Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Building Workshops for Kids!

Seems everyone is getting into the transportation mood this month for the various kid's building clinics. So get on-board and take your tyke to one of several fun workshops this month. Don't forget to sign up early though...

• September 10: Wooden Police Car with Flashing Light - Lowe's
• September 24: Fire Truck with Working Siren - Lowe's
• October 1: Fire Rescue Helicopter - Home Depot

Lowe's (3900 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti and 5900 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor) offers their kids Build and Grow Building Clinics two Saturday's a month at 10:00 a.m. The workshop fills quickly and provides kids the opportunity to use real tools (a hammer, nails, screws and screwdrivers) to build toys and other usable objects. The Home Depot's Kids Workshops (3300 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti and  45900 Michigan Ave., Canton) offer useful projectsfor kid's age 5-12. The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while at the same time helping to instill a sense of accomplishment. Their workshops run the first Saturday of every month 9:00 a.m. - noon. Both clinics give children their own apron and a certificate of completion or a patch!