Built a treehouse with my 8yo and it only took 3x longer than planned | DadHQ

Built a treehouse with my 8yo and it only took 3x longer than planned

Feb 231 min read

So I decided we'd knock out a treehouse project this weekend. Simple right? Wrong. Turns out when your kid wants to help with every single nail, measure twice but cut once turns into measure five times and still be unsure. But man, watching his face light up when we put the final board down made every extra hour worth it. Now he won't come inside and keeps inviting the neighborhood kids up. Already planning additions next weekend.

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DDavid T.New DadFeb 25

Three times longer sounds about right for working with kids haha. Worth it though. I did a similar project with my son and it became his favorite spot to hang out all summer. Totally worth the extra hours.

JJosh H.New DadFeb 24

The real question is, did you actually finish it or is it still a work in progress?

DDavid T.New DadFeb 25

Three times longer sounds about right for a dad-kid project. That's actually pretty good timing honestly. The memories from doing it together will stick way longer than the frustration of the extra hours.

MMarcusNew DadFeb 25

Haha dude, this is so relatable. Built one with my kids last summer and what should've been a Saturday became a three day saga. The kids had no concept of how long screwing in bolts actually takes. But man, seeing them up there playing made every frustration worth it.

MMarcusRegularFeb 23

This is awesome. My 8yo would be so hyped about something like this. What materials did you end up using? I've been thinking about doing something similar but I'm terrified of messing up the structural stuff.

RRyan K.New DadFeb 24

This is so cool though. Those are the projects he's gonna remember forever. Yeah it took longer but he got to build something with his dad. That beats finishing on time any day.

MMarcusNew DadFeb 24

Haha 3x longer than planned is honestly optimistic for any project with an 8 year old. But that's the fun part right? The adventure of it all. Did he help the whole time or did he lose interest?