BUILDER BOARDS Hit the Road

BUILDER BOARDS Hit the Road

The last 3 summers my mega set of Builder Boards went to farmers markets, fundraisers for preschools and a Children’s museum, a Royal Family Kids Camp, a Children’s Art Festival, a neighborhood party, the Boys and Girls club, Camp Side-by-Side,

Builder Boards, a short history

Builder Boards, a short history

…. children taught me Builder Boards could be more than a playhouse. The idea of building a playhouse gave way to the idea of building from a child’s imagination.

Builder Boards: Summer 2018 On the Road

  16secnewsound – Medium Builder Boards, a short history         Years ago when I was working at a Montessori school I designed a set of notched boards kids use to build their own playhouse, and even better, (as children taught me), to build from their...
Builder Boards……24 Years Later

Builder Boards……24 Years Later

Recently a teacher friend completed a set with her class of sixth graders and told me an amusing story about teaching practical math. She divided the class into groups, gave each group a board and the plans, and told them to draw the position of the notches on the board. Of course, each group had the notches in a different position so….. they had to figure out which plan was right.

World’s Largest Set of Builder Boards goes to the Park

World’s Largest Set of Builder Boards goes to the Park

After making the world’s largest set of Builder Boards from recycled and left over plywood,  I took them to the park for a few hours. Ages 1 to adult played. Lots of dads and some teenagers.  A good time was had by all. Here are some pictures:  ...

Builder Boards, a Cedar Set

Ford Pranther set me these two wonderful Bulder Board videos of a cedar set he built. The first set I built was using cedar boards, too.  Its cheaper and you don’t have to worry about finishing, which is a big job.  He shows another way to cut the notches with a...