KIDS WORKSHOPS AT THE HOME DEPOT

The Home Depot launched the award-winning Kids Workshop program in 1997. The workshops are free, how-to clinics designed for children aged 5-12, available once a month between 9:00 a.m. and noon at all The Home Depot stores. No pre-registration is necessary. Call 800-430-3376 or visit www.homedepotclinics.com to find the nearest store.

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Children, accompanied by an adult, use their skills to create objects that can be used in and around their homes orcommunities. Through the years, these projects have included the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational items, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit.

The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while at the same time help to instill in them a sense of accomplishment and self-esteem. Additionally, the program allows for invaluable one-on-one time between adults and children.

Kids Workshop projects have evolved from the basic picture frame and toolbox to a variety of kits. When The Home Depot began its sponsorship of a race team, the company developed an orange #20 The Home Depot racecar. As part of its Olympic sponsorship, The Home Depot also created Olympic pin collector boards, miniature bobsleds and Olympic-ring tosses.

The workshops themselves provide a destination to disseminate educational materials. In 2004, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s program ENERGY STAR, the company distributed more than 80,000 pieces of information on how to save energy in the children’s homes. This program is called Energy Hog.

Along with a new project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron, similar to The Home Depot associates’ aprons, and an achievement pin.

Fun Facts

Since 1997, 13 million projects have been built at Kids Workshops.
More than 800,000 children built their first toolbox at The Home Depot.
Nearly 600,000 birdhouses have been constructed at Kids Workshops.
More than 500,000 children have built a step stool at Kids Workshops to help them reach higher.
Approximately 120,000 children attend the clinics monthly.