Do you like to do woodworking with your kids? Provided are links to 10 free woodworking patterns for kids. Kids will require adult supervision and assistance, as these are actual woodworking patterns for projects and not made from pre-cut kits.
Safety First When Woodworking with Your Kids
Before using your free woodworking patterns for kids, be sure you have taught your kids the correct way to use the required tools and all safety precautions necessary when woodworking. This will give allow you and your kids to enjoy a fun and educational experience when using these woodworking patterns.
The following links for free woodworking patterns for kids were all active as of the date of this writing.
Oliver’s Step Stool1
Help your kids make a step stool that they can use for hard to reach places. This woodworking pattern was designed by Carla Clipsham and is available on the website Canadian Home Workshop. With only four pieces of wood and 8 screws needed, this is a great beginner’s woodworking project for kids.
Birdhouse for Beginners2
A birdhouse is a favorite woodworking project you can do with your kids. This woodworking pattern is very easy and all the pieces are cut from one board. This free woodworking pattern for kids can be found at the Birds & Blooms website.
Sandbox3
The detailed instructions with measurements for this easy sandbox to make with your kids are given on the website handymanwire. Don’t forget to use a tarp or other cover when the sandbox is not in use to prevent unwanted cats and other creatures from using this as a littler box.
Kid Size Picnic Table4
This free woodworking pattern for kids is available at the Build Easy website. Detailed instructions are given. This picnic table is a great woodworking project for kids with some woodworking experience to test their woodworking skills.
Easy Build See-Saw5
This is another great woodworking project to do with your kids that they will have fun using when completed. You will need galvanized steel window wells for the base, but all the measurements and directions are given by UBuild and displayed on areaguides.com.
Child’s Toolbox6
What fun for a kid to have their own toolbox to hold some woodworking tools. This free woodworking pattern for kids is given by Sawdust Making 101 on their website.
Heart Napkin Holder7
Here is a woodworking project you can help kids make as a gift for mom or anyone else. Measurements and instructions are given by Sawdust Making 101 on their website. This homemade woodworking project will be cherished by both the kids and the lucky person to receive it.
Pen and Pencil Holder8
This free woodworking pattern for kids is also great for a gift idea. You may need to assist a little more in cutting the design on this one. This woodworking pattern is from Free Wood Patterns on their website.
Wall Shelf9
This shelf is a simple woodworking project to make with your kids as you purchase pre-made corbels that attach at the bottom of the shelf to give stability against the wall. Kids will enjoy having a woodworking project they make displayed proudly in your home. This free woodworking pattern for kids is given by Osborne Wood Products, Inc. on their website.
Granddad’s Battle Fleet10
What to do with all those wood scraps after making all these woodworking projects with your kids? This woodworking project is the perfect solution. Help your kids use wood scraps to make toys they can play with. Instructions are given by UBuild at areaguides.
1) Carla Clipsham; Oliver’s Step Stool; Canadian Home Workshop
2) Birds & Blooms; Birdhouse for Beginners; Birds & Blooms
3) handymanwire; Building a Sandbox; handymanwire
4) BuildEasy; Making a Kid Size Picnic Table; Build Easy
5) UBuild; Easy to Build See-Saw; areaguides
6) Sawdust Making 101; Child’s Toolbox; Sawdust Making 101
7) Sawdust Making 101; Heart Napkin Holder; Sawdust Making 101
8) Free Wood Patterns; Pen and Pencil Holder Free Plans; Free Wood Patterns
9) Osborne Wood Products, Inc.; Projects – Corbels; Osborne Wood Products, Inc.
10) UBuild; Granddad’s Battle Fleet; areaguides
