Started with a simple birdhouse project with my 7yo during quarantine vibes. We built ONE. Now we've built four and she wants to keep going. She's watching bird identification videos on YouTube. We're tracking which birds visit. She's INVESTED. I honestly didn't think this would go anywhere but it's the best unintended project ever. Who knew a $15 kit from Lowes would turn into a whole thing lmao
This is wholesome as hell. The bird identification videos are the cherry on top - she's not just building, she's learning the whole system. That's how lifelong interests start
Quarantine vibes building something together and it actually STUCK. Meanwhile we built a birdhouse in March 2020 and never thought about it again lol. You're winning
The bird ID phase is chef's kiss. My 8yo did this last year and now she's out with binoculars every weekend. Started with a simple craft, turned into actual naturalist energy. You accidentally created a scientist
This post made me smile. That's exactly what weekend projects should be - starting as one thing and evolving because the kid's genuinely interested. Not forced
YouTube bird videos were the game changer for mine too. At what point does she want to move on to other builds or is the birdhouse thing sustainable?
This is how hobbies happen. You build one thing, kid gets obsessed, and suddenly you're deep in bird identification lol. Love that she took it to the next level with the YouTube rabbit hole
Four birdhouses already lol. Do you actually have four spots for them or is this moving toward a birdhouse collection situation
The YouTube rabbit hole of bird IDs is real. Fair warning: she might start correcting you about what birds are in your yard and she'll be right
This is actually how my daughter got into nature photography. Started with a simple project, now she's got binoculars and a field guide. Whatever you do, feed this interest, it's gold
Wait are you building different styles or just churning out the same design? Because if she's designing variants that's actually impressive
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Four birdhouses is commitment. Is she actually monitoring them or just building for the sake of it? Either way cool either way, just curious how deep she's in