Scrap Wood Porcupine | Kids Woodworking Project

As a mom of two young children, I often find it difficult to spend time on my hobbies. Here’s a bit of advice I heard a while ago:

In a response to the question, “how do you find time for your hobbies?” Scott Hanselman answered, “I incorporate my children into my hobbies.”

It’s a really great piece of advice and I’ve taken it to heart. Whenever it’s safe, I have my children in the shop. My oldest is mildly interested in woodworking. We started attending the Kids Workshops at Home Depot and he loves his creations. One thing I’ve observed is he could use a little more practice with using a hammer and nails. So I thought of a create little exercise: a scrap wood porcupine!

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TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Here is some of the tools and supplies for the scrap wood porcupine:

• Scrap piece of 4×4 wood
• 2″ nails
• Hammer (I bought this small for my son. Fits well in his hands)
• Markers (For decorations)

How to make a scrap wood porcupine

The scrap wood porcupine is a great exercise for practicing hammer control. I gave my son a hammer and a bunch of nails and let him have at it.

I did give him a brief lesson on how to use the tool and he really enjoyed the project.