Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Took them out to Devil's Lake for three days last weekend. Oldest is 8, youngest is 5. Packed way too much food and forgot the tent stakes but we made it work. They caught some blu
Started getting really into smoking meat on my offset smoker. Been watching YouTube videos all week and want to try a 14 hour brisket this Saturday. My neighbor keeps saying it's g
Took the boys up to this lake my dad used to take me to as a kid. No cell service, no kids complaining about being bored after 5 minutes, just fishing, campfires, and bad jokes. Ol
Started this project last month and we're about halfway done. It's nothing fancy, like 8 feet up in the oak tree in our backyard. We're learning as we go, watching YouTube videos,
What started as a simple weekend project to build a small coop has turned into me basically constructing a chicken mansion. My 5yo got obsessed with the idea, now we're doing preda
Got a smoker for my birthday and I'm obsessed. Every weekend I'm experimenting with new recipes, wood types, techniques. My garage is basically a test kitchen at this point. The ki
Spent 3 hours yesterday gathering all the stuff, checking if the tent still has all the poles, finding the sleeping bags that aren't moldy. Then I gotta pack food, make sure the co
Been promising the kids this for 2 years. Got a Saturday free and picked up some 2x8s from Home Depot. My dad sent me his old plans and I watched like 47 YouTube videos last night.
Started at 4am, wrapped it in foil at the stall, let it rest for 45 mins. Neighbors came over and even my picky eater tried it. Best part was seeing their faces when I sliced into
Expected this to be a nightmare with him "helping" but he actually nailed posts while I held them and stayed focused for like 4 hours straight. We still have the backside to finish
Tried making pizzas on my charcoal grill yesterday using a pizza stone and man, I'm hooked. Temp management is tricky but once you get it right the crust comes out perfect. We did
Starting a bathroom remodel and decided I could handle the tile work myself to save money. Day one: measured wrong, cut wrong, grouted wrong. Day two: YouTube university kicked in
Took my younger son to the lake early morning on Saturday. He's 6 so I wasn't expecting much, honestly. Thought we'd be there 45 minutes before he got bored. We sat there for 2 hou
So I promised the boys a treehouse last spring and finally got around to it this past weekend. Grabbed some 2x8s from home depot, borrowed my buddy's circular saw, and we spent Sat
So I decided to surprise my son with a treehouse in our backyard. Spent all Saturday drawing up plans on the back of a Home Depot receipt and Sunday morning we started building. Us
Taking my 2 and 4 year old camping for the first time this weekend and I'm honestly a little nervous. We're just going to a campground about 30 minutes away so it's not like we're
Okay so my buddy at work keeps talking about meal prep and I finally decided to try it. Sunday I knocked out grilled chicken, roasted broccoli, brown rice, and some ground turkey t
Taking the boys camping for the first time. Youngest is 4, oldest is 8. I've got a 4 person tent and a Coleman stove, planning to do some easy hiking and cook hot dogs over a fire.
Three sections were completely rotted out. Spent all day Sunday pulling out old boards and setting new posts. The kids thought it was hilarious watching me get filthy and sweaty. U
Been planning this for 2 years and finally have a free Saturday. Got some 2x4s and plywood, gonna make a solid 8 foot workbench with some pegboard for tools. My 6 year old is "help