{"id":1927,"date":"2010-12-08T01:42:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T08:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=1927"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:26","slug":"my-first-craftsman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2010\/12\/my-first-craftsman\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Kids&#8217; Gifts: My First Craftsman Kits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sears.com\/shc\/s\/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10153&amp;catalogId=12605&amp;partNumber=05249199000P\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1944\" title=\"Craftsman Welding Torch Set\" src=\"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Craftsman-Welding-Torch-Set-580x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Craftsman-Welding-Torch-Set-580x375.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Craftsman-Welding-Torch-Set-145x93.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Craftsman-Welding-Torch-Set-285x184.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Craftsman-Welding-Torch-Set.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sears.com\/shc\/s\/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10153&amp;catalogId=12605&amp;partNumber=05249199000P\"><\/a>It&#8217;s never too early to start your kid on a life of satisfying project making. I saw these awesome &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftsman.com:80\/shc\/s\/search_10155_12602?keyword=my+first&amp;i_cntr=1291788821366\" target=\"_blank\">My First Craftsman<\/a>&#8221; kids&#8217; kits at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craftsman\" target=\"_blank\">Craftsman Experience<\/a> (I&#8217;ll be there later this week for a trebuchet build) and just got home from picking up a couple of their &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sears.com\/shc\/s\/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10153&amp;catalogId=12605&amp;partNumber=05249199000P\" target=\"_blank\">My First Welding Torch Kits<\/a>&#8221; from my local Sears for some tots I know. (Shh!)<\/p>\n<p>The Craftsman sets include some wonderfully specific tool kits: air compressor set, engine rebuild, generator and tools, and more. 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I saw these awesome &#8220;My First Craftsman&#8221; kids&#8217; kits at the Craftsman Experience (I&#8217;ll be there later this week for a trebuchet build) and just got home from picking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy","category-gadget"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Great Kids&#039; Gifts: My First Craftsman Kits &#8212; DO IT: Projects, Plans, and How-tos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"# Meta Description Discover the best starter craftsman kits to inspire young makers and builders. 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