Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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So I finally finished the treehouse project that's been sitting in my backyard for like 6 months. My 7 year old and 9 year old helped me nail boards to the big oak tree and honestl
Been doing this for like 3 months and it's a game changer. I prep 4 different meals, portion them out into containers, and basically have lunches handled for the whole week. Saves
Started as just replacing cabinets. Opened up the walls and found old plumbing issues we had to fix. Electrical needed updating. Found mold in the soffit. It's been 8 weeks and I'm
Why did nobody tell me this would take literally all night? Set my alarm for 3am to adjust temps and I'm pretty sure my wife hates me. The brisket turned out incredible though, sup
Been planning this for like 2 years and last weekend we actually did it. Got some 2x8s, lag bolts, and watched way too many YouTube videos. My 7yo was skeptical but once we got the
Kid wanted to grow tomatoes and strawberries. Spent a Saturday building the bed and another planting stuff. He's actually checking on it every day, watering without being asked. Al
Three kids, two tents, one broken tent pole and rain all night. Spent half the night dealing with water leaking in and kids wanting to go home. Honestly wanted to pack it up at 2am
Been planning this for two years. Spent last three weekends gathering supplies and working with my 10 and 12 year old. They learned how to measure, use power tools (supervised obvi
My wife suggested we pick a new recipe every Saturday and make it as a family. Last week we did homemade pasta from scratch and I was shocked at how into it my kids got. 6yo daught
Started last spring when I had one day off. Kept running into issues. Frost heave, miscalculated measurements, had to replace some structural stuff that looked rotted. But it's don
Started this project like 3 weeks ago. Got some 2x8s, lag bolts, and a basic plan off YouTube. My kid was skeptical the whole time but man once we got the platform secured he was a
Never done this before. Got an old grill I'm converting to a smoker. Planning to do it next Saturday morning and have a bunch of neighbors over. Should I go offset firebox style or
Love my family but I've started taking early morning hikes by myself before everyone wakes up. Just got back from a 2 hour trail hike this morning and man, I feel human again. No o
Took the family camping for the first time. Tent flooded Friday night, my wife got food poisoning, forgot to pack half of what we needed. Should have been a complete nightmare. But
Spent the last month building our new deck and my son wanted to help every step. He's been handing me nails, we let him use the battery drill on scrap wood, he was so proud. We fin
Got like 5 mature oak trees in my backyard and the kids have been asking for a treehouse forever. Planning to do this next spring. Looking for advice from anyone who's actually bui
Finally getting the space to set up a real workshop. Kids are old enough now that they can be somewhat useful. Planning to put in workbenches, get some actual tools, maybe teach th
Started building a brick pizza oven in the backyard 3 weeks ago. Got the plans off YouTube which was probably a mistake. My mortar ratio was off, had to redo a whole section. Final
Took my boy camping solo last weekend for the first time. Just us, no mom, no siblings. Drove 45 minutes to a state park. We hiked 3 miles, caught a fish, made a fire and told ghos
Every Saturday my 5 and 8 year old wake up around 7 and we make pancakes together. Let them pick the toppings, they help mix the batter, total mess but they love it. Wife sleeps in