Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Started this project last month and thought I'd have it done by now but here we are. Got the main platform bolted to the oak tree yesterday and my son helped me measure every singl
Taking the family out this weekend for our first real camping trip. Got a decent tent, sleeping bags rated for the weather, planned out meals. Kids are 4 and 7. We're only going ab
Started this project thinking it would take a weekend. Then I realized I measured wrong, had to buy more materials, and my drill battery died mid-way through. But it's done now and
Taking the family out for our first real camping trip since the kids were little. Got a tent, sleeping bags, and a camping stove ready to go. Any advice from you guys? Should I pre
Built a little fire pit oven thing using some bricks I had lying around. First pizza came out burnt on the bottom, second one was somehow raw in the middle, third one was actually
Been following this sourdough guide for a week now and my starter is finally bubbling. Fed it yesterday and today it's doubled in size. I know I'm like 5 years late to the sourdoug
So I spent all last weekend building a treehouse with my 6 and 8 year old. I was terrified the whole time that I'd screw it up and it would come crashing down, but we got it done.
Started doing this thing where I prep 5 lunches on Sunday morning. Grilled some chicken, roasted veggies, made rice in bulk. Takes like 2 hours total and then I don't have to think
Tried to do a 3 mile trail with my 5 year old last Saturday. She made it 0.8 miles before we had to turn back. She was tired, I was carrying her, my 9 year old was complaining. But
Started as a simple platform in our oak tree. Now it's basically a full treehouse with walls and a roof. Been working on it for 6 weeks with my boys helping. Used reclaimed wood fr
Started a garden 3 months ago mostly because my 7 year old wanted to grow tomatoes. We planted tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, beans, and lettuce. It's actually producing now and he's
My 1985 pickup broke down 3 years ago and it's been sitting in the driveway. Finally had enough free time and energy to diagnose it. Turned out to be fuel pump. Replaced it myself
So I'm building a deck with my 10 year old and I have zero experience. Found some plans online and bought the wood. Day one was just getting the posts set and man my back hurts. Bu
Took the boys camping last weekend at a state park about 2 hours away. It rained the entire time. Our tent wasn't waterproof. We lost power on the camp stove. By Saturday morning w
Never cooked much before but started watching YouTube videos during lockdown and now I'm actually decent at it. Made pasta from scratch last weekend which was harder than I expecte
So I built a wood fired pizza oven from a kit over 3 weekends. It's not perfect but it makes incredible pizza. We've had friends over twice already. My wife thought I was crazy but
Everything that could go wrong went wrong. Forgot the lantern, so we sat in the dark. Forgot half the food, so we ate cereal for dinner. One kid got homesick at 2am. One kid decide
Ok not really 47 but felt like it. Every time I thought I had everything I'd get up there and realize I forgot something. He helped the whole time though and got to use the power d
Took me 6 weekends instead of the 3 I promised. Messed up the measurements twice, had to redo an entire section, and I'm pretty sure I used half my body weight in caulk. But damn i
Planning a 2 night camping trip about 3 hours out. This will be our first real camping experience with my kids. We're doing a cabin though because I'm not ready to do the tent thin