Kids Skills, Handy as a Parent

When I was a kid technology wasn't in so much abundance. When we wanted to have fun on a nice day we went outside. On the days that required more than one layer to survive , time outside was limited. The best days were when you can go outside and be creative , and get dirty. We traveled the neighborhood everyday like we discovered the area for the first time . There was no gaming system to hog all your time or, any of the social media crap to cloud your judgment and form your opinions for you. Only the fresh air and the world around you.

I had a particular set of skills that came in handy in the neighborhood . I could build a fort out of anything , anywhere I wanted. The size of the area did not matter , simply tell me where it should stand and I could make it happen. I built forts for all my friends and even some for kids i did not get a long with so well . I was the fort contractor.

 I'm and adult now and, no my fort building days are far from over. I don't build in the woods much anymore do to the fact that there isn't really a good wooded area near my house to do so. I am a dad and my kids love to build tents out of blankets and all that fun stuff. Recently I have found my self being a little bit of an over achiever. I brought home a good size box from work and made a fort for my son. He is happy with it and loves to play in it but, here comes the fort building kid in me. I can't help looking at this box fort and thinking about what it could be , MORE!

So my three year old son's box fort will have the following :

1. A cut out for a phone to act as a movie screen
2. An exhaust fan to pull out hot air
3. Lights mounted on the inside and outside 
4. Shelving for his drink and snacks 
5. and the list is growing...

Hopefully i can achieve greatness as did the following people.