Make a Clock Together

My son made a clock, when he was eight, with a little direction from me. We bought the items needed in the craft section of our local department store.

Here's what you would need:

Clock parts package
An unfinished wooden plague
A picture from an old calendar or magazine
Polyurethane or other protective coating

Here's how we did it:

We started by finding the center of the piece of wood and drilled a hole big enough for the post of the clock works, to fit through. Then, he sanded the wood. Next, he cut and attached the picture, with glue, in the center. This next part is a little tricky (or sticky), especially if your child is still young. We used the polyurethane on his clock. But if it's going to be something indoors, like a clock, there are other types of coating that is easier to clean up, found in the craft department of your local store. After allowing it to dry completely we attached the numbers, they had sticky backs. We printed out a clock coloring page from online to help with the placement of the numbers. Then, at last, he put the clock works on the back with the post going through the hole, to the front, for the hands.