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The safe and simple way to get kids building

Woodworking projects, tools and guidance for junior builders ages 3-10

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The safe and simple way to get kids building

Woodworking projects, tools and guidance for junior builders ages 3-10

Last Day to Order for Pre-Christmas Delivery
South Island - Friday 19th December (Rural - Tue 16th)
North Island - Thursday 18th December (Rural - Monday 15th)

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Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

Home Starter Kit - 2

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Home Starter Kit

Get our best-selling home carpentry kit – perfect as a gift for budding young builders 3 and up

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Plank Projects

FREE PANEL SAW WITH EVERY PLANK PROJECT!

Discover the joy of creation with Plank Projects by Build With Me—where young builders aged 5 and up can embark on a hands-on journey of imagination and skill! Our unique DIY wooden kits, crafted from untreated New Zealand pine, invite children to engage in the exciting process of cutting, building, and personalizing their own projects.

Woodworking kits and tools for ages 3-10

Skip the pretend toolkits and give children a real construction experience!

With guidance, kids as young as 3 can grasp the basics. From real hand-tools sized for mini humans, to soft untreated wood, we’ve made it easy to kickstart their woodworking hobby.

Our ready-to-build projects are designed around their interests, like dino’s and helicopters, making it fun to learn.

Start learning the basics with our projects and graduate to imagining and building from scratch with our bulk boxes.

There’s nothing you need to go and source, we’ve done the hard work for you.

You’ll have us in your corner, introducing tools and techniques in the right order. So… let’s get building!

Loved by 1000s of kiwis

★★★★★

I bought this for the tamariki I work with and we were all so happy with it! It is so easy to use and works like a real tool, not just a toy.

– SAMANTHA P

★★★★★

This mini kit is awesome! I homeschool my neuro divergent 7 year old and he loved making this kit as part of our dinosaur unit. Great for practicing those gross and fine motor skills! High quality for a reasonable price.

– AMANDA

★★★★★

The perfect set for our preschool carpentry learning. The tools are the perfect size for small hands and great quality. Highly recommend.

– INGRID AMBROSIUSSEN

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

Build Box for Education

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BuildBox For Education

Bring carpentry to your centre or restock with our best-selling BuildBox packed with over 1300 blocks, shapes and nails for hours of hands-on fun.

Kitset Activities

Real Tools For Little Hands

Blueprint for budding builders

Kids Carpentry

1. BUILD

Help your kiddo build their creation following our step by step guides. Every kit includes all the materials needed to complete the project.

2. EMBELLISH

Once they've put their creation together, they can paint, decorate and personalise it. There’s no such thing as too many googly eyes.

3. PLAY!

Let ‘em play! Add more kits to the collection to expand their skills and build imaginary worlds.

Kids don’t want more toys. They want a fun challenge.

If you’ve been around kids for 2 minutes… you’ll know that’s how long it takes for them to lose interest in a toy. Or skip the channel. Or say “I’m bored”...

Kids have more things to play with than ever. But there’s something missing...

They want you. Your company, and interest in them. They want to be able. To do things big people do. To keep up. They want a challenge...

That feeling of surprising themselves, mastering something, and excitedly telling each person who walks into the room...

Whether you had the chance to build with wood as a child, or wish someone had given you the opportunity, making treehuts and tinkering is part of our Kiwi DNA.

It’s up to us to share that with the next generation.

Let’s give them real tools to learn practical skills, grow self-esteem, and creatively express themselves. It’ll be worth it.

That look of concentration as they hammer in a nail, the delight as they see a build come to life, and the hugs for taking the time to help them...

Be the favourite aunty. The fun grandad. The greatest dad or mum. The bestest friend with the bestest birthday present in the whole wide world. Just as importantly, arm them with skills they’ll use forever.

★★★★★

My five year old grandson loved this for his birthday. He got mountains of lego and it was so nice to give him something that wasn’t plastic. Very fast service, couldn't recommend this more.

– ANGELA SAUL

Hi! We’re Matt & Lou…

…your off-site building supervisors! We’re making woodwork easy for friends, family, and educators of little ones.

It started in 2014 when we ran a free building workshop for children in a local mall, and everybody asked us to keep the fun going. Or was it when Lou was teaching construction skills at her childcare centre, and on the hunt for kid-friendly supplies?

Maybe it harks back to the early days, both growing up with a hammer in our hands and a love for tinkering. All this lead us to launch Build With Me, using Matt’s engineering skills to create project kits for little learners.

We’ve used our experience to design kits that introduce the right tools, in the right order, with guidance as you go. In this world of plastic toys and screens, we love giving the next generation a chance to explore carpentry.

We’ve seen it fuel relationships, grow into a hobby, and become a lifeskill. You’ll love it, too. Go on… build with them!

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