I made 8 of these birdhouses, 4 for a party for my 3 1/2 yo and his friends ranging from 4 1/2 to 3. The kids painted on the windows and doors, then glued and nailed the houses together.
Making these kid friendly was a lot more time consuming then I thought. It took about 3 1/2 hours to get all the pieces for 8 houses cut and milled, then 10+ hours to do all the predrilling, painting, and other misc tasks, including building a kid sized workbench.
I rabbited the sides so the pieces would fit together more easily for the kids. The roofs are 5/8 beveled siding. I liked the tapering effect as it gets narrow towards the soffits and leaving the roofs in teh rough makes it more rustic looking. The porch roof sits on a ledger and the posts are connected with dowels. The inside includes a ladder effect (seriers of small kerfs) for young birds to get out earlier (I read that helps, but I don't know). The back roof panel is also screwed on to allow for cleaning.
7/8" #3 cedar with exterior primer and paint. Details are exterior acrylic paint.
the kids (and parents) had a blast and all the houses went together without and major problems or broken pieces.
Making these kid friendly was a lot more time consuming then I thought. It took about 3 1/2 hours to get all the pieces for 8 houses cut and milled, then 10+ hours to do all the predrilling, painting, and other misc tasks, including building a kid sized workbench.
I rabbited the sides so the pieces would fit together more easily for the kids. The roofs are 5/8 beveled siding. I liked the tapering effect as it gets narrow towards the soffits and leaving the roofs in teh rough makes it more rustic looking. The porch roof sits on a ledger and the posts are connected with dowels. The inside includes a ladder effect (seriers of small kerfs) for young birds to get out earlier (I read that helps, but I don't know). The back roof panel is also screwed on to allow for cleaning.
7/8" #3 cedar with exterior primer and paint. Details are exterior acrylic paint.
the kids (and parents) had a blast and all the houses went together without and major problems or broken pieces.
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Reminds me of a housing development I once lived in..better not come home "under the influence" or u may wind up in the wrong house! All kidding aside, you will have some lucky birds
Good looking job.
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