#Building blocks free#

I' ve also engraved a set of beginning vocabulary words on others. Optional: I am lucky to also have access to a laser engraver so I put the child's name on a number of the longer blocks. Give each guy a shop apron and a few pieces of sandpaper and you'll get a lot of laughs during the project. FYI, I start with 1' x 4' (nominal) poplar and first rip them in half and then in various lengths. I cut the blocks ahead of the party, so they are ready to sand (and polish with lemon oil wax, if we have time). At the ones we have hosted to celebrate our upcoming grandchildren we changed up the typical schedule: after the usual games and eats and at the point when the gifts start being opened, I lead the men and boys out to the shop where we make the blocks for the child. Nowadays, men and women get invitations to baby showers. I think the perfect time to make blocks for children is in conjunction with a baby shower.

1 - 1.5' x 36'diameter hardwood dowel Cost - About $7 Tools: Saws - Table and Miter, or hand saws and miter box Drill - Hand or Press Drill Bits - 3/8' and 2.5' hole bit Sander - Hand or Belt Safety: Goggles Gloves Dust mask

#Building blocks free#

So, here's what you need: Materials 1 - 2x4x8 - Pine ( get the $3 one, not the $1.50 one.) As straight, and ding free as possible. There aren't many choices and most are more than $50. As a matter of fact, try finding a set of wooden blocks to buy. And we decided to document as an instructable. My sister-in-law was lamenting the toy choices for my niece, and I offered to make a set of blocks. Unfortunately, we never got around to making another set. However, shortly after making them, we gave them to my nieces for Christmas. Feel free to create your own shapes as you see fit! Originally, I made a set of blocks when my youngest son was 2.

We have seven shapes in our set, the brick, the long bridge, the short bridge, the square, the square column, the round column, and the triangle. This instructable will show you how you can turn a $3 2x4 into a set of your very own, homemade blocks.

This one will bring you back to your childhood, and when it's done, it's something that everyone will marvel at. A building block may interoperate with other, inter-dependent, building blocks. A building block has published interfaces to access the functionality. Each mother is partnered with her own registered nurse early in her pregnancy and receives ongoing nurse home visits that continue through her child's second birthday. Building blocks have generic characteristics as follows: A building block is a package of functionality defined to meet the business needs across an organization. Are you tired of cheap toys, cheap electronic toys, cheap plastic toys, cheap plastic electronic toys? Do you want to craft something for that special child in your life? Or have a neat coffee table toy? Well, I have the project for you. Building Blocks/Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is a free, evidence-based community health program that helps transform the lives of vulnerable pregnant mothers.