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You are here: Home / Articles / Teach Kids to Build with Video Projects from Lowe’s Canada and Mag Ruffman-Giveaway

Teach Kids to Build with Video Projects from Lowe’s Canada and Mag Ruffman-Giveaway

March 20, 2014 by Kathryn 173 Comments

Last year I shared some of the fun and useful videos created by Mag Ruffman and Lowe’s Canada that let children create their own fun building projects. My boys had a great time using duct tape, PVC pipe and metal bolts to make their own PVC Camp Stools and both of them still have those chairs today! While the project needed a small amount of adult participation as far as cutting the pipes and drilling the holes, most of it was done by my kids and it gave them a great introduction to using tools and building on their own.

boys with pvc camp stools

Now Mag is back again with a new series of Lowe’s kids DIY videos, this time aimed at tweens! From a Swinging Treehouse Lounger to a fancy Cat Condo, these projects will let older children get their hands dirty and use simple building supplies and techniques to create cool projects they can actually use!

My personal favourite project is the DIY Rope Climbing Net. With the high level of energy that my boys have, I know that they would love having a rope climbing setup in the back yard. How cool is it that children can build the project themselves and then have months of fun playing on it as well? And all the projects feature a video with Mag Ruffman and downloadable building plans to help make the building process a breeze even for beginning builders.

If you have a child or teenager in the house and you’d like to let them try one of these fun and creative projects, you’re in luck! Lowe’s very generously provided me with a $50 to give away to one lucky Mommy Kat and Kids so that you can grab the supplies to create one of Mag’s projects with your kids! To enter to win, just take a look at the projects and leave a blog comment about which one you think your children would most like to make.

While my boys may be a little young for making some of the tween projects, there are plenty that I wouldn’t mind trying. As soon as we get a bit of warmer weather, I’m going to be letting my boys make the Beanbag Toss Game for the back yard while I make the Padded Headboard for myself! And thanks to Mag’s expert instructions, I know the results will be just as great as they were when we created the PVC Camp Stools. Check out the videos for yourself and help your kids develop skills with tools and a sense of independence that will last their entire lives!
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Comments

  1. Lori Jackson says

    March 20, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    puppet theatre sounds neat…we woulds invite all the neighborhood kids!

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  2. Erika B says

    March 20, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    We would make the Step Stool!!

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  3. Chandra Christine O'Connor says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    the decoupage mirror, Id be learning too i do not know how to decoupage

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  4. Sandi DeGeer says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    Puppet theatre would be awesome for this house as both of my kids LOVE puppets!

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  5. Judy C (Judy Cowan) says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Would love to make a bird feeder with my niece!

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  6. Monique L.S. says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    We would like to build a chalkboard table.

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  7. Crystal Englot says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    I would have to build the child sized workbench for my son, so he has a place to play with all his daddys tools that he “borrows” from daddy’s shop lol

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  8. Christy says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    Rope climbing net would be awesome

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  9. Dawn Rader says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    I would love to do the swinging treehouse lounger

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  10. Holly Wright says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    I would like to make the bird feeder

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  11. Veronica S. says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    The chalkboard table or bean bag toss game would be great for my boys.

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  12. BlessedTA says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    CHALKBOARD

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  13. Dianne G. says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    I think my granddaughters would love the Princess Castle and it looks like a project I could do.

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  14. Jeannie says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    I think I would LOVE to make the old fashion tree swing!

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  15. Jenness M says

    March 20, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    I’d love to make a kids loom

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  16. Josh S says

    March 20, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    The Puppet theatre is a great idea.

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  17. Vivian D. says

    March 20, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    the Family Message Board would be great to do

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  18. Heidi C. says

    March 20, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    My girls would love the Princess Castle!

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  19. Catherine says

    March 20, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    I’d love to do How to Build an Art Table.

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  20. Victoria Ess says

    March 20, 2014 at 6:58 pm

    I’d most like to make an Easy Bird Feeder.

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  21. Robyn S says

    March 20, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    I would love to build a bird feeder with my niece 🙂

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  22. Tricia Cooper says

    March 20, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    So many cool ideas to choose from! The Chalkboard Table or the Art Table would be a hit here!

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  23. Sarah Parks says

    March 20, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    The stepstool is cute!

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  24. MrDisco says

    March 20, 2014 at 7:26 pm

    a puppet theatre

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  25. sheri says

    March 20, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    Bean Bag Toss

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  26. kristen visser says

    March 20, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    a bird feeder!!

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  27. Anne Taylor says

    March 20, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    I’d like to make the Bird Feeder or the Message Board!

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  28. Ashley M says

    March 20, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    Step Stool for sure! Thanks for the chance good luck everyone

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  29. Heather says

    March 20, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    Lowe’s is a good store!

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    • Heather says

      March 20, 2014 at 8:07 pm

      … and I would make the stool with my daughter. 🙂

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  30. michelle tremblett says

    March 20, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    Awe, We would love to try the ‘CAMP STOOL’ Super cute !

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  31. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard says

    March 20, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    HOW TO MAKE AN EASY KID’S LOOM

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  32. Kristine Ewald says

    March 20, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    chalkboard table 🙂

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  33. jen s. says

    March 20, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    HOW TO BUILD A CHALKBOARD looks like a great project – a bit complicated to make but really practical and it would get a lot of use.

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  34. Robyn B. says

    March 20, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    I think we would like to build a chalkboard table together.

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  35. Nicole van der Dussen says

    March 20, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    A step stool would be so handy to have with my one year old!

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  36. Lucy says

    March 20, 2014 at 10:27 pm

    We would make the PRINCESS CASTLE together

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  37. kelly young says

    March 21, 2014 at 12:28 am

    the bird feeder

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  38. Shari says

    March 21, 2014 at 4:26 am

    I would like to make the loom! Hubby would want to do the workbench 😛

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  39. suzi says

    March 21, 2014 at 4:51 am

    The Step Stool

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  40. Lori Bazan says

    March 21, 2014 at 4:51 am

    I would love to make the bird feeder with my son…so perfect for the spring/summer season!

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  41. Bailey-Eileen Parr says

    March 21, 2014 at 6:01 am

    How to build a step stool would be just perfect for the extra height they need to help bake

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  42. Jamie Bertrand says

    March 21, 2014 at 6:13 am

    how to build a puppet theatre

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  43. Crystal Quibell says

    March 21, 2014 at 6:39 am

    Chalkboard table for sure!

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  44. Elaine Laforge says

    March 21, 2014 at 6:53 am

    The boys have been asking to make a bird feeder. We have several blue jays, robins and other wonderful birds in our yard.

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  45. Piroska says

    March 21, 2014 at 7:08 am

    How to build a bird feeder! Spring is here (sort-of) and the birds are busy!

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  46. Melinda L. says

    March 21, 2014 at 8:12 am

    HOW TO BUILD A PUPPET THEATRE. It would be cool to have our own theatre

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  47. ivy pluchinsky says

    March 21, 2014 at 8:21 am

    puppet theater

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  48. Gillian says

    March 21, 2014 at 9:24 am

    The bird feeder.

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  49. lisa bolduc says

    March 21, 2014 at 10:25 am

    the girls would love making their own loom

    Reply
  50. Andrea Amy says

    March 21, 2014 at 10:28 am

    The photo blocks 🙂

    Reply
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