The Home Depot - Kids Workshop

The Home Depot offers a Kids Workshop once per month. The event is FREE and provides a great Do-It-Yourself (DIY) opportunity for you and your child!

First, you need to register online for the event: Workshops

The event at my Home Depot is held outside in the Contractor Pick-up area. Prepare to stand for a long period of time and bring a water and/or snack depending on the age of the child. Some wipeys to remove paint from hands would also be helpful.

The time of the activity is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., but you should show up at about 8:50 a.m. The event states "While supplies last." This applies to the DIY project, aprons, pins, and certificates.

The Home Depot provides tools; typically a hammer and a screwdriver are needed. However, I recommend bringing some tools of your own since a large number of people attend. If you have more than one child that will need help building the object, you should bring another adult with you.

Previous DIY projects have involved paint and stickers. You are not required to do this on-site in case you need to leave early. Also, it may be helpful to wrap the paper instructions around your child's project, so that you do not get paint all over your vehicle.

We had a lot of fun building a Rocket Pencil Case on Saturday, August 3! If you're able to attend the next Kids Workshop on Saturday, September 7, please take some pictures and use #rgvdads

Thank you to The Home Depot for providing a quality event for our families. We are looking forward to to the next Kids Workshop!

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