Studies prove that children engaged in a hands-on craft develop, among other key skills, confidence, problem solving, and independent thinking.
Dovetails with rapidly the growing trend of increasing a child's hands-on time while decreasing time with video games, tablets, and phones.
Woodworking, due to the many facets of project building, teaches grit and patience.
The author, an expert woodworker with a dozen books in print, has been teaching children the craft of woodworking for two decades.
As it grows, the Maker Movement is trending among families and schools.
Audience
Woodworking enthusiasts
Woodworking and craft instructors
Craft-minded parents and grandparents
Homeschooling Instructors