Built by members of the Wagga Men’s Shed the traditional cubby house, has now been “officially opened” to the centre’s enthusiastic pupils, who had given teachers a long list of inclusions they wanted.

Centre director Donna Worner said this list included a table, chairs, books – and stars inside.

A parent even made new curtains for the cubby's windows.

The cubby house project began after the centre received a state government grant of just over $16,000 to pay for some improvements, including bathroom upgrades, and new equipment.

A cubby house was on the "wanted" list, but Ms Worner said many of the options did not offer enough for the price and were plastic, which did not fit well with the centre's philosophy of providing a natural play space.

"We also wanted a custom design so we could take into account the students' needs," Ms Worner said.

"We wanted something that would allow the children to engage with the nature around them."

With that in mind, the chaps at Wagga Men's Shed were asked to build the cubby house.

Five Shed members worked for about six weeks and used as many recycled materials as possible to create the child-friendly cubby.

John Stubenrauch and Peter Quinane from the Men's Shed said members are increasingly finding themselves being called on to create special projects for Wagga schools and centres.