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Not all masterpieces are created with paint. Meet Landon Heavener! He is one of our museum educators but he is also a woodworking artisan. He works hard in his shop to make many beautiful things. You can take a quick tour of his shop and learn how to make a fun and easy woodworking project.

Mr. Landon takes us on a tour of the wood shop in his home!
Learn how to make a pencil holder with Mr. Landon!

SCIENCE

How does sandpaper work? Are all sandpapers the same? Try this EXPERIMENT and find out!


Woodworkers and other makers need to be able to make their creations strong and sturdy. Find out which shapes are strongest through this scientific INVESTIGATION

ENGINEERING

Mr. Landon designed and built this lovely table for the museum! Check out all of his custom designed projects HERE. He made this table out of reclaimed wood, but can you make one out of just newspaper and tape? Find out HERE.

Mr. Landon designed and built this lovely table for the museum! Check out all of his custom designed projects HERE. He made this table out of reclaimed wood, but can you make one out of just newspaper and tape? Find out HERE.

How tall can you build a tower made of just spaghetti and tape? How much weight do you think it can hold? Follow these DIRECTIONS and give it a try!

MATH

Want to make learning geometry more fun? This simple woodworking PROJECT is simple for kids to make and will provide hours of mathematical fun!

WATCH AND LEARN

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

Froggy Builds a House by Jonathan London

CREATE

If you’d like to try some woodworking, here are some simple and fun projects to get you started!

CANDY DISPENSER

CATAPULT

MASON BEE HOUSE

PLANTER BOX

LEGO COAT RACK

If you think you are ready to dive a little deeper and work on developing some Master Carpenter skills, visit this PAGE for a list of creative and interesting projects!