Introducing our Beat the Boredom Series
Fun Woodworking Projects for your Budding Woodworkers
Our Beat The Boredom series started life in our Axminster retail outlets. Designed to help fill the hours of the school holidays with simple projects for children, our Beat The Boredom classes are always fully booked. With our retail stores now fully open, but our Axminster Skill Centres temporarily closed, we're bringing these projects online for you to enjoy at home instead.
We’ll bring the in-store experience to you with fun woodworking projects for you to try with children of all ages. Providing a list of tools and materials, and visual step by step instructions, our expert Skill Centre Tutors will guide you through a range of fun and innovative woodworking project ideas.
Our Beat the Boredom projects are open to children (or adults!) of all ages but for safety purposes, please ensure children are accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
Projects to try...
These will provide budding crafters with creative inspiration and a chance to learn new hand tool skills.
Mini Wheelbarrow Planter Our Mini Wheelbarrow Planter is a great way to entertain the children over the long Easter break. Get creative and get outside!Part 1 - Get organised In our example, we used 15mm...
Easter Egg Catapult Want to get creative with the kids? Why not give our fun Easter Egg Catapult project a try? Designed for beginners with supervision when drilling. Part 1 – Organise the template Print...
Pine Cone Trees Want to get creative with the kids? Why not give our 'oh-so' fun pine cone trees project a try? Part 1 - Select materials and paint Select your pine cones and the...
Our next Beat The Boredom project is a fun and festive christmas tree! Made using a scroll saw and very few other tools, this project is ideal for children under adult supervision.
Branch Wreath Brighten up your home with our decorative branch wreath project for guaranteed smiles! Part 1 - Cut rounds Select some branch material of differing thickness and cut rounds. To do this, we used...
Toilet Roll Holder For guaranteed smiles and lots of fun, why not give this cheeky toilet roll holder a go with the kids? Part 1 - Mark out Using a rule mark out four squares...
Tiered Bird Table A great woodworking project to make with the kids, this wooden tiered bird table offers a year round feeding station, and guaranteed happy visitors! Part 1 - Dismantle a pallet Firstly, find...
Bird Coat Rack If you’re looking for inspiration on how to entertain the children during the Summer holidays, why not try our latest Beat The Boredom project? With just a small selection of tools and...
Wooden Stained Glass Window If you’re looking for inspiration on how to entertain the children during the Summer holidays, why not try our latest Beat The Boredom project? With just a small selection of tools...
Our popular Beat The Boredom series is back with another brand new woodworking project, designed with younger children in mind. Catch fish and other underwater creatures with our latest woodworking project with our fantastic educational...
Love dogs, or know someone who does? Why not paws what you're doing and get creative! With the half term just around the corner, now's the perfect time to make this fabulous Sausage Dog Crayon...
Our latest Beat The Boredom project is ideal if you're looking to create the perfect Christmas or winter scene with the kids! Our super cute and simple slotted christmas tree will help to make your...
Fancy a wooden christmas tree this year? Wooden Christmas trees are becoming the must-have festive decoration for the home. Make your very own version with our latest Beat The Boredom project, designed with kids in...
Now we're officially in December, we're back to bring you our next Beat The Boredom project! This super cute branch snowman is easy to make, designed with younger kids in mind. With its rustic charm...
Big, bold and beautiful! Why not try your hand at creating our stunning wooden elephant family with our final Beat The Boredom project for the summer? Designed with younger kids in mind, the wooden elephants...
Ready, set, go! Our next Beat The Boredom project is a simple push along wooden car, designed with younger kids in mind. With its tactile curved design and smooth wheels, we think they’ll love zooming...
The latest project in our Beat The Boredom series is a simple yet fun wooden peg game. Designed for younger kids, this game is great to play at home, in the car or on your...
If you’re looking for inspiration on what to do with the kids, why not try our latest Beat The Boredom project? With just a small selection of workshop tools, get hands on making a bright,...
Fly high with another great woodworking project from our Beat The Boredom series. This week, our child friendly project is a wooden toy aeroplane. Ideal for younger child with adult supervision, this super cute plane...
Ideal for someone who has just received their new scroll saw or a younger budding woodworker, our wooden heart coasters project is great for those who like simple home accessories. The set would make a...
Build a versatile wooden caddy with the kids, great for so many purposes! The caddy could be used as a plant pot holder, knitting storage or even as a bathroom tote. Multifunctional, this wooden caddy...
The next project in our online Beat The Boredom series are these cute wooden block owls! Owls seem to have always been a bird that sparks the creative imagination and have been associated with the...
Set your child's imagination free with this wooden sword and shield. Part of our online Beat The Boredom series, this project is designed with intermediate woodworkers in mind due to the use of machines and is...
The next woodworking project for kids in our online Beat The Boredom series is wooden giant dice. Suitable for use amongst families and friends, these giant dice make the perfect garden games equipment. Designed with...
If you've got slightly older children who are keen to get hands on with woodworking this Spring, take a look at our next woodworking project for kids. The fifth in our online Beat The Boredom...
Part of our online Beat The Boredom series, here's another fun woodworking project to try with the children this weekend. Have a go at making a wooden hand clapper toy, designed for slightly older kids...
Part of our online Beat The Boredom series, this week we’ve got a brilliant yet simple woodworking project to get your younger kids inspired. Ideal for young children with adult supervision, our latest woodworking project...
We've got another fantastic woodworking project for kids; our wooden robot project is ideal for any beginner woodworker. Ideal for young children with an interest in learning more about woodworking and getting hands on, this is...
Looking for another great woodworking project for young kids? Take a look at our Wooden Heart project, designed for little ones with the help of an adult. Forming part of our online Beat the Boredom...
Check out our first Beat the Boredom woodworking project for young kids- a simple nail & string project, using tools and materials found at home.
More to come...
Join us every week as our friendly team show you how to make fun, useful items using tools you'll find at home or in your workshop! Watch this space...
Also, why not take a look at our Skill Centre At Home series? Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4pm our Skill Centre tutors will bring the Skill Centre to your home with live videos, woodworking projects and top tips.
Win a £25 Gift Card...
For a chance of winning at £25 Axminster Gift Card, simply show us what Beat the Boredom projects you've completed by uploading them to Instagram, Facebook or on to our Community Forum.
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Take a photo of your project.
Tag It
Use the #BeatTheBoredom hashtag and upload it to one of the following;
Win It
Send us your Beat the Boredom creations for a chance to win a £25 Axminster Gift Card - one to be won each month!
Get connected!
If you're searching for Beat the Boredom projects, you'll find them on the Knowledge website. Alternatively, follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date on all the latest from our Beat the Boredom series. Connect with us using #BeatTheBoredom to @AxminsterTools.
