Playhouse Materials | Events

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - and call in favors! So, I gave my Dad plans for a playhouse. What resulted?

A months-long project! It consumed our entire family (2.5 year old included), encompased many friends, and drew on materials gathered from Portland to Alaska.

Once again, we're calling on the collective and varied talents (and materials) of our friends and family to build a playhouse for the Children's Museum of Tacoma's Playing Under the Stars event. Can you help? Our goal last time was to use materials from our collective home improvement projects. I don't think we bought a 2x4 or a piece of plywood. The front porch was constructed from ends off our front porch, interior flooring came from my parents' barn, and the back deck was a host of fencing projects. We'd like to do the same this year. Got anything to donate?

Last time we spent days on the small details: shutters, door designs, the roof ridge, and nautical hardware. My father-in-law hunted down materials on countless errands. My uncle was called upon for building expertise. Our son climbed over every inch at every step of the way, 'testing' it. A friend from Portland drove up to help out many weekends. Oh, and we built it out at Hood Canal, so we pulled in a huge favor from Jeff Woodworth and had it lifted by a boom truck and delivered to Tacoma (see photo).

We begin building this weekend. Check back as our plans unfold - we may need assistance again!

by Reena Hensley | Comments (0)

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