The children will benefit the most with the lessons that can be learned. By correct planning child can see a complex task can be accomplished. Building the structure will show them how a firm foundation will sustain the building as a whole. Every stage of the construction is important and every detail has significance to the overall success of the project. One thing I learned very young when helping my father was to measure twice and cut once. I have never forgotten that simple but true rule. Many mistakes have been caught and corrected before a piece of wood was cut too short.

Working together will as well build team work abilities that will always be useful for children. Getting along and accomplishing a goal bigger than they will be a lesson well learned and utilized in future years. Helping each other hold boards and lifting the walls will also give each member of the family a sense of achievement.

When the project is done the whole family can then help paint the chicken coop. When finally completed each and every member can look at it with pride knowing they had helped. Then there is the biggest responsibility of all, caring for the future inhabitants, the chickens. The daily feeding as well as cleaning of the chicken coop will teach that with care animals will grow and be fruitful. The eggs will taste better and the fried chicken will have a new meaning while the whole family has taken part in creating a way to help feed the family.

Family togetherness started with building a chicken coop.