Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Installed 3 beds in spring with my 6 and 8 year old. Added soil, planted tomatoes and beans, and honestly expected me to do all the maintenance. But they actually check on them dai
Got tired of my 6yo complaining on walks so I made a scavenger hunt list with small prizes from the Dollar Tree at the end (tiny cars, bouncy balls, stickers). Laminated it, printe
Every other Friday we make pizza from scratch. Kids help with dough, sauce, toppings, the whole process. Takes forever, flour everywhere, but there's something about eating somethi
So I started a sourdough starter like 3 weeks ago and honestly it's become this weird family project. The kids take turns "feeding" it (my 6yo calls it "giving it breakfast"), they
Grabbed that National Geographic crystal growing kit at Costco ($14.99) on a whim for the kids. Thought it'd be a fun afternoon activity. My 9yo was way into it, set it up perfectl
So I spent all last weekend building a treehouse platform with my 7yo and 9yo in our oak tree. Got it up, they loved it, everything was great. Then Tuesday night we get a windstorm
Quick rant: why do my kids need 47 different markers when they always use the same 5? And why do the good ones always dry out? And why is there glitter in places glitter has NO BUS
My 5yo is really into scooters right now but her cheap Walmart one is falling apart after like 3 months. I've heard Razor is the way to go for durability? Has anyone used the Razor
Thinking about grabbing the paid version since we hike pretty regularly now. Is it worth $40/year or am I getting scammed? Do you actually use the offline maps feature?
My 10yo has been kind of a couch potato ngl. Tried soccer, tried basketball, he just wasn't feeling it. Then a friend invited us to a climbing gym and something just clicked. He'
Thought it would be fun to do the classic baking soda volcano with my 5yo for her kindergarten project. Filled the container with WAY too much vinegar. It erupted all over the kitc
My 9yo wants to try baseball this spring. The local rec league is $150 for the season plus we need a glove, cleats, and a bat. That's easily $300+ total. He's never played before s
My 9yo is really into treasure hunts and puzzles. Saw geocaching mentioned in another thread and it sounds cool but also kinda like I'm just walking my kid around staring at my pho
Planning our first real camping trip with the kids (5, 8, and 10). We have a tent, sleeping bags, and some basic gear. Going to be at a KOA campground in Colorado for like 4 days.
I've seen those fancy Osprey and Gregory backpacks but $150+ for a 9yo seems excessive when they're growing so fast. We've been using an old hand-me-down but it's falling apart. Ne
He watches woodworking videos on YouTube and keeps asking me to teach him. I'm not a carpenter or anything—I can do basic stuff like build shelves—but he's genuinely interested in
My boys (6 and 9) will demolish pizza and tacos at home but the second we're at a campsite they act like hot dogs and beans are poison. Last trip I brought like $80 worth of snacks
so I didn't follow the instructions and used WAY too much baking soda. My 6yo got excited and spilled the vinegar jug into the volcano we'd spent an hour making. Red food coloring
Decided to join a parent-kid soccer league with my 6yo because I thought it'd be fun bonding time. Turns out I'm the oldest dad out here and my knees are NOT happy about it. We've
Our school is advertising LEGO robotics club for middle schoolers and my 12yo is interested. It's $200 for the season which seems reasonable but I'm not sure if it's actually cool