Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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No agenda, no plan. Just sat on the living room floor with my daughter for like 4 hours doing a 500-piece puzzle. She organized pieces by color, I did edges, we bullshitted about r
This is probably debated a million times but I'm curious about this community's take. My kids are 9 and 11 and I keep getting pressured to sign them up for team sports because "tha
We're attempting our first real camping trip in 3 weeks. Got a Coleman 6-person tent, sleeping bags, the works. Our kids are 3, 5, and 7. I keep hearing horror stories about middle
We just got back from a camping weekend at Ozark National Forest with my kids (5, 8, 9) and I prepared this whole meal plan with s'mores, hot dogs, chili, etc. My oldest literally
Looking for good state parks or national forests in Wisconsin/Minnesota area for car camping with 3 kids (ages 4-10). Preferably places with decent hiking nearby and not too crowde
Taking my kids (4 and 8) on a 5-hour drive next month and I'm allowing screen time for sanity purposes. Looking for recommendations on actual good apps that aren't just mindless sw
So my 5yo was supposed to be doing a watercolor thing and knocked over like 4 colors into one cup and just started going wild with it on the paper. Looked like chaos. I was about t
This is a small win but I'm celebrating it anyway lol. My 10yo has been working on the Lego Architecture Colosseum set for like 6 weeks. He'd do it in bursts, get frustrated, leave
We're driving to visit family in Texas (12 hours) next month with my 7yo and we're dreading the backseat complaints. Looking for podcast recommendations, audiobooks, or even just a
Looking for something doable with my 4yo and 5yo - ideally under 3 miles, decent views, not too rocky. We've done Liwanu Trail and Wahkeena Falls. Want something new for next month
We've only ever done car camping because I have a bad back and sleeping on the ground sounds like torture. My kids keep asking about 'real camping' with a tent. Is it actually that
Looking for something doable with a 4yo and a 6yo. We've done Bear Lake a few times but want something new. Preferably under 4 miles and not too technical. Also open to places with
Planning a long weekend and want to break it up so nobody loses their mind in the car. We're looking at about 8 hours total so I'm thinking stop somewhere halfway? Considering goin
Taking my 3yo on our first real hike this Saturday at Blue Ridge Parkway and honestly I'm second-guessing everything. She's done short walks but nothing longer than 30 mins. Should
Remember that post about wanting to build something ambitious? Did it! My 8yo and 10yo spent 6 weekends with me out in the backyard. We used reclaimed wood from a neighbor's deck t
Started doing this 3 weeks ago. Every Sunday afternoon we prep ingredients for the week together—my 10yo and 12yo chop veggies, measure grains, portion stuff into containers. They'
Had a whole day planned to tackle a local trail with my two boys and it's just pouring. They're bouncing off the walls. Send help. (jk... mostly)
We're planning a family trip to Denver next month and I want to do some actual hiking with my 4yo and 6yo, but nothing too crazy. Looking for something with a good payoff (waterfal
So I finally got around to that treehouse project and honestly thought it'd be a disaster. Spent last weekend with my son building it in the oak tree in our backyard - used some ol
We spent the last 3 weekends building this thing in our backyard using 2x8s and some old pallet wood for the platform. My son was convinced we were gonna die the whole time lol but