https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:43:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804685 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:05:49 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2804685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: brilliant! DS has his own - we need to do that next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804508 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:06:57 +0000 looch 2804508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have done the Michaels classes, my son loves them because they’ll get you any supply you want to experiment with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804401 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:54:11 +0000 808love 2804401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For HD, we usually bring our own hammer and screwdriver so we don’t have to fight or wait for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804400 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:49:07 +0000 merriment 2804400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think all the HD workshops require registration, but that doesn't mean that they turn away walk-ins (the whole thing is drop in anytime between the set hours...the first time we went I thought that it was a 3 hour long class, which it definitely is not).<br /> I think your best bet is to get there as early as you can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804394 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:21:11 +0000 Mamaof2 2804394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: we love HD kids workshops</p> <p>They are busy but its never packed to the point of having to wait or not finding table space </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804390 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:51:10 +0000 Mrs D 2804390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the input ladies.</p> <p>I found my HD does require registration - so maybe its a bit less hectic? Who knows...we'll plan to just take the 4 year old and scope it out.</p> <p>I'm waiting for my michaels to release the March classes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804382 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:35:25 +0000 bakingdoodle 2804382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go to the Home Depot workshops. If I were you, I would go once just to scout. we are close to two HD. one of them uses wood planks and use 'cement buckets" as the feet for the table where you work on. The other Homedepot uses larger pieces of wood. One is more busy than the other. It's crazy out there but it's so fun for the kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804378 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:21:42 +0000 merriment 2804378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love the Home Depot workshops, but you definitely need to help kids with the projects.<br /> We always go right when it starts at 9:00 and it's usually pretty quiet. The projects take 30 minutes. You need to register online, but it's free, so if you walk and it looks like a disaster, you can leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804354 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:43:55 +0000 misolee 2804354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love the Home Depot workshops! For ours, they do ask to register but we don't register for a time or anything so you can attend anytime between 9 and 1pm. The 10-11am block is crazy but not too bad. </p> <p>It's free and you do it without an instructor but my husband takes the 5 year old (she's been going since 3) and sometimes the 2 year old. We like the stuff they make :D</p> <p>We've been to a couple of Michael's classes too. Its a small fee (like $6?) but less people. You do have to register for the class and time. The Michaels material they come home with isn't as great as Home Depot. (Home Depot is wood, painted, etc while Michaels has like foam pages with stickers ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804314 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:45:02 +0000 yoursilverlining 2804314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We’ve done several classes at Michaels and they have been fun. There’s never been more than maybe 15 kids there so not crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804289 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:16:47 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2804289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our Home Depot has awesome workshops. We took my son shortly after he turned 3. The only downside for us was that they also had the fire department come out "for the kids", and they kept turning on the fire truck siren every few seconds -- for my child who hates loud noises, it ruined the event. We will be going again to a different location in the hope that they don't have a fire truck right next to the kids tables - he loved the activity and it was very well organized and easy to attend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804288 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:15:08 +0000 kiddosc 2804288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH takes our 5 year old to the Home Depot workshops every month. It does have a tendency to be a little crazy, I would't take a younger sibling that's not working on the project, but there's always plenty of kits, tools, and paint to go around. E has tons of fun doing it though and really likes to show off his work. They also give you an apron your first time and a pin to put on the apron after each project, he loves collecting them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804287 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:01:33 +0000 Anya 2804287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Home Depot workshops are awesome. My daughter has been going since she was 2. It’s the first Saturday of each month and my store does not require registration, though others might. We also have a local grocery store that does kids cooking workshops which are great, they’re like $25 a class though (Home Depot is free). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804286 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:57:56 +0000 Corduroy 2804286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a Home Depot class and it was nuts. There were at least 200 kids there at the same time we went. Taking turns for the tools was rough and there wasn’t even space to turn around. The project took my DD over 90 min but she was on the slow side. </p> <p>Like an idiot I brought my 2.5yo along thinking I could watch him while my almost 5yo did the project. I strongly do not recommend. I’m only 80% sure he didn’t eat a nail. </p> <p>I think I will return with my 5 yo again at some point. But so far I’ve preferred to just buy kits and do them at home. I’m sure the level of chaos varies a lot by location. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804281 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:40:56 +0000 jhd 2804281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did some of the kid classes at Michael’s over the summer and liked them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-box-store-kids-classes#post-2804280 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:35:49 +0000 Mrs D 2804280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wondering what experiences you all have had with the Kids Club at Michaels, or the Kid sessions at Home Depot? I'm sure there are others but those are the two that came to mind.</p> <p>Thinking about signing DD up for a few this spring... </p>