Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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So my brother installed a homemade zip line between two trees in his backyard and of course my kids went INSANE for it. We've been over there three weekends in a row now. My 10yo i
My 7yo will eat basically nothing I make but I've noticed if HE makes it, he'll eat it. Started letting him help with actual cooking instead of just measuring stuff. Last week he m
Saw this Pinterest craft about making a marble run out of paper towel tubes. Sounded easy, looked cool. My 8yo and I spent an hour on it and it was a total mess—tubes falling apart
Do NOT use the baking soda and vinegar volcano recipe from that one Pinterest site if you actually care about your kitchen. My 6yo wanted to do "volcano day" and I scaled up the in
Thinking about putting together a small raised bed garden (like 4x4) and having the kids grow stuff. Seems like a good weekend activity but also seems like it could turn into me ma
Saw them at Target, looks kind of fun but also kind of gimmicky? My 7yo is interested but I don't want to waste money on something he'll use twice. Reviews are mixed online. Real t
I'm trying to renovate a corner of the garage into a little workshop situation but my toddler keeps getting into everything. She's destroyed paint, tried to eat screws, knocked ove
Took my boys (8 and 10) to a "easy" 2 mile trail near Boulder last weekend. They were done before we hit the halfway point. Complained about legs hurting, wanted snacks every 5 min
Honestly thought he'd complain the whole time but he actually stepped up. We did about 15 miles a day over 3 days, camped at state parks, and cooked everything on a camp stove. He
lol okay so my son wanted to do a cooking activity with me last Saturday. I'm thinking we'll make cookies or a pizza or literally anything. Kid opens the pantry and goes 'can we ma
First time camping with kids (6yo and 3yo) and we're starting small - just in the backyard this weekend. Got the tent, sleeping bags, flashlights. Planning to make s'mores. What's
So I promised my son a treehouse last summer and finally got around to it this past weekend. We used a tutorial from this YouTube channel 'Backyard Engineering' and honestly it was
My boys have done like 50 birthday parties at climbing gyms but never actually taken a class. Thinking about signing them up for sessions but it's $200/month for both. Is it worth
Been doing backyard camping with my 4yo because I'm not ready for full tent camping yet. We set up a tent, sleep outside, cook breakfast on the camp stove - the whole vibe. Real qu
Took my 6yo to what everyone on here raved about—"perfect for families, only 2 miles!" Spoiler alert: he complained the entire time about his legs hurting at mile 0.5. Then he foun
So apparently there was a reason the instructions came with like 50 pages. Thought I could eyeball it and save some time lol. Got about halfway through before realizing I'd install
Been wanting to do this all spring but kept putting it off. Last Saturday I grabbed my 8yo daughter and 5yo son, bought some cedar boards from Home Depot, and we actually FINISHED
My son has been asking about rock climbing non-stop since his friend's birthday party at one of those places. We're in the Portland/Beaverton area. Anyone have recommendations? Loo
We drove up to Asheville with the kids (ages 6, 8, 11) last weekend on like 48 hours notice. Usually road trips are a nightmare but something just clicked this time. Downloaded a b
Planning a 14-hour drive to Phoenix with kids aged 5, 7, and 9. My original plan was basically "bring snacks and hope for the best" but my wife rightfully called that stupid. What