Engaging children in creative projects becomes effortless with this guide, which offers a variety of designs for building imaginative structures and toys. Starting with essential tools and materials, it covers everything from outdoor clubhouses and rafts to indoor piñatas and scooters. Each project is designed to be simple and accessible, encouraging parents and kids to collaborate on fun, hands-on activities. With David Stiles as your guide, transforming ideas into reality is both enjoyable and achievable.
Build your own treehouses, swing sets, skate ramps, Ninja courses, and more! Kids and families of all ages are rediscovering the great outdoors, including their own backyards. It is more important than ever to be able to entertain our kids at home, teach them about nature, and give them a great time building, exercising, staying in shape, and working together. All of these actions help foster independence, confidence, and growth. In Do-It-Yourself Backyard Playgrounds, authors Jean and David Stiles offer user-friendly plans (all hand-drawn by David) and step-by-step instructions to help you build something great in your own backyard. They offer a range of easy, timeless projects that can be made in an afternoon—trolley ride, treasure chest, circle swing, lemonade stand—alongside more ambitious projects, like the warped wall and treehouse. Learn how to build a complete Ninja adventure course and see how the treehouse can double as a home base for the adventure course that radiates from it! The book includes photos of projects (during construction and completed), and explanatory step-by-step illustrations.
The fourth edition of the classic DIY guide for backyard builders includes 23
shed designs to suit all needs and tastes, including many for specialised
gardens.
Based on the success of their three previous bestselling books--Cabins, Sheds
and Playhouses You Can Build, the authors have combined their skills and
experience to walk readers step-by-step through the selection and construction
of a workshop. 300+ illustrations.
Build the woodland hideaway of your dreams! From an elegant gazebo on the water to a rustic log cabin, this practical guide provides complete plans and illustrated step-by-step instructions for constructing more than 20 low-cost, sturdy, and beautiful outdoor structures. With expert advice on basic building techniques, necessary tools, and safety considerations, David and Jeanie Stiles show you everything you need to know to create your own dazzling garden pavilion, tree house, sauna hut, and more.
Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build shows how average "do-it-yourself" families can easily and affordably bring to life a "Hobbit's Treehouse," a "Pirate's Playhouse," or a "Crow's Nest" in their own backyards! There are a lot of books out there filled with enchanting photos of elaborate treehouses and playhouses built by professionals and costing tens of thousands to build. For the rest of us, there's bit of elbow grease, a lot of imagination, a trip to the hardware store-and Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build. Authors David and Jeanie Stiles are the best-selling authors of a number of books on treehouses with sales of over 150,000 copies. They have created another straightforward how-to-build book filled with beautiful hand-drawn step-by-step illustrations that are easy to follow and describe in detail how to create each project. They include tips on budgeting, using basic tools, buying materials, and kid- and adult-friendly instructions! Even for DIY novice types, this book simplifies the building process and inspires families of all types to work together and build cool stuff.
Provides information on tools, ropes, knots, ladders, and other equipment and
supplies needed for building a tree house, and offers five basic designs that
can be built.
Live large by building small!Do you daydream about downsizing your living
space? Or perhaps you long for a more eco-friendly and sustainable way of
life. The tiny house movement continues to gain popularity as more and more
people look to simplify their lives and reconnect with nature.
An expanded and updated edition of the classic guide for backyard builders
covers all the issues: use, cost, placement, difficulty, and construction
basics; and provides detailed illustrations, plans and commonsense advice.
Children and adults will enjoy this coloring book that captures the magic and
memories of backyard tree houses. You may even be inspired to design and build
a tree house of your own! The book also includes drawing activities and tips
for painting with watercolors.
