Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Every Saturday morning now we make breakfast together. Last week pancakes from scratch, this week we're doing french toast. My kitchen looks like a disaster and it takes twice as l
Took the kids camping up in the mountains for Labor Day weekend. Packed everything up Friday night and got to the site around 10pm. Set up the tent in the dark which was dumb but w
So I had this crazy idea to build a treehouse in the oak tree in our backyard. My 7 year old has been asking for one all summer. Grabbed some 2x8s from Home Depot, some lag bolts,
Got really into bread baking during the pandemic and I'm still on it. Been feeding my sourdough starter for like 8 months now. Made a really good boule last weekend with some whole
Planning to do a full breakfast from scratch tomorrow since wife let me sleep in last weekend so I owe her. Thinking pancakes, eggs, bacon, the works. Kids love helping with the co
Never thought I'd be the garden guy but my daughter wanted to grow tomatoes so we went for it. Built a 4x8 bed from cedar boards in like 2 hours, filled it with soil, planted some
Wife was at her sister's so I packed up the two boys and headed to a state park about an hour away. I was nervous as hell but figured I had to start somewhere. Set up the tent, mad
Spent like 8 weekends building this thing with my oldest. Started with just some 2x4s and a vague idea, looked up a bunch of YouTube videos. It's not fancy but it's solid and 12 fe
Our entryway was a disaster zone, shoes and jackets everywhere, nobody could find anything. Built some cubbies with hooks and labeled everything. Took a Saturday afternoon with my
Took the boys camping last weekend and it rained the entire time. Like sideways rain. My oldest got sick, we forgot half our stuff at home, and I ran out of propane on day 2. We pa
So my son has been asking for a treehouse for like 2 years and I finally committed to it. Got some 2x8s, lag bolts, the whole deal. I've never done anything like this before but ho
My 6yo wanted her room a different color so I told her we'd do it this weekend. Bought the paint, taped everything off, thought I'd be done in like 3 hours. First coat looked thin,
Decided to smoke a brisket for a family thing on Saturday. Started at 4am because apparently that's what you do. My wife thought I was insane. Anyway it actually turned out pretty
Got the platform framed out last weekend and we're ready to start putting up walls. My 9yo and 11yo are actually interested which is shocking. Safety is my main concern. Anyone don
Planning to take the family out for a week in July. Need something with easy access for the kids but not so touristy that it's packed. We like fishing if there's a stream nearby. A
Started this thing in April thinking 3 weekends max. Here we are in June and I'm still tweaking things. The good news is it looks solid and I learned a ton about framing. The bad n
Woke up at 4am to get it started. Wrapped it at the stall around hour 8, pulled it at 203 internal temp. Let it rest for 30 minutes and man it was worth every second of lost sleep.
Got it done this weekend after like 3 months of planning. Used cedar boards, added the soil mix, and got some tomato and pepper plants in the ground. My 6 year old helped dig holes
Spent all day Saturday prepping and staining the back deck. Looked great when I went to bed. Woke up Sunday to find it rained overnight and basically ruined everything. Now I gotta
Fired up the offset smoker at 5am for some brisket and ribs. Been smoking for about 8 hours now and the smell is unreal. Kids are playing in the yard while I babysit the fire and d