Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Decided to make homemade pizza with my 7yo yesterday. Every step took twice as long. He spilled flour everywhere. The dough got stretched weirdly. We both ate it anyway and he was
Rant incoming. Took my kids (6m, 3yo) camping last weekend. Brought a brand new tent. Forgot the POLES. FORGOT THE POLES. Had to drive 40 min back home while they're screaming in t
Started doing 7am starts with my kids instead of afternoon. Cooler, less crowded, kids are fresher, and honestly it's kind of nice. Only downside is I have to get them to bed at a
My boys (10 & 12) got to help their grandpa build an actual treehouse in our backyard. It took like 6 weekends but seeing their faces when we put the final support beam in place...
Planning ahead for winter and trying to find a good spot that's not insanely crowded. We usually go to Blue Hills but it gets packed on weekends. Looking for something within like
Just got back from three nights at Silver Falls State Park and our Coleman tent completely failed during the rain on night two. Everything soaked. Wife was not happy (understatemen
lol so a few weeks ago I posted here panicking because I was about to build a custom bunkbed for my kids' room. I was worried about stability, whether they'd actually use it, all t
I keep seeing these elaborate camping recipes online and they all seem like overkill. Last weekend we just did hot dogs and s'mores and the kids were perfectly happy. Is anyone els
We're thinking about trying a camping trip over winter break instead of our usual holiday family stuff. Probably like 2-3 nights, nothing crazy. I know it'll be colder (we're in Or
So this is my horror story. I got the idea to build a simple platform in the oak tree in our backyard. Seemed fun, right? WRONG. First I had to deal with getting the wood, then fig
My 10 and 12 year old boys have gotten OBSESSED with laser tag. We've been to the local arena (Quest in our area) like 6 times in the last month. It's honestly the perfect activity
I've been making my kids (8, 10, 13) help rake leaves and pull weeds on weekends. My sister says I'm making them hate nature and outdoor work, but I think teaching them responsibil
This isn't really a mission post but I'm genuinely confused. Last year he'd beg to go hiking, do science experiments, build stuff. Now everything is boring or "for little kids." I
Building a little obstacle course for my 8yo and his friends. So far I have: Hurdles made from PVC Balance beam (2x4 on cinder blocks) Jump rope section Monkey bars on the swing se
Don't make slime indoors. Just don't. We used borax, got it EVERYWHERE. It's in the carpet, on the couch, probably in the air ducts. My wife is still mad. If anyone has slime reco
Had what we thought was gonna be a fun 6-hour drive from Boston to NYC yesterday. My 9yo gets carsick super easy and I KNEW this but forgot to pack ginger candies and the benadryl
Both my boys (7 and 9) are suddenly obsessed with their bikes. Like we can barely keep them off them. We've been doing little neighborhood rides and they want to do it EVERY day no
So I finally bit the bullet and built that cedar raised bed I've been talking about for like 2 years. Got my 7yo (Emma) and 5yo (Jack) to help mix the soil and plant some veggies.
We went for a walk and collected leaves, sticks, rocks, whatever. Let the kids glue them onto poster board to make scenes. My 5yo made an "insect city" and the 8yo did a landscape.
My 9 and 11 year olds used to LOVE our weekend hikes. Now all they want to do is sit inside playing Fortnite. We tried bribing them with ice cream stops, 'scenic photo opportunitie