Ever promise your kid you'd make them something?

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some suggestions....silly fun. Just ad some potoons.

[idragen]

good luck OP!

[a4racer]

...and my kid is still loving cycling and has a hard crush on the Trek Fuel Jr. Santa brought a 3d printer to the house and we're loving the affinity to STEM!

This pops up on bikerumor today...I'm going to take a long hard look at this!!!

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Originally Posted by a4racer

...and my kid is still loving cycling and has a hard crush on the Trek Fuel Jr. Santa brought a 3d printer to the house and we're loving the affinity to STEM!



This pops up on bikerumor today...I'm going to take a long hard look at this!!!

Uh oh! Trouble!!

[likebikes]

So what ever ended up happening with the thing in the op?

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I just wanted to chime in, and urge you to do your very best to make this bond with your daughter bear good fruit. Hearing of young kids with their curiosity aroused enough to pursue its implementation fills me up with just a little bit of optimism.

I love coming across such well-founded practical world optimism in young individuals, and I very firmly believe that if this is nurtured or given the right breeding ground, it could very well serve as a solid foundation for your child's future.

Finally, and a soap box racer immediately pops into my head when I hear your parameters for the hands-on project.

Good luck whatever it is, and do keep us posted.

EDIT: I don't pay nearly enough attention to dates as I should.

[Avincent52]

(Edit: Only just now noticed that this thread is two years old. But I'll leave the comment up for any other dad looking for child-based advice about a project with their kid.)

Your daughter sounds really awesome, and it's great that you're taking her ideas seriously.

You've gotten enough input on engineering, so I'll give you a little input on kids.

Even smart and serious minded kids--like your daughter, and my kids--are still kids. They come up with ideas, and they abandon them just as quickly.

So I'd
a) Try to get something started quickly. Kids have a different sense of time than we do. Two weeks may seem "quick" to us, but may feel like "forever" to a kid of that age.
b) Take her specs seriously, and also have a serious conversation as to why certain things will be easy--painting it red-- and others might be hard--hand drive.
c) Let her help. As much as possible get her involved in the process. Give her a little job that's within her capability, and leave her alone (meaning not hovering)

Again, let me commend you for doing this. Really, what she wants is to make something with her dad, and if you can do that, regardless of how the wheels are driven, you and she will have built not only a vehicle, but a memory that'll last forever.

Good luck. And post a pic of the process and the result if you're so inclined.