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Lowe’s Build and Grow: School Locker

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Photograph Credit: Lowe's

Depending on how much rain we get this weekend from Hurricane Irene, our family may or may not be attending our local Lowe’s home improvement store. This storm is huge! For those of you in Irene’s path, please use your time wisely and find safety during the storm.

If you are venturing out Saturday morning for a family activity, then you might want to add a stop at your local Lowe’s Build and Grow clinic.

What: Build a free school locker
When: Saturday, August 27, 2011
Where: Your local Lowe’s home improvement store
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

These clinics fill up quickly. Be sure to register your attendance at your local Lowe’s and arrive no later than 10:15 a.m. to the event. For other tips and details on the Lowe’s Build and Grow clinics, refer to my detailed post here.

Photograph Credit: Lowe's

After this Saturday’s event, the next Lowe’s Build and Grow project will be on Saturday, September 10, 2011, building a police car. You can register for both the August 27 and the September 10 events through Lowe’s web site.

Wishing you all a great, safe, family-filled weekend!

Question: Are you planning to stay in or go out this weekend? Please leave your answer in the comments.

Lowe’s Build and Grow: Binoculars

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Another great fun free family activity will be on Saturday at Lowe’s home improvement stores across the United States where kids can build binoculars. (I think these will be coming along to the ballpark at our next baseball game.)

Photograph Credit: Lowe's

Here are the details:

Date:  Saturday, July 23

Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Where: Local Lowe’s stores

Project: Binoculars

On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., the Lowe’s Build and Grow clinic offers a free project to each child. A different project is built at each session. At the child’s first clinic, he or she will be given a Lowe’s apron and safety goggles along with the event’s project.

Since the stores run out of projects, I highly recommend registering for the event (assuming you are planning to attend). To register, visit Lowe’s Build and Grow’s web site and proceed through steps 1 -3. At the end of the registration, there is a waiver to print. Though we have arrived without the waiver, I try to take it to the event since I like having the verification of our registration in hand.

We learned the hard way that you really need to register AND arrive before 10:15 a.m. at our local Lowe’s. In the past, we have arrived at 10:30 a.m. only to discover that all the projects had been distributed. Our store only holds the projects for registered attendees until 10:15 a.m. The projects are then given out first come, first served.

In addition to the project each child makes, Lowe’s also provides a certificate and a patch, with a picture of the current project. The patch can be sewn or glued (with Liquid Stitch) onto the child’s apron. When we fill up an apron with patches, I will remind that child at the next event to request a new apron.

After this Saturday’s event, the next Lowe’s Build and Grow clinic will be on Saturday, August 13, 2011, building a school house photo holder. You can register for both the July 23 and August 13 events through the Lowe’s web site.

Hope you and your family enjoy a great weekend together.

Question: Does your family enjoy attending the Lowe’s Build and Grow clinics?