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Enjoy a “Constructive” Summer with the Lowe’s Family Fun Projects Video Series Starring Mag Ruffman-Giveaway

July 22, 2012 by Kathryn 124 Comments

We may only be in the early weeks of summer, but my boys are already getting a little stir-crazy. I’ve been making sure that we take lots of bike rides, enjoy plenty of outdoor play and do some fun crafts in the house every few days. But I’m always looking for other ways to keep my boys learning and occupied in warm weather.

So when I heard about the new Family Fun Projects video series from Lowe’s starring Mag Ruffman, I couldn’t wait to check it out. These DIY videos let kids construct fun items including a Beanbag Toss Game, a Chalkboard Table and a Princess Castle…with a little adult help and supervision, of course! Lowes sent me a $50 gift card so that I could try one of the projects for myself and so the boys and I decided to try making the adorable PVC Camp Stools. Since our annual camping trip is coming up in a few weeks, I knew these stools would come in handy!

We bought all the necessary materials at our local Lowe’s store and I was really pleased with how helpful the staff was and how easy it was to find the items we needed. We headed home with our supply of PVC pipe, duct tape and hardware and then got ready to build our stools.

While older children could cut the PVC pipe and drill the necessary holes for the stools with adult supervision, my boys were still a little young for that so Curtis prepped our materials for us by cutting the pipes to the proper lengths and drilling holes in the longer lengths of pipes. Then we sat down and started building!

boy putting a bolt through pvc pipe
Zackary was so intent on his work while he was building!

The boys had a lot of fun playing with the PVC pipes and elbows and Benjamin especially had a blast just putting them together in odd combinations. Zackary soon got to work creating rectangles of the pipes though and soon Benjamin wanted to do the same. Then I placed one rectangle inside the other and the boys pushed carriage bolts through the holes in the pipe to connect the two rectangles. They really liked putting on the washers and wing nuts to hold the bolts in place too!

With the frame complete, it was time to make the seat. The instructions recommended using landscape fabric or other cloth cut into a rectangle. Since I have lots of fabric scraps at home for sewing and crafting, I cut some of my scraps to the proper size. Then it was time to make the seats strong enough for little boys with the help of strips of colourful duct tape!

boy with duct tape seat
Benjamin needed a little help putting the tape on his fabric to make the seat, but he was still very proud of it when it was done!

Once the fabric had been completely covered with duct tape, I folded the ends over to create seams and reinforced them with more duct tape to ensure that the seats were nice and strong. Then we took the elbows off one end of the frame and slipped the seat into place. And with that, the stools were done! The boys had a great time testing them out and showing them off to their dad.

Lowes wants to give you the chance to get creative with your kids too so the company is very generously offering one lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader a $50 Lowe’s gift card to try out one of the Lowe’s Family Fun Projects! To enter to win, just take a look at the episodes in the Lowe’s Family Fun Projects video series and leave a blog comment about what project you would want to make with your kids if you won!

boys with pvc camp stools
Zackary and Benjamin with their finished camp stools. They were so proud of themselves!

My boys had a great time making the PVC Camp Stools and the best part is that not only did they get to enjoy a fun project, they also got a useful piece of furniture to use when they were done! If you’re looking for a great activity to keep your kids occupied that will help them develop some building skills and leave them with a new toy or piece of furniture when they’re done, check out this collection of videos and see which one catches your eye! Making something fun and useful is easy with a little help from Mag Ruffman and Lowe’s!
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Comments

  1. lori butler says

    July 22, 2012 at 1:22 am

    i love the seat idea..

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  2. rebecca day says

    July 22, 2012 at 1:28 am

    i like the seat idea

    Reply
  3. A.Smith says

    July 22, 2012 at 1:39 am

    I would love to make the Princess Castle but knowing my daughter she would prefer the Chalk Table.

    Reply
  4. Glenda Cates says

    July 22, 2012 at 5:02 am

    Chalkboard table or a laptop desk.

    Reply
  5. Londia says

    July 22, 2012 at 5:34 am

    I think we would make the door signs. Some great ideas for sure in these videos.

    silverneon2000 at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  6. Moe Anderson says

    July 22, 2012 at 5:55 am

    My grandson LOVES playing with PVC piping just on his own, making his own creations.

    Reply
  7. Ashley Mullen says

    July 22, 2012 at 5:59 am

    Its a toss up between the chalk board table and the book sling.

    Reply
  8. Anu Chopra says

    July 22, 2012 at 6:34 am

    The boys and I would make the lapdesk.

    Reply
  9. Elizabeth says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:13 am

    The chalkboard table looks neat.

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  10. Cheryl Morreale says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:26 am

    I would choose to make the chalkboard table b/c my son loves to colour and often draws off of the page and onto the table.

    Reply
  11. Pamalot says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:37 am

    I think my kids would like the how to make a princess castle of course.

    Reply
  12. Annie B. says

    July 22, 2012 at 8:27 am

    How to make a lapdesk

    Reply
  13. Sus says

    July 22, 2012 at 8:28 am

    The beanbag toss game.

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  14. Kelly says

    July 22, 2012 at 8:46 am

    I like the book sling,

    Reply
  15. valerie wood says

    July 22, 2012 at 9:04 am

    I think the bean bag toss game would be a great idea to do, especially with all the grand-kids visiting1!

    Reply
  16. Helena says

    July 22, 2012 at 9:12 am

    I love photography and my daughter is getting to be quite the avid picture taker too, so I think making the photo blocks would be a fun project for us.

    Reply
  17. adriana says

    July 22, 2012 at 9:47 am

    bean bag

    Reply
  18. Emily B says

    July 22, 2012 at 9:56 am

    Ooh, the chalkboard table!

    Reply
  19. laura andrews says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:04 am

    Its always a great to have an easily portable extra seat to bring along. its also fun to involve the kids in making it!

    Reply
  20. jennifer gibson says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:04 am

    The book sling looks cool.

    Reply
  21. heidi says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:14 am

    The princess castle would be my pick, but I think my kids would love the chalkboard table too.

    Reply
  22. Angelene Ashawasega says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:28 am

    This is a terrific contest, thanks! Really need a storage organizer for my closet, quite the mess!

    Reply
  23. Vicky Ess says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:39 am

    I would make a Chalkboard Table!

    Reply
  24. Andrea B. says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:41 am

    How to Make Bedroom Door Signs

    Reply
  25. Jeannette Laframboise says

    July 22, 2012 at 11:15 am

    i think I would choose “How to build a lap desk. My youngest would love building it and of course using it! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  26. Emma says

    July 22, 2012 at 11:25 am

    a lapdesk, it can possibly bring onto a car trip.

    Reply
  27. chana u says

    July 22, 2012 at 11:25 am

    the chalkboard table

    Reply
  28. Jennifer Barata Allen says

    July 22, 2012 at 11:30 am

    I would build a chalkboard table. What a great idea!

    Reply
  29. Debbie W says

    July 22, 2012 at 11:43 am

    How to make a Hockey Net with PVC Pipe. I never thought it could be that easy.

    Reply
  30. Jackie Lewis says

    July 22, 2012 at 11:57 am

    My kids just went to Lowe’s and made a Kung Fu Panda spinning toy. They had a blast!

    Reply
  31. katie weeks says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    I would love the chalk board table very cute…like how the chalk holder is in the table!!

    Reply
  32. Karry Knisley says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    I would make the lap top desk

    Reply
  33. Terri Ingham-Bollin says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    I love the chalkboard table.

    Reply
  34. Beth G says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    the chalkboard table!

    Reply
  35. Andrea says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    the hockey net

    Reply
  36. Maegan Morin says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    I like the princess castle project!!

    Reply
  37. betsy cortez says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    the lapdesk

    Reply
  38. Sharon says

    July 22, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    I would make the chalkboard table but without legs and put it up on the wall.

    Reply
  39. Stephanie LaPlante says

    July 22, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Definitely the How to Build a Princess Castle

    Reply
  40. David Riddles says

    July 22, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    Beanbag toss game. Good for us grown ups too.

    Reply
  41. Janette says

    July 22, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    How to build an art table

    Reply
  42. Sherry Fraser says

    July 22, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    Photoblocks

    Reply
  43. Ester G says

    July 22, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    The chalkboard table looks neat

    Reply
  44. amy marantino says

    July 22, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    Chalkboard table

    Reply
  45. SueSueper says

    July 22, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    I would like to build a Lapdesk

    Reply
  46. Mel says

    July 22, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    My boys would love to make the bedroom door signs for their new rooms.

    Reply
  47. Tina F says

    July 22, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    How to Build a Chalkboard Table

    Reply
  48. B C EDWARDS says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    chalk board table

    Reply
  49. macfsh says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    I couldn’t get the videos to play but I’m a library technician so I’m interested in what the book sling might be. The kids would probably like door signs too.

    Reply
  50. Denise G says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    a laptop desk

    ontariohappychick at gmail dot com

    Reply
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