Home Depot Craft Day...

I (Brent) had heard about these Home Depot craft days from one of our friends and I thought this would be right up Gavin's alley.  I didn't quite know what to expect, but you register ahead of time and then just show up during a 4-hour time window.  Gavin was predictably psyched and I am happy that we can do some father-son things together for some special one-on-one time.  When we arrived they gave us an apron, some goggles, a wooden kit with something to build and sent us off to find a spot.

As you can see above, the project was to build a wooden sailing ship.  Gavin built the entire thing by himself and then painted all the parts.  I helped with the paper sails, but that is about it.  Although when we showed up there were probably only 10 other families/kids there, by the end there were probably 30-40 families/kids there.  It definitely sounded like a construction going with 40 different people pounding in nails and all the commotion.  I think Gavin had an awesome time and was proud of his work.  After finishing the project, they gave him a special pin to save for his apron.  I am hoping we can do another project soon.