Here's How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

When a child does something stupid, they are often sent to the corner for one moment.

The problem is that no one really knows how long they should stay around...

The solution ? This stool with an integrated hourglass that indicates the time the child should stay on it.

Ingenious for parents, isn't it? With this homemade stool, your toddler will know for himself when his punishment is over.

He will thus wait wisely until his punishment is truly over.

Discover the tutorial to make yourself this hourglass stool for punishments . Look, it's simple and economical:

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

Contents

What you need
How to
Result

What you need

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

- 2 soda bottles of 2 l each

- 2 wooden circles 30 cm in diameter

- 3 legs of 35 cm

- 1 wooden ball of 5 cm

- spray paint in the desired color

- 1 metal washer the size of the neck of the bottles

- silicone

- wood pulp

- sand

- varnish (optional)

- 1 drill

- 1 wood cutter

How to

1. Sand the wooden circles so that no splinters hurt your child.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

2. Make a hole in the center of the wooden ball:this hole should be the size of the necks of the bottles. The necks must be able to pass inside.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

3. This is what it should look like:

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

4. Now draw a circle the size of the width of the bottles in the two wooden washers.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

5. Cut the bottles in half and keep only the tops of the bottles.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

6. Paint the wooden parts of the stool the desired color.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

7. Take a sheet of paper and cut out a triangle of 20 cm side. This will help you drill the holes in the right place.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

8. Place the triangle in the middle of the wooden circle. With a cutter, make 3 holes:position them at each corner of the triangle, on the wooden circles.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

9. Drill the three holes in the two wooden circles.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

10. Now make a hole in the feet.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

11. With the silicone, glue the two bottles on each of the circles on the side of the holes and wait for it to dry.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

12. Glue the metal washer on the neck. Drill a hole in it so that the sand can flow out. The bigger the hole, the shorter the punishment!

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

13. Fix the feet on one of the wooden circles. Using a funnel, pour the sand into the other bottle.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

14. Put silicone on each of the necks.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

15. Using the wooden ball that you punched, assemble the two parts of the stool together. Then screw the legs to the upper part of the stool.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

16. To hide the screw marks, put wood putty on the holes. Remove excess and let dry. Paint over it.

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

Result

Here s How to Make a Punishment Stool Yourself.

And There you go ! Your punishment stool is already ready :-)

Easy, fast and economical, right?

No more arguing about how long your child should stay around!

I tried with my children and I can tell you that it works like hell.

They are now much wiser and more independent even when punished.