Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Honest question: everyone here posts these perfect camping photos with their kids roasting marshmallows by a fire, but like... do your kids actually enjoy it? Mine complain about b
So I want to build a zip line between our two trees (about 40ft apart, good height differential). I've got the cable and the pulley system but I'm totally winging the engineering p
Just completed 14 hours driving to visit my parents in Ohio with my 5, 8, and 11yo. Here's what worked: Downloaded like 5 new movies they hadn't seen Downloaded audiobooks (Percy J
Ngl I was dreading this project but it actually went way smoother than expected. Grabbed a cedar raised bed kit from Home Depot ($60), and the boys helped with drilling and screwin
We just got back from a 1400 mile trip to the Smoky Mountains with my 5, 8, and 11 year olds. I over-planned everything (activities, routes, meals) thinking that would make it bett
Spent about $40 on PVC pipes, some rope, and pool noodles. Built an obstacle course in our backyard. My 7yo and his friends have been running it every single day for three weeks. T
Been wanting to build something for the kids (8 and 10) but don't want to drop $5k on one of those kit treehouses. I've got an old oak tree that should work. Has anyone here actual
My kids recently got into geocaching after we stumbled on one at a park. Seems perfect for hiking trips. Any recent reviews on the app? Are the caches still maintained or is it all
I started a backyard garden project with my 9yo last month and it's already losing steam. She was super into it for like 2 weeks - we planted tomatoes, peppers, herbs, the whole th
Made it a mission to find the tallest tree. Packed the good snacks (not just goldfish), gave them each a nature journal to draw in at stops, and honestly just kept their expectatio
So I watched like 3 YouTube videos and decided I could build a basic treehouse in our oak tree for my boys (9 and 11). Went to Home Depot, got supplies, felt like a boss. Started b
Made a simple list: find a pinecone, a rock, something red, a leaf with holes in it, etc. My 7yo and I did it on a 30 min walk around the neighborhood and she was SO engaged. No sc
Just dropped $150 on the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 for my 11yo and honestly? Totally worth it. He's been obsessed with it for a month straight. Way better than staring at a screen playin
Just survived driving to my parents' house in Tennessee with our kids (5, 8, 12). Never again tbh. The 12yo had his Switch die 3 hours in. 8yo got carsick. 5yo asked "are we there
The Good: My 10yo loves helping me make pizzas Weekend dinners are way more fun now Somehow makes pizza taste better The Bad: Way more expensive than I budgeted ($800 total) Took
So I decided we'd build a raised bed together this past Saturday. I'm a software engineer, not a carpenter lol. Got the lumber at Home Depot, figured "how hard can this be?" Well.
My kids (10, 12) are getting pretty confident on bikes and we want to find some proper trails instead of just riding around the neighborhood. We're in the Denver area. Looking for
Seriously asking. Saturday morning I decided we'd make pancakes from scratch. My 7yo wanted to help. It took THREE HOURS. There was flour everywhere, she wanted to crack the eggs a
This week it rained basically the entire time and instead of screen time I busted out this cardboard box fort idea. Basically you just tape a bunch of boxes together and let the ki
Thinking about taking my son on his first real fishing trip (not just the little pond by the house). We're planning a weekend in the Adirondacks with my buddy and his two kids (age