Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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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
First time taking both kids on a real trail instead of just walking around the park. Oldest (8) crushed it, youngest (5) got tired about halfway but we took breaks, had snacks, let
Took the family up to the mountains for our first real camping trip. Tent leaked, burned the hot dogs, and my oldest got sick from eating trail mix for dinner. But then we sat arou
YouTube university baby. Watched a bunch of videos and ripped out the old vanity, installed plumbing and tile work. It's not perfect but it looks a million times better than the we
Got really ambitious Sunday morning and decided to meal prep for the whole family. Spent like 4 hours chopping vegetables, cooking chicken, making sauces. My kids were underfoot th
Spent all day Saturday putting together the raised bed I've been planning for like 6 months. Got the wood cut at home depot, some landscape fabric, soil, and threw in tomatoes and
Got one of those Anova sous vide machines two months ago and I'm not exaggerating when I say it's transformed how I prep meals for the week. Throw chicken breasts or steaks in a ba
So my son has been asking for a treehouse for like two years and I finally committed to it last weekend. Spent Saturday morning planning it out, bought some 2x8s and bolts from Hom
Taking the family camping for the first time in a few years. We have a 5yo, 8yo, and 10yo. Planning to go up to the mountains for Labor Day weekend. Looking for advice on what I'm
Got the initial frame up and it's actually looking legit. My 7yo is so pumped. We're taking it slow so he can help with each step. Planning to add a rope ladder and maybe a zip lin
Dough came out pretty good but the kids' pizzas were basically just sauce and cheese with weird toppings lol. Mine turned out decent though. Whole thing took like 3 hours with all