Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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So I decided to make a raised garden bed this weekend with my son. Watched a YouTube video, seemed simple enough. Grabbed some 2x6 boards from Home Depot, got a drill, thought we'd
Built one with PVC pipes, old tires, and pool noodles last month. Cost me maybe $35 in materials I didn't have. The kids have been running it constantly. Pro tip: make it adjustabl
Planning a drive from SF to San Diego at the end of summer with my son. It's gonna be like 10 hours total (we're breaking it into two days). He's not a great car sitter - gets bore
Started this project thinking it'd be a disaster but my son is obsessed with woodworking lately so I figured why not. Spent 3 weekends with him helping me measure, saw, and nail pl
He FINALLY took off the training wheels last month and I wasn't sure it was gonna happen honestly. We spent like 8 weekends in the parking lot behind our elementary school just goi
My 10yo won't stop asking for the LEGO Mindstorms EV3. It's like $350 which feels insane for LEGOs. He's pretty into building stuff and coding (started Scratch last year) so it see
Signed up my 8yo for a pottery class thinking it'd be this cool creative outlet thing. First class he glazed his mug purple and blue (clashing, not intentional) and then when it ca
Need something flat, no traffic, about 5-7 miles round trip. My daughter just got confident enough to ride without training wheels (she's 6) and I don't want to stress her out with
So my son just turned 6 and we signed him up for spring soccer thinking he'd love it. First two practices were fine, but now he's refusing to go or saying his legs hurt after 15 mi
This is just ridiculous. My daughter's soccer season has games on Saturdays AND Sundays some weekends. My son's baseball is mostly weekday evenings but then they add random Saturda
Got my son a road bike for his birthday. He wanted one and I was skeptical but we've been going out Saturday mornings to practice. Started at the park just learning how to shift ge
Planning a summer trip to a lake and want to take the kids kayaking for the first time (ages 6 and 9). Obviously life jackets are non-negotiable but I want to know what else I'm mi
So I got one of those Treehouse Masters YouTube rabbit holes last month and decided we'd build something in our oak tree in the backyard. Spent maybe $400 on materials from Lowe's
Saw a bunch of these online and wondering if they actually keep kids engaged or if it's just busy work. Looking for something that'll make hiking more interactive for my 6yo who ge
We've been doing these for a few months now with the neighborhood kids and it's gotten weirdly competitive. We time them, keep a running scoreboard, have different courses every we
Tried using PVC pipes and got frustrated trying to cut them straight. Switched to using the white sturdy plastic connectors (like the Zome Ball stuff) and it's SO much better. Kids
My 6yo is obsessed with art right now which is great except it's costing me a fortune. She wants new markers, paints, specialty paper literally every week. I've been hitting up thr
Took my 3yo and 8yo on a "hike" last weekend. Used the term loosely because we covered about 1.5 miles in 2 hours. The 3yo had to investigate every rock, every stick, every bug we
My oldest will only eat like 5 things and it's getting ridiculous. Won't help in the kitchen because "it's yucky." Meanwhile my 4yo will eat literally anything and loves cooking. I
This has been a win. My oldest has been glued to screens for months and I literally just asked if he wanted to help make pizza dough from scratch. Expected a "no" but he said yes??