Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Took my boys (8 and 10) to a "easy" 2 mile trail near Boulder last weekend. They were done before we hit the halfway point. Complained about legs hurting, wanted snacks every 5 min
Honestly thought he'd complain the whole time but he actually stepped up. We did about 15 miles a day over 3 days, camped at state parks, and cooked everything on a camp stove. He
lol okay so my son wanted to do a cooking activity with me last Saturday. I'm thinking we'll make cookies or a pizza or literally anything. Kid opens the pantry and goes 'can we ma
First time camping with kids (6yo and 3yo) and we're starting small - just in the backyard this weekend. Got the tent, sleeping bags, flashlights. Planning to make s'mores. What's
So I promised my son a treehouse last summer and finally got around to it this past weekend. We used a tutorial from this YouTube channel 'Backyard Engineering' and honestly it was
My boys have done like 50 birthday parties at climbing gyms but never actually taken a class. Thinking about signing them up for sessions but it's $200/month for both. Is it worth
Been doing backyard camping with my 4yo because I'm not ready for full tent camping yet. We set up a tent, sleep outside, cook breakfast on the camp stove - the whole vibe. Real qu
Took my 6yo to what everyone on here raved about—"perfect for families, only 2 miles!" Spoiler alert: he complained the entire time about his legs hurting at mile 0.5. Then he foun
So apparently there was a reason the instructions came with like 50 pages. Thought I could eyeball it and save some time lol. Got about halfway through before realizing I'd install
Been wanting to do this all spring but kept putting it off. Last Saturday I grabbed my 8yo daughter and 5yo son, bought some cedar boards from Home Depot, and we actually FINISHED
My son has been asking about rock climbing non-stop since his friend's birthday party at one of those places. We're in the Portland/Beaverton area. Anyone have recommendations? Loo
We drove up to Asheville with the kids (ages 6, 8, 11) last weekend on like 48 hours notice. Usually road trips are a nightmare but something just clicked this time. Downloaded a b
Planning a 14-hour drive to Phoenix with kids aged 5, 7, and 9. My original plan was basically "bring snacks and hope for the best" but my wife rightfully called that stupid. What
Remember that treehouse post from like 2 months ago? Yeah, I went ahead and did it. Spent like $300 in materials, used a design from this YouTube channel (can't remember the name b
No agenda, no plan. Just sat on the living room floor with my daughter for like 4 hours doing a 500-piece puzzle. She organized pieces by color, I did edges, we bullshitted about r
This is probably debated a million times but I'm curious about this community's take. My kids are 9 and 11 and I keep getting pressured to sign them up for team sports because "tha
We're attempting our first real camping trip in 3 weeks. Got a Coleman 6-person tent, sleeping bags, the works. Our kids are 3, 5, and 7. I keep hearing horror stories about middle
We just got back from a camping weekend at Ozark National Forest with my kids (5, 8, 9) and I prepared this whole meal plan with s'mores, hot dogs, chili, etc. My oldest literally
Looking for good state parks or national forests in Wisconsin/Minnesota area for car camping with 3 kids (ages 4-10). Preferably places with decent hiking nearby and not too crowde
Taking my kids (4 and 8) on a 5-hour drive next month and I'm allowing screen time for sanity purposes. Looking for recommendations on actual good apps that aren't just mindless sw