A funky birdhouse, kid DIY style

My son and I are still trying to figure out what to do with the rest of our summer.

We were both in a real funk today. We just didn't know what to do with ourselves. We tried a walk to the store, then spent some time in the pool, but we were flat out bored.

I have my son helping me on a DIY project, but without the right tools on hand, I had to temporarily hault progress. So, we stared at each other and debated what to do with the long haul ahead. I thought maybe day trips, maybe short new camping excursions... but my heart just really desired to... build.

Then I suggested we build that bird house he's been begging me to do with him forever.

So we head into the mess mayhem I call a garage. I started him off with the main body, but his own quirky artistic personality quickly competed with my own and we bonked heads. I finally gave up and left him to his own devices.

And this is what I found later on. It earned a place of honor in the birdhouse garden.

Check out the tall skinny one on the left!

What?!? He revamped the roof!

And added a base. This boy is onto something!!!

Well... that did it. I knew there was great potential to be had with this little endeavor. REAL birdhouses covered in delicious authentic junk of course! So I think I know what our next project needs to be.

See this amazing thing? It's from my brother. I brought it home from my mom's estate sale. I needed more riff raff standing around like a hole in the head, but oh my gosh... this would be soooo wonderful in the garage for our tools and funky bits of this and that! For our birdhouse factory you know.

Uh.. yeah. My poor starving artist son was forced to work in THIS chaotic mess.

Enough! Two artists are chomping at the bit for a REAL workshop. Maybe I should read my own silly workshop seminar on this again for encouragement. :)

We're now officially on a mission. Birdhouses must be built you know!

Curious what's on our list of DIY's to come?

Build a clothes closet system.
Revamp the garage/workshop
Build a  junk computer table (20% done)
Finish painting/building my sidetable for my bedroom.
Paint that desk in the garage ( my dad's ) and get it workin' in the boy's room.
Two palette footstools.
Patio table creation.

And... more cool birdhouses. Who has time to camp! I think we're officially motivated. :)

How about your kiddos? 

Are they inspiring builders/artists/DIYers? 

Do you involve them in the build of your DIY projects too?