Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Took my 10 and 12yo to the Natural History Museum in Denver last month expecting them to complain the whole time. Instead they got REALLY into the dinosaur section and spent like a
My 9yo has been playing travel ball this year and honestly? It's been a time investment I wasn't sure about. 6am practices, weekend tournaments 2 hours away. They just won their r
Got a gallon of exterior paint ready to go. My 5yo is INSISTING he gets to help. Before I let him go to town with a brush, are there specific paints that are non-toxic if kids eat
Made the classic baking soda volcano with my 5yo twins on Saturday. Looked great in the kitchen. Then my daughter decided to "test" it with food coloring IN her lap while wearing l
Kid wants to do spring soccer (she's 7, never played organized sports before). That's practices twice a week plus games on Saturday mornings. Honestly that sounds like a LOT and we
So my 7yo wanted to do the baking soda and vinegar volcano for his school project. Seemed simple enough right? WRONG. We made it too big, used too much vinegar, and it erupted ALL
After two seasons of Little League where he complained the whole time, something just clicked this year. He's 10 now and honestly practicing with him in the backyard has become my
My 10yo got really interested in rock climbing after school and wants to try it with me. I've never done it before either. Looking for somewhere that does classes or has beginner w
Seriously though. Made chocolate chip cookies with my 4yo yesterday and there was flour literally everywhere - in her hair, under her nails, somehow on the ceiling? The actual cook
Took the kids camping at Silver Falls last weekend. First time with the youngest (she's 5). Everything was fine until 6pm when she decided she'd had enough and spent the next 4 hou
We tried making cookies from scratch with my 3yo yesterday and there was flour literally EVERYWHERE. In her hair. On the dog. How are other people making this work? Every cooking a
After like 3 months of planning and two weekends of actual work, we finished it yesterday. My 7yo and 9yo were losing their minds. Used mostly scrap lumber from a local mill, cost
Thought it would be a fun activity to have my son pick what we'd eat on our camping trip. Seemed reasonable, right? Wrong. The menu was basically just hot dogs, Doritos, and cake.
My 10yo is super into building and tech stuff. We got him a basic LEGO set for his birthday but now he's interested in the robotics kits. They're expensive ($350+) and I'm not sure
Tried making chocolate chip cookies with my youngest on Saturday. Kid wanted to do EVERYTHING. Cracking eggs took 15 minutes, he smashed like 6 of them directly into the bowl with
Posted here like 6 months ago asking if I was crazy for attempting a treehouse. Got mostly "that's unsafe" comments lol. But I've been working on it anyway - got platform mostly up
Planning a 10-day trip for summer with kids 5, 8, and 12. Thinking we break it into 2 days driving each direction. Anyone done this route? Looking for good stopping points, kid-fri
Rain is supposed to last all weekend and I've got my 3yo and 6yo stuck inside. Want to do something besides screens but don't want to go crazy with supplies. What do you all do? We
Tried to make those foil packet meals over the fire last night with my kids (ages 5 and 11). Sounds simple right? WRONG. The 5yo knocked his into the coals immediately, the 11yo's
Wife ordered new shelving for our bedroom and I enlisted my son to help assemble it. He got really into matching the bolts, organizing screws, reading the instructions out loud. To