Creating with Kids - Easy DIY Raised Planter

This is the simplest way to build a raised planter. This is a great project to do with your kids at home. Total project cost are about $20. Plans: www.ana-white.com/woodworking...

[@graememcgregor8407]

Made this for my elderly in-laws at their waist height so they didn't have to bend or get on their knees to plant 😀Thanks Ana

[@AnaWhiteDIY]

Wonderful!

[@marilynbrennan2331]

This is a fabulous project! I cut out the lumber and printed directions and provided screws to make six kits for my 4-H kids...they had such fun putting together the planters together with a parent. They all planted 'pollinator gardens' as a 4-H project. Thanks for this!

[@AnaWhiteDIY]

That is fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

[@patrickarchuleta9594]

Both of you do outstanding work God keep you safe.Bottom line

[@zivahweirdnwonderful]

I love watching you and your son build things together. There is nothing like more special than a mother and son bond.

[@AnaWhiteDIY]

He is so into building, I love it too!

[@SouthernMama2five]

I used these plans to build two boxes for my deck. This was my first building project. So easy, and beautiful results!

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

Wow! This is perfect for the grandkids! I said Wow! out loud when he and you actually stood up inside it! My wife is going to love it! Thank you!!!!

[@AnaWhiteDIY]

Have fun!

[@evaseibert3994]

Perfect! You have an elevated raised bed plan on your website which my teenage son used for his Eagle project. He and his troop made multiple units for our city's community garden, so to be accessible to gardeners who couldn't bend to the ground. Now these plans are great for my size yard, and not as large as your other plans. Thank you. This is just what I needed!

[@altonanewcombe3548]

Thank you so much Ana. I just made two of these yesterday out of scrap pallet wood I had laying around the workshop. Now everyone wants one. I did make mine 34" high instead of the 24" just because I didn't want to bend over as much. I love your plans. Thank you again for giving me something to do during this trying time.

[@EarsTwoHear]

Do you find that it’s sturdy at that height?

[@patrickarchuleta9594]

You are a second to none momma God Almighty continue to bless you and your family well done. Bottom line

[@johnmanfra1]

You might want to install inexpensive casters or rollers to the bottom the legs. This will enable you to roll the planter in and out of the garage or indoor seedling area in the Spring. Enabling you to harden off seedlings in the outdoor sun, but rolling them indoors in the cool Spring evenings. The wheels would also enable you to turn the box into various positions for sun exposure.

[@marlondavid1106]

Dont know if anyone gives a damn but if you're stoned like me atm then you can stream all of the new series on instaflixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend for the last few weeks =)

[@gunnerprinceton9726]

@Marlon David definitely, I've been using InstaFlixxer for since december myself :D

[@stilcrazychris]

Awesome idea for the little ones. My kiddos are all grown up, but when my grandkids get about your sons age I can use it then. Thank you Ana for all your wonderful ideas. Please be safe & God bless us all durning this dang COVID-19 virus, Chris from Missouri

[@PaweKrajewski]

Hi Ana! It was nice watching your joint project. Such a "helper" is a real treasure! I know something about it ... I write this as a dad of a three-year-old child. And every moment together is a gift of God! Let there be as many such moments as possible!

[@1myedwards]

Thank you so much for this one. It's a solution to a problem I had with finding the right container for my back deck to grow salad greens.

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

I am so happy with how this turned out. For the legs I used pine wood and for the sides I used cedar fence pickets. For the liner I used plastic window screen material to improve drainage. I stained the whole thing and decorated the sides with some tin decor such as hummingbirds, flowers, dragon flys and butterflies. It looks great and is just the right size! Again, many thanks for this great video! 😎👍🏻 🌱🌼🏵️

[@AnaWhiteDIY]

Spounds wonderful!

[@GongaDuck]

Always good to see creators make videos with them building with their kids. It looks like he really enjoyed it, and I know that you did as well. Great build, and love the simplicity of it. Makes me want to build a few of those for a quick garden in the back yard. Thank you, Ana!

[@theresacurrin6395]

Great project! Thanks for sharing. He’s adorable.

[@kklo1560]

Nice Ana! I made a larger cedar garden years ago but it got wrecked...this is perfect for my 4 yr old handyman to help me with 🥬

[@sharonallen1668]

Thank you - this is wonderful!

[@AnaWhiteDIY]

Thank you for watching!

[@dalepete2854]

My granddaughter is to young for tools but papa and her are going to make one love it

[@jenniferbecnel439]

I've been wanting to make some of these. Thanks for the plan!

[@repurposedprettybyheather6852]

I’m ready to garden! A few of these will be happening!

[@tkine97]

Thank you for sharing, as always! Wonderful idea to do with family!

[@Justin-vq7nv]

Nice job Ana! What a great helper you have!

[@rhwoodshop]

Great project Ana! It looked like fun to make with the kids.

[@jimmyinglish2669]

Great idea!!! Thank you so much! God bless you and your family!

[@ZolaBolingo]

Beautiful project. Thank you for sharing

[@SandyDriggers]

I absolutely love this! Thank you so much. Sweet that you make with your son!

[@robinsookdeo478]

Thanks. I had fun just watching you guys.will build one out of pallet wood which I have.

[@sueschultz9358]

Geez I think I could almost build this! Lol. Great plans again Ana!

[@nitzer280]

Excellent, and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@belizeguy]

I love your handsome assistant!! Growing up!! This was neat! Thanks

[@valeriej291]

Love it. Might be able to one for each kid so they have their own garden.

[@diyingtolearn3406]

looks fantasic! wouldnt mind building these to grow some flowers for the Monarchs. Son cant seem to stop catching caterpillars and watching them turn into butterflies. Im kicking myself for not getting some milkweed planted yet!

[@garynagle3093]

Nice family project. You’re the best helper Hayes could have. 🤪

[@thndrgrrrl]

This looks great, and you seem like a fantastic mother!

[@poephila]

I was precisely looking for a video to build raised planters!! I was wondering what to do about drainage and potential rotting and you answered all those questions. Thanks!!

[@mfun503]

Yes! Just what I was looking for!

[@kathleenngannguyen4418]

love this. thank-you so much!

[@cyn4rest]

Looks great. Thanks

[@eileenallemm1835]

Awesome thank you stay safe 🙏

[@starrfitz9284]

Your such a fun mom👍🤗

[@shopcuts6528]

Awesome idea! Especially since all the kids are stuck at home.

[@marykent4380]

Good job!

[@DanielDemir]

Great job, you are always an inspiration for my woodworking KZbin channel. I also have your book that I use all the time. I hope I can have this many subscribers one day. Thanks

[@jeanniealford4234]

Love it.

[@twominutetips]

Great project for parents and kiddos. I want one of these for myself. I'm in an apartment with no balcony off my unit, but I have a south facing window. Hmm........

[@kimhurst5688]

That’s awesome! I’ve been looking at raises beds and this plan is about 1/5th the price!!! Also, I have a suggestion. Would you be able to make a rolling bar or coffee cart around 30 in wide?

[@eduardomariscal3927]

thx for this this is really useful

[@sadiatalat4825]

It was so so so amazing

[@makapalatrace8385]

Ha, you lost my attention when your boy was putting together the wood squares. Love seeing how a kids mind works.

[@denisefox4560]

What a great project for the little tykes to help with. Thanks. Hey I have a suggestions for some plans for an outside obelisks that comes to a 4 inch top for a solar light on top, maybe (:

[@Shelleyrocks1]

I love it. Anyone make this but a tad higher? Just wondering how tall it could be.

[@EarsTwoHear]

Someone made it at 34” tall instead of her 24”. I am actually going to go with that. Any taller I would use a 2x3 or 2x4

[@timeshiftts6459]

Boa tarde 👋👋👋👋

[@jessicaf189]

I'd like to see what/how you planted :)

[@TS-tv2ik]

Go GIRL

[@Kamalanikai]

💙

[@CH-uf3jp]

😊👍👵

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Out standing idea for a raised bed planter..... looking at the plans on your website it says 3 cubic YARDs of soil to fill it. Is that correct, seems like a lot for that planter ?

[@FredMcIntyre]

😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@cltinturkey]

I live in Virginia and Home Depot and Lowe's don't stock cedar wood here. When you can find it, the price is very high. What other types of wood would be best for this project? Thanks and fun video!

[@josieloveyou2624]

CLTserendipity maybe cypress. They sell that at Lowe’s and Home Depot

[@margaretmonaghan5853]

I built two planters here in Maryland a while back and bought my cedar planks from a local Deck and Fence company.

[@cltinturkey]

@@josieloveyou2624 Thanks!

[@cltinturkey]

@@margaretmonaghan5853 Thanks!

[@SouthernMama2five]

I used the UFP treated pine fence pickets for my boxes. I am not using them for food, though.

[@smeg8557]

Sorry I don’t understand something in the video you say you don’t recommend those boards at the bottom, I’m sorry what did you mean by that

[@ThePhoenix201]

Should a person pre-drill the holes?

[@AnaWhiteDIY]

Predrilling is great or self drilling screws will work too.

[@robertalordagarcia9992]

Self tapping,means no pre drill ?

[@mikecurtin9831]

Yep, that's the idea. Works best in soft woods like pine or cedar.

[@vtbn53]

It must be great to be able to get cheap materials like that, sigh...

[@gregorhay123]

7 lol