Bird Houses

One of the projects we wanted to work on while in Toronto was the building of bird houses because you can go to Home Depot and buy the materials whereas it is hard to buy wood in Singapore...or maybe even impossible. We wanted to do this project for fun and for no other reason but it turns out that the boys can earn a Carpenter badge for Scouts as a result of working with wood. Two weeks ago we got the cedar from Rona and last week we borrowed some tools from Auntie Dee. And then today was the day and we really worked almost from morning til night. We had to go to Auntie Dee's again to borrow a few more tools and then to the Home Depot again. So it was a big production but the boys are now in bed with their bird houses illuminated in their room. Tomorrow we will put them outside. It was a fun project even though it took a lot longer than we expected! Yes, you can buy a bird house for $9.99 that looks similar at Canadian Tire. But that's too easy and would not earn the feeling of satisfaction and...a badge! Well done, Frunty and Pit! And thanks to Papa for lots of guidance and to Auntie Dee for lending some of the tools! Hopefully the birds will be happy too!