Skilled Trades for Kids
Help children discover what carpenters, electricians, plumbers, mechanics and builders do through age-appropriate career exploration.
What are skilled trades?
Skilled trades are careers that use specialized technical knowledge and practical skills to build, install, diagnose, maintain or repair things. Each trade relies on training, planning, problem solving and safe work practices.
Explore careers through play
ToolSmart Kids introduces trade careers in its Career Explorer and related activities. Children can learn the names of familiar equipment and practice thinking through simulated problems without doing dangerous work.
Talk about real-world work
Parents, grandparents and teachers can use career themes to discuss making plans, checking measurements, teamwork and responsibility. Exploring a career does not require performing the job or handling its tools.
Practice with ToolboxTommy
ToolSmart Kids brings tools, measuring and STEM concepts to life through educational games. The main app is $3.99 one time; optional premium expansions, if available, are sold separately.
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