06.03.2008 1:08 pm

Free project-building workshops for kids

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This weekend would be a good time to take a break from remodeling the bathroom and bond with your little contractor-to-be. After all, one day he or she will grow up and be expected to tackle that honey-do list of home projects.

Drop by any Home Deport from 9 a.m. until noon this Saturday for the next Kids Workshop. Once a month, the stores hold a session that allows kids to build something. This month, it’s a catamaran (just in case their future spouse needs one).

The sessions are free, including all the materials and equipment.

Of course, the idea is to get the wallet-bearing parents in the store on a Saturday morning — project day. And darn it, last time I spent $30 before making out the front door.

PHOTO: Adults help kids build a flower planter at a recent workshop at the Sunset Hills location. Photo by Charles Williams/P-D