This is a great activity for children to get the feel of how a hammer works, and to assess risk. – making sure their fingers are at a safe distance from the impact area.
We use stumpy hammers because children can find full-sized ones difficult to control.
GEAR NEEDED
- hammer
- saw
- log piece
- assortment of screws, nails, nuts, bolts, eyelet rivets etc. to make imprints
INSTRUCTIONS
Its really simple, using any piece of wood, or saw to cut size or shape you want out of a log peice.
Take your assortment of little metal parts, place them on the wood surface (make sure the wood is in a sturdy place)
Have your child hammer the metal peices into the wood surface.
Take It further…
- Try imprinting other found items.
- Try making faces out of your imprints
- Try imprinting circular patterns