by tin knocking."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Originally Posted by naughtyboymy 5 yr old wants to do project, but not sure what to do with him.
Reply:dsw cheers for link never even looked at it like that.got loads of templating cardboard i use for mocking things up.he loves anything thats building things got more meccano than any other kid ive ever known and is always making things with it.
Reply:A wagon project might be a good one you can do with him. He can help with the measuring and cutting and some of the welding too. Then he has something he can use after it's done, and ya'll can do mods to it as needed as he get's bigger, to suit what his growing needs are. Just get the wheels for it before starting so you can figure in the sizes as you plan for it. Maybe make it with dual wheels on the back like a 1 ton truck. No other kid in town will have one like it for sure. Later on when he starts riding a bicycle ya'll could add a hitch set up to the tongue so he could tow it with the bike. You could make a spring suspension to it so things wouldn't bounce around in it real bad at speed.One thing for sure is, at this young age, learning to read a tape measure correctly will give him a leg up on the other kids at school when they start learning fractions. He might end up helping the teacher to teach the other kids since he may can explain it to them in a way they can grasp.After he get's older and has a few successful projects under his belt, ya'll could do something like this.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...t+family+buggy  I'll bet the 14 yo will want to start on this right away if you show him now. Having this as a future project may inspire the 5 yo to really want to learn even faster so as to get to this project sooner. This is where building a suspension set up on the wagon will come in handy later when building the buggy. Knowing a little before hand from that project.Last edited by Bistineau; 02-23-2013 at 08:53 AM.
Reply:saw an article on the toylanders. made from metal and mdf so gets best of both.going to make landrover version.he already winds his teacher up as prefers real measurements ie inches to the new fangled metric rubbish, methinks hes been listening to daddy to much.
Reply:Originally Posted by naughtyboysaw an article on the toylanders. made from metal and mdf so gets best of both.going to make landrover version.he already winds his teacher up as prefers real measurements ie inches to the new fangled metric rubbish, methinks hes been listening to daddy to much.
Reply:Originally Posted by BistineauMost parents complain their kids don't listen ENOUGH!