It can be hard manage kids while you are working on home improvement projects. While it might be fastest in terms of the project - and sometimes safest - to have the kids well-away while you work, if you can find a safe and appropriate way for your kids to help you out a little (even if they can't help with everything), not only will your kids learn something, and you'll get work done on your project, but you'll likely both have a lot of fun.
When you figure out how a child can help with a real project, you also need to make sure you have appropriately sized tools and are teaching safety as well. Some big name tool manufacturers have tapped into this and make smaller sized tools appropriate for smaller sized hands - and smaller sized safety goggles for smaller sized faces. When a full-sized hammer it too unweildy for your child's hands, leading to a not quite direct hit to a nail, a smaller hammer can help your child do it just right.
Carpentry and simple contrstruction is also a great lesson in basic math - and more complex geometry. From counting nails and the turns of a screw to talking about angles and degrees when fitting a mortise to a tenon, a building project can be building more than a piece of furniture or a piece of a house; it can build an understanding of how shapes and planes work and fit together to create our world.
One of the greatest things to come out of incorporating your kids into your home improvement projects is a sense of accomplishment for both of you. Even if the project takes a longer time than expected, you will have finished it, you will have taught your child some lessons in home care and maintenance, taught about persistence and follow-through, and maybe other things along the way. You will have a shared sense of accomplishment and some important family bonding. While sometimes a challenge, including your kids as your tackle home improvement projects can be great for all of you.
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