Lowe's Build and Grow

Kevin brought home a Build and Grow car from Lowes that he made with Will. Both boys were very into it, so on the next trip he got a tic tac toe/checker game box that he made with Westley.

I knew that Lowes and Home Depot have workshops for kids, but we had never been.

We were inspired after making these kits (and realizing that the kits we had done that cost $5-12 in the store but are what you make for free during the workshops)

So, the next day I took them to the Monster Truck Build and Grow event.

You are supposed to preregister on their website but I was unable to because it was full. I called and they said to come anyway as often times people do not show up.
So we did, and got there right at 10am and got in. Good to know that even if you are registered you should go at 10:00am because people were still coming at 10:45am and at that point they were out of Monster Trucks.

Kevin couldn't go with us to the workshop, so it was all me. My putting things together skills are very weak. It's been a weakness of mine since 3rd grade with the puzzle part of the GATE test kept me from passing. The families around us finished before us. I got hung up on using the wrong size nail (in my defense no where did it say there were two slightly longer nails, and Will just handed it to me so we used it). I kept my patience though and we got it made (Kevin made fun of me for putting the monster wing things on wrong, but whatever, real trucks don't even have that).
And Westley slammed his finger with the hammer and has a blood blister under his nail, but besides all that it was a good time and we will go again when we can!