{"id":1981,"date":"2015-09-09T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T14:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2015-09-09T14:36:18","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T14:36:18","slug":"3-kid-diy-storytime-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/3-kid-diy-storytime-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"To Fit All His Kids On His Knee At Once, This Dad Built a Special &#8216;3 Kid StoryTime Chair!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hal Taylor is a dad and a carpenter. A devoted father, nothing gives him greater pleasure that having one or more of his kids sat on his knee as he regales them with a story just before bedtime. Nothing sets off their imaginations and yet sends them off to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/silent-killer-sleep-deprivation-destroying-your-health\/\">sleep<\/a> quicker. But as Hal&#8217;s third child was due, he suddenly realized something &#8211; he only had two knees&#8230; Where was little Rose going to sit?! Oh no, what a conundrum.\u00a0But, being a carpenter, he knew he could whittle the answer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI did not have a lap large enough for three children [so] I had to come up with something.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And come up with something he did &#8211; The Three Kid StoryTime Chair!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1982\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Three-Kid-Chair-1.jpg\" alt=\"Three Kid Chair\" width=\"753\" height=\"802\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Built to fit Hal in the middle, a kid on his lap and two older children on each side, it&#8217;s perfect for his needs. And the needs of so many others&#8217;!<\/p>\n<p>He knew he couldn&#8217;t leave little Rose out too.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen Rose was born, she proved herself to be the \u2018communicator\u2019 in the family\u2026 she was NOT going to be left out of the reading crowd!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1983\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Three-Kid-Chair-2.jpg\" alt=\"Three Kid Chair\" width=\"838\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s precision chair making, though. These things take a long time to make. They&#8217;re comprised of more than 260 separate pieces of wood and can be purchased on Hal&#8217;s website. Be warned, though &#8211; they&#8217;re not cheap. In fact, they retail at $7,000! They&#8217;re undeniably beautiful, though.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1984\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Three-Kid-Chair-3.jpg\" alt=\"Three Kid Chair\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hal&#8217;s been making StoryTime chairs for nineteen years now and has sold almost fifty pieces worldwide.\u00a0He&#8217;s currently finishing up five for a Saudi prince!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1985\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Three-Kid-Chair-4.jpg\" alt=\"Three Kid Chair\" width=\"800\" height=\"1101\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We want one of these! Every family should have one of these&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hal Taylor is a dad and a carpenter. A devoted father, nothing gives him greater pleasure that having one or more of his kids sat on his knee as he regales them with a story just before bedtime. 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