Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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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
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