Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Got it done in like 3 hours Saturday morning before the kids woke up. Used cedar boards from Home Depot and filled it with soil. My wife cried which I wasn't expecting lol. We plan
We did a 4 mile loop at a local nature preserve. The 6 year old complained for like the first mile and a half but then he found a walking stick and suddenly he was fine. My 9 year
That's pretty much the whole story. Watched a YouTube video, gathered my tools, turned off the water, and swapped it out in like 45 minutes. My wife was shocked it actually worked.
Started doing this last month and honestly it's become my thing now. Friday nights I get the dough going, let it rise overnight, and Saturday we do a whole pizza night with the kid
Took me two weekends but I finally got a proper workbench set up out there. Got some 2x4s, threw it together with some concrete anchors so it won't tip. My 7 year old is already as
Taking my two kids camping for the first time by myself while my wife visits her sister. We're only doing one night at a state park about 30 minutes away so nothing crazy. I'm a li
Decided to finally try smoking a brisket after watching like 20 youtube videos. Put it on the pellet grill at 6am, wrapped it in foil around hour 6, pulled it off around 4pm. Let i
My deck has needed restaining for like two years. Started sanding it down last Saturday and realized how much work this actually is. Got maybe a third done before my hands were com
Took the boys camping for the first time and forgot the propane for the grill. Ended up cooking hot dogs over a campfire on a stick like we were pioneers or something. One kid got
Ripped out the old deck completely yesterday. It was rough work and my back is destroyed today but seeing it down to the frame is kind of exciting. Planning to add a pergola on one
Planning to build a pizza oven this summer and have been watching videos all week. Has anyone here actually built one? I'm thinking of going the brick route but want to know if tha
Two years of planning and about 40 hours of work but we got it done. Kids helped with the final details and the look on their faces when we hung the rope ladder was worth every bli
We go camping to relax right? Wrong. Every trip with the buddies turns into who can make the best campfire meal. Last weekend I did a cast iron skillet breakfast with bacon, eggs,
Started ripping out all the old shelving in my garage yesterday to build a new system. Got pegboards, wall mounted storage, the whole thing. Somehow my 10yo and 6yo became my crew
Spent all last Saturday with my son building a platform in the oak tree in our backyard. Grabbed some pressure treated 2x8s from Home Depot, some lag bolts, and honestly just winge
We did a 2 mile loop at a local nature preserve and I was sweating bullets the whole time worried he'd get tired and I'd have to carry him. But he absolutely crushed it, found 3 di
Finally have a free Saturday and the wife wants a vegetable garden. I'm planning to build a 4x8 raised bed using cedar boards. Never done this before but seems straightforward. Any
Got a pellet smoker setup in my backyard and I'm absolutely hooked. My kids think it's the coolest thing ever and they beg to help with everything. Last weekend I did a brisket tha
Planning a 3 day car camping trip with my boys (6 and 8) and I'm trying to plan meals that are simple but don't suck. Last trip was all hot dogs and cereal and the kids were misera
So I promised my son we'd build a treehouse last spring and finally got around to it last weekend. Grabbed some 2x8s and some rope from home depot, spent like 6 hours up in the oak