Bed Is Four-Alarm Project

If the bedtime routine seems to drag on every night, here’s a project that will quickly transport kids to dreamland.

Modeled after an old-time fire engine, this do-it-yourself project holds a standard twin mattress and has storage space for blankets or toys under the hood. It uses reflectors for the headlights, taillights and emergency lights, and plywood for the wheels, running boards, fenders and bumpers. The ladder on the side pulls off, just like on a real fire engine.

The Fire Engine Bed plan, No. 655, is $6.50 and includes step-by-step instructions with photos, full-size traceable patterns, exploded assembly diagrams and a complete materials list.

For more information on today’s project, call (800) 828-2453.