Of course I trust my own kids to be careful and agile enough to be safe on this death trap, but we didn't want to take any chances with the rag-tag miscellaneous friends of them. So we decided to adorn the 7ft platform with safety railing.
To add to the effect (and to get some parallel helper working), I pulled out our kids' hammer as well as their great-grandfather Harold's hammer which he bequeathed to me during his lifetime. He was a prolific craftsman, and I thought it was fitting to tie it all together:
First we hauled up all the railing frames built out of 2x4s. Our ten year old pulled out the guns and really helped with this effort:
Meanwhile, the five year old stays out of trouble with a book:
Ten year old's math helped us chop 13 12' flat boards into 3' pickets. With this load, some 1 1/2" nails, and three hammers, we went to town hammering away!
A job well done!
Next up.. Roof? Maybe a slide or something like that? Or cool gadgets like ringer bell, knocker, or Gatling gun?? :D
