• Wood makes a versatile craft supply item for boys' projects.wood image by Henryk Olszewski from Fotolia.com
  
  Teach your son the benefits of making something by hand, being creative and using art skills by completing crafts together. A variety of kid-related craft projects are available, encompassing skills such as measurement, hand-eye coordination, painting, sanding and precision. Consider using wood as your base project material for its ease of availability and sizing (you can cut wood down to fit just about every project, from artist accessories to toys).
  
  

Easel

• Boys who are into the arts and enjoy working with their hands may want to build themselves a painter's easel. A trip with a parent to the hardware store should complete the requirements, which include a number of pieces of wood, plastic containers to hold art supplies, plus items that may already be found in the garage such as a hinge, bolts, nuts, washers, screws and rope. Once built, use the easel to prop up large drawing pads or a piece of blackboard material or to hold posters.
  
  

Treasure Box

• If your child enjoys collecting baseball cards or playing with tiny toy soldiers or just needs a place to store school supplies such as pencils and paper clips, he may be interested in a simple project to create a wooden treasure box. Boxes will vary in terms of size, wood type and stain color; the boy's interest in woodworking and painting will make a difference in the project's degree of difficulty. After he builds the box, the child can custom design the outside by painting or using markers to draw cars, skulls, fire flames, motorcycles, sports balls or other interests.
  
  

Toy Car

• Your child may have a container full of tiny racing cars, dumpster trucks and other vehicles, but chances are he'll hold tight to one that he made either with a parent or on his own. Wooden toy car plans are available on the Internet for free, requiring just a few supplies from a hardware store and hobby shop. He can even build cars that have room to carry other store-bought cars inside them. With the car's rolling wheels, he can slide it down the driveway, along the kitchen floor or even on the ground at school during recess, all while bragging to his friends, "I made this."