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Cautionary Tales For Children
Wonderful witty poems great for reading to your children. The stories and rhymes will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
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Research has shown how important YOU are to your children and how as a dad the things you do, and keep on doing, really count, whether you live with them, or you are a single dad and are only able see them once a month, once a week or more, what you do really matters. This site is dedicated to all dads but will be of special relevance to the single dad. Remember, you are half the reason your children exist and they need you whether you live with them or not. As their dad, you have what it takes to make their lives successful and fulfilling no matter how often you see them. This site is about all the positive things that we as parents have to offer our children.
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Steam train tender
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A perfect accompaniment to the Steam Locomotive, a tender with real rolling wheels
If you've made the Steam Train Locomotive project, or are thinking about it then you might be interested in this lovely little tender project. Once you have mastered the simple art of making the basic train car base, you can make all manner of different carriages and train cars. The best one to start with is the tender.
The fully illustrated instructions include guide measurements for the basic train car chassis and the tender box on top, but given that this model is made from junk, you'll also have to use your inventiveness where your parts are not exactly the same as the ones used here. We used foam board to make the box shape, but you could use any thick corrugated cardboard. Cover it with glossy ink jet paper or wrapping paper for a very clean finish.
Thomas the Tank Engine, was, as his name clearly says, a tank engine, that is a steam engine that carried its coal and water in the locomotive itself. Where trains were used for pulling passenger carriages, for longer journeys than just shunting around the sidings, the locomotive's fuel (coal, wood, or even oil), was stored in a tender that was towed behind the locomotive. The tender not only carried a supply of fuel but also had a large water tank. Water was needed because the fire in the boiler turned water into steam which was used to power the huge driving pistons that made the wheels go round. A typical train tender might have carried as much as 14 tons of coal and 10,000 gallons of water. Yet this was only enough for relatively short trips, for longer journeys between big cities, the train would have had to pick up more coal and water along the way!
This great little project is easier than you think and is the start of making your whole great looking train set. So what exactly are you waiting for? Make this wonderful model, and the steam train, which together are perfect for hours of fun and enjoyment.
 
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Make toys from junk
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You can make the most incredible toys using just about any old junk. Kids love things to be quick, so get busy with a glue gun with its instant, incredible sticking power and the ability to glue almost anything to anything. Suddenly an old detergent bottle has so many exciting possibilities.  Combine that with a can of quick drying spray paint and a permanent marker, and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to be, well, a rocket scientist, or an engineer, or a magician. The toys you can make from junk are amazing and the most fun to play with and you’ll find you can add engineer and magician to your growing list of titles. Simple, easy to follow downloadable instructions and graphic printer sheets will help you and
your kids make the most fantastic looking models. This canoe was made out of two shampoo bottles and really floats; great
All our downloads
are gorgeous, and the instructions
couldn't be easier to follow, with projects from the simplest to the most advanced, all explained in beautiful pictorial detail. The instructions are all original and like nothing else you'll find on the web. What’s more, we've made them all and had a lot of fun making them, so even before you start, you'll know it can be done. On dadcando you’ll find projects for every skill level, and my kids have play tested every model, so we know they work in the playability department as well.
In fact, it must be said, often they have more play value than expensive shop bought toys.. Don't worry if you don't have exactly the same junk as us, making things from junk is not an exact science; let your creativity and problem solving skills show through. When making from junk there are no rules. Start collecting empty packaging right now and within a week or two you'll have enough to build your first model from Junk.
Making stuff from junk is a great way to recycle your rubbish, and very soon, just like your children, when you see an empty ice cream carton, a wire coat hanger, or a used Tetrapak you won't see rubbish, you'll see a rocket port, a ship, or a dog kennel.
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