Oh good. I know we've had a few chats from time to time. Maybe I have even asked you this question. Have you read "Last Child In The Woods" by Richard Louv? Think you would relate to all he talks about. He wrote it quite a number of years ago, but it has even more relevance today.
Forest Schools are wonderful concepts, quite the opposite to what we all grew up with. Lots of 'risk' factored in.
You might have a tinkering school close by, though your little one is just a few years too young. I love the concept.
My husband taught our daughter how to use power tools. There's not a lot she can't do.