Help Your Child With His First Model Airplane Building Attempt

My advice today is short and sweet. The temptation to take over when you are working with kids is great, but if you do that, the child may lose interest and feel that it is no longer his project, but yours.

Help your child with his first kit.

You'll notice that I didn't say, "build your child's first kit for him." I said, "help" him with it. Sometimes instructions are not totally clear to a child and you can explain them in plain English. He may not know what "sand until smooth" means. If you feel that you just cannot resist taking over, excuse yourself for an hour or so while you go buy your own kit.

In the next post, we'll touch on actually flying the plane. Remember, this first one was supposed to be small and simple, so it should be ready to take off in a day or two at the most. I'll cross my fingers for good flying weather to come your way.