Building Daddy's Shed.

It had to happen.

#2 Son found out about the Gorilla Glue contest prizes - his favourite raw materials are cardboard boxes and duct tape.

So, he decided to turn a box into a model of my shed. Pay attention, he is particularly proud of the hinge.


(Obligatory plea to your emotions: #2 Son is 8, which is why he's entering via my account. You could see this as a collaboration, since I took the photos and did the writing (but he had to OK it before I published it).)

Step 1 Starting.

First find a box (this one had a watch in that came by mail). It is important for the card to be corrugated, and for the corrugations to run top-to-bottom.

Tape it up, and draw on the parts that need removed.

Comments

[ElvenChild]

Yayyyyyy! now I have a model of kitemans 8 year old sons shed

[Kiteman]

Post a picture, then!

[MrMystery96]

you do know in the box surrounding his face in slide 1, your missing the word "expression".




*grammar police*

[Kiteman]

Thanks, fixed.

[vhcl]

I will try to apply pure mathematics in the criteria to decide which one is better: Jr. is 8 years old, Dad I will assume is at least 32 . So we can derived from this that dad's project should be at least 4 times better than jr. Well I don't think so, Jr's has a more down to earth touch, the lack of strait lines embraces the way nature is, I mean what would you prefer a river with a wavy path or a strait concrete channel fill with water. I vote for Jr. U must be freaking proud, congrats on your design and please tell, K Jr, that I send him my respects as he is in the right path to become a great do it your selfer. (OK is not a word but you get my drift)

[Kiteman]

Thanks very much!

_{^{I'm 41.}}

[MrMystery96]

kitewife? what an interesting nickname...

[Supercoke]

when he turns 10 you should think about getting him a pocket knife. thats when i got my first one. that was a wonderful day.......

[TOCO]

 Yours looks better than your sons. I give him an A+ for effort and creativity. 

[Sunny124613]

Nice.
I made sort of the same thing when i was
5, except it was a lot bigger, had no furniture,
and was only used to roll around in the living room with.

(Also if you ever do what i had attempted,
don't stick your head out of the (carved) window while rolling)

[Gorfram]

I've gotty fully in touch with my Inner Art Critic, who directs me to vote for Kiteman Jr.'s model: While the Kiteman Sr. effort is indeed the more faithful architectural rendering, it lacks the verve and spontaneity that raise K Jr.'s model to the level of an objet d'art. The touches of realism - glazing, furniture, mechanically hinged doorway - in the latter combine with the free-form organicism of its lines to lead us to wonder what might happen if Kiteman, and his progeny, were to inhabit the world of Dr. Suess - and quite a worthwhile wonderment that turns out to be. :)

[MrMystery96]

yeah, what he said. hahaha, in all seriousness though i have to vote for kiteman jr. its really thr door that got me. anyways, you must be proud.

[Gorfram]

(My earlier comment was deleted by me due to an awkward typo, only to leave me with the even more awkward "(removed by author or community request)" - I promise you it was nothing like anything as bad as that phrase tends to make things sound.)

[Yerboogieman]

#2 looks a lot like you kiteman. Is he going to start an account, kiteson?

[Kiteman]

He's only 8, and rules say 13.

Plus, he's not so interested in the site itself - more the prospect of winning more duct tape.

While I was away for the last couple of days, he turned a soda bottle and some straws into a convertible arm-worn blaster. It is covered in duct tape.

[jumpertoad]

i am only 9 and i typed that in when i made an acount but it said i had 2 be 13 so then i typed 13. it works! i always type in unaccurate information. like emails when you set up acounts!

[Yerboogieman]

You may be 9 but you have the grammar of a 4 year old.

[Kiteman]

You should be careful about joining age-restricted sites, JT.

I can see that you can work a computer, but there are things on the internet that are not suitable for one so young - please, make sure that your parents or carers know that you are using this site, and check with them that you are allowed to do so.

[Yerboogieman]

Also, you will have to take a picture of the Arm-worn Blaster, i'm surious about that one.

[Kiteman]

First picture is the blaster - the clear end fires a wide laser beam.

Second picture is laser - the two points fire the beams.

[Yerboogieman]

Dude that is sweet looking.

[Kiteman]

All his own work, and he's quite proud of it.

[Yerboogieman]

By technicality, a website cannot ask for your email address until the person is 13.

[Warlrosity]

Well, good.... No reason

[DJ Radio]

I wonder what ibles will be like by the time he can join...

[Warlrosity]

Flying cars?Food pills?

[Goodhart]

Very nice.

[Elycian]

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[Kiteman]

(He says "thank you")

[=SMART=]

Door is fantatsic, good thinking !

[zoltzerino]

I see 'Crocs'... GREEN CROCS!!!!!! YAY!

[rommel543]

Excellent work by Kiteman Jr. The creativity on the door is pure genius. I would have taped the door on.

[phalanx447]

Good to go. I like seeing that much creativity in people your age, #2 son!

[Goodhart]

It sure beats the self constructed cardboard boxes I have made recently :-)

[jessyratfink]

He is just too cute! He did a really good job. :D

[Ninzerbean]

Awe, I want one - a son who is into the things I am into, when I suggested we work on the kids sewing 'ible contest together he ran screaming from the room. You can probably still hear him. Great job kid #2! 5*'s

[Warlrosity]

Kiteboy, I am loling myself, But I like YOURS MR KITEMAN

[The Jamalam]

A budding Jr. Kiteman, I see! Keep up the good work!

[munchman]

#2's is the clear winner, sorry kiteman, but his is bigger...

[piperjon]

A *definite* chip of the ol' block, Kiteman, you must be so proud! He's a great young man, and he's already got the Makin' Spirit. And that HINGE!! Definitely awesome in my book. - Pj