Comments on: From the Flickr Pool: Kids Take To The Forge http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/09/from-the-flickr-pool-kids-take-to-the-forge/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/09/from-the-flickr-pool-kids-take-to-the-forge/#comment-312105 Sat, 10 May 2008 15:50:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/09/from-the-flickr-pool-kids-take-to-the-forge/#comment-312105 Kids may not always act like they appreciate things like this, but they do keep the memories and lessons with them for the rest of their lives... Corny, but true. Kids may not always act like they appreciate things like this, but they do keep the memories and lessons with them for the rest of their lives…

Corny, but true.

]]> by: tmib_seattle http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/09/from-the-flickr-pool-kids-take-to-the-forge/#comment-311507 Sat, 10 May 2008 03:48:18 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/09/from-the-flickr-pool-kids-take-to-the-forge/#comment-311507 This was a very rewarding experience for all involved. There's a lot the boys have to cover for the metalwork merit badge, and trying to keep 17 boys occupied and engaged while still keeping them safe is a bit of a challenge. What seemed to work best for us was to have several different "stations" set up for different portions of the badge and have the boys rotate through them, so they never got a chance to be idle. We covered a whole lot of stuff that day, and the boys definitely seemed to be enjoying it. (It's neat to see the interest apparent on their faces in the pictures) They'll be returning to the shop in smaller groups to work on their final badge requirements over the next few weekends. Learning even the basics of smithing teaches them a lot of valuable things, not all of which are obvious at first glance. Hopefully they'll take home some lessons from this that will stick with them. --TMIB This was a very rewarding experience for all involved. There’s a lot the boys have to cover for the metalwork merit badge, and trying to keep 17 boys occupied and engaged while still keeping them safe is a bit of a challenge. What seemed to work best for us was to have several different “stations” set up for different portions of the badge and have the boys rotate through them, so they never got a chance to be idle.

We covered a whole lot of stuff that day, and the boys definitely seemed to be enjoying it. (It’s neat to see the interest apparent on their faces in the pictures) They’ll be returning to the shop in smaller groups to work on their final badge requirements over the next few weekends.

Learning even the basics of smithing teaches them a lot of valuable things, not all of which are obvious at first glance. Hopefully they’ll take home some lessons from this that will stick with them.

–TMIB

]]> by: darksabbat http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/09/from-the-flickr-pool-kids-take-to-the-forge/#comment-311197 Fri, 09 May 2008 22:30:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/09/from-the-flickr-pool-kids-take-to-the-forge/#comment-311197 Yes it was a lot of fun teaching the scouts with TMIB. They were a handful at times, but I know I enjoyed it. Yes it was a lot of fun teaching the scouts with TMIB. They were a handful at times, but I know I enjoyed it.

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