Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Spent Saturday afternoon with my son building a 4x8 raised bed in the backyard. I was expecting it to be a disaster but he actually helped drill holes and we got it level enough. F
Planning our first real camping trip for next month. We have a Coleman tent and sleeping bags but I'm nervous about keeping them entertained and getting them to sleep at a decent t
Woke up at 5am Saturday to get the brisket on the smoker. Had it going all day, wrapped it in foil around hour 8, and it came out perfect at 7pm. Took a lot of patience but my wife
Planning to take the family camping next month for the first time. Kids are 6 and 9. Thinking about renting a cabin instead of tent camping because honestly I'm not trying to deal
Got really into cast iron cooking during lockdown and now I'm that guy. Made a 20 inch skillet pizza last Saturday with the kids helping make the dough. Nothing tastes as good as s
Spent about 6 weekends building a basic treehouse platform in the oak tree in our backyard with my 8yo. It's nothing fancy, just a 6x6 platform about 10 feet up with a rope ladder
We're attempting our first family camping trip with kids ages 4 and 7. Borrowed a tent, got some sleeping bags. We're only going like 45 minutes away at a local park to keep it low
Been working on finishing the basement for like 4 months now. New drywall, paint, flooring, the whole thing. This weekend is the final push. Just need to finish trim and install th
My brother and I are taking our families camping at a state park for a long weekend. That's 4 kids total ranging from 5-11 years old. Two tents, one cooler, lot of hope. Anyone don
Wife wants a vegetable garden. I'm building 3 raised beds from scratch. Never done this before but figured it can't be that hard, just wood and soil right? Watched a couple YouTube
Want to add a deck to the back of the house. Our budget is limited so I'm thinking about building it myself instead of hiring someone. I've done small projects before but never any
First time making the whole Thanksgiving meal by myself. Turkey, sides, everything. I'm decent at cooking but this feels different. Any advice for timing? How do I not mess up the
Taking the family hiking for the first time this summer. Kids are 6 and 9, so nothing too intense. Looking for something with a waterfall or nice view, maybe 2-3 hours of hiking ma
Started out thinking I'd just replace a few panels that rotted. Turns out half the fence needs work and the posts are wobbly. This is way bigger than I thought. Do I just do the pa
Finally got the greenlight from the wife to turn our garage into something useful. Want half to be a decent home gym setup and half to be a place where I can actually watch games w
Want to build something cool for my kids this summer. Have some big oak trees in the backyard and figured a treehouse would be amazing. Never built anything like this before though
Planning a camping trip this Labor Day weekend with my wife and 2 year old. We've camped before kids but obviously this is different. He's still in diapers, gets cranky when he's u
My kids want to do something special for Father's Day and somehow agreed to let me smoke a brisket. I've done ribs before but never a full brisket. I've got a Traeger and like 8 ho
We get to the campground and realize we left the lantern, the good flashlights, half the camping chairs, and I forgot my sleeping bag. Just left it sitting in the garage. Spent the
We started with like 2x6 boards and some rope. Took forever because every time I'd get something nailed in my oldest would want to 'help' and we'd have to stop. But man when those