DadTrends » Activities http://dadtrends.com The best of the Dad-O-Sphere Wed, 23 May 2012 01:59:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kids Stilts http://diyfather.com/content/diy-kids-stilts http://diyfather.com/content/diy-kids-stilts#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 00:05:23 +0000 community http://dadtrends.com/?guid=c239d7fd01f81a4f702cc57e8b53935b Here’s a simple DIY project to build “stilts”. You can do this for or with your child – pretty straight forward, check it out:

Materials Needed:
* two 2x2x8′ timber beams (e.g. pine)
* one 2x4x 12″ piece of wood (e.g. pine)
* two 3/8″ x 4″ Hex Head Bolts
* one 3/8″ Dowel piece 4″ long
* two small rubber cups (or table legs floor / carpet protectors)
* cordless drill with standard wood drill bits

Note: It would be nice to simply buy one 2x4x8′ and rip it in half, but 2×4 timber will almost always bow after being cut.