Children are loving the new tee pees at Kubby House Childcare Centre in Cobar and it's all thanks to the great work of the local handymen at the town's Copper City Men's Shed. Made completely of single use pallets, the sturdy wooden tee pees are a hit.

"The children are playing in them every day," Kubby House Childcare Centre coordinator, Peta Rufo said.

"We've added some pillows to they also can rest and relax or look at books. The imaginative games the kids are playing are great to see. Even sitting in the tee pees as an adult is relaxing.

The new additions to the centre were created after staff approached the Men's Shed with an image from social media the only thing they had to go as far as design.

"They did a great job," Ms Rufo said. "The men at the shed are really a great part of our community"

Pallets are the main building blocks for many of the Men's Shed project, coordinator, Gordon Hill told Western Plains App.

"Being a mining town, there are plenty of supplies coming in on single use pallets," he said. "We have plenty of sources around town and they are great for building with."

Mr Hill said the teepees were made from a standard pallet size of 1200mm x 1200mm.

"Once we perfected the design, we did make some bigger tee pees as well," he said. "We get a lot of people just coming in with photos of what they want and we go from there. We will give anything a go."

Pallets have proven to not only be good for construction but also a good money raiser for the group.

"We chop up pallets for kindling and make up five kilogram bags," Mr Hill said. "The local Shell outlet lets us sell them there and last year sales raised $4000 for the Shed, this was on top of $1500 raised from 15 kilogram bags of larger pieces of firewood."

All money raised goes back to the shed, which has a busy membership of 26.

"It covers our insurance and buys equipment and supplies," Mr Hill said. "The Shed is all about social inclusion and we are very much part of the Cobar community.

Last Christmas, the men turned their hand to creating wooden Christmas trees - created from pallets of course - and also delve into furniture restoration, bars, shop counters, toys and mud kitchens.

While the Men's Shed is made up of predominantly older people, Mr Hill said they don’t have to limit members as some larger, city-based sheds do.

"We don't want to be turning anyone away," he said. "And while we are mostly getting on in years, we have had some younger lads around in the last few years."

Mr Hill said the group has worked with a local homeschool group to fill the gap of practical application in woodwork.

"We had a young lad here for a couple of years and some of the members mentored him. He learned how to use tools and make things. Recently we found out he has got an apprenticeship with a local builder which is great. We have another couple of young lads here now and they bring a fresh perspective to the shed."

Perhaps one of the little children enjoying the Copper City Men's Shed tee pees will be picking up the tools in the shed before they know it!