Men's Shed manager Dave Harper talks tools with Ben Dewhirst, 4, and Carter Montgomery, 3, during a visit to The Men's Shed. Photo: NATASHA MITCHELL
Otumoetai Playcentre families saw woodworkers in action when they visited The Men's Shed on Tuesday to thank them for their new carpentry cupboards.
Men's Shed volunteers built two cupboards, one for tools and one for resources, as part of a recent revamp of the Playcentre's carpentry play area. They also
made a resource trolley. In return, the non-profit centre donated $500 to The Men's Shed.
Otumoetai Playcentre member Natasha Mitchell says the new cupboards have transformed carpentry and construction play at the centre.
"Children love getting to use real tools at Playcentre. With the new cupboards it's now much easier for them to find the right tool, and things like nails, screws, string and tape are right beside them, ready to use. We reckon we've got the best preschool carpentry set-up in Tauranga now, thanks to the help of The Men's Shed team," she says.
"It's also great for the children to meet the people who built the cupboards and see how adults use tools to make things."
