Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
1170 threads
Planning our first real camping trip without my wife (girls weekend trip for her, my turn with the boys). Going to be in the mountains, probably hitting some easy trails and basica
So I've got this massive oak tree in the backyard and my son has been begging for a treehouse. I found some plans online and I'm pretty handy so I think I can do it. My wife is ner
Took the boys camping for the first time last weekend at a state park about an hour away. First night my youngest gets scared of the dark and wants to sleep in the car. Second nigh
Decided to replace the railing on my deck this weekend without calling a professional because I figured how hard could it be right. Wrong. So wrong. Spent 6 hours on Saturday just
So Ive been obsessed with the idea of building a wood fired pizza oven in the backyard. Started laying the brick foundation last Saturday and got about halfway done before running
So I had this crazy idea to build a treehouse in our backyard. Spent all last Saturday with my son hauling lumber, measuring twice (ok fine, measuring like 6 times), and figuring o
Took me 4 weekends but the deck is done. I'm talking about 200 square feet, built it myself with help from my neighbor who actually knows what he's doing. Most important things I l
Planning our first real camping trip next month. We're going to a state park about 2 hours away for 3 days. I've got a tent, sleeping bags, cooler situation figured out. But I feel
Planning our first real camping trip with the kids (ages 4 and 8) at a state park about 90 mins away. We've done backyard camping but this is the real deal. Already have a decent t
We've been talking about it for like 2 months and finally pulled the trigger this past Saturday. Grabbed some 2x6s and rope from Lowes and spent the whole day out in the backyard.
Thought I'd impress the family with some low and slow smoking Sunday morning. Put that bad boy on at 5 AM, was aiming for 12 hours at 225 degrees. By hour 6 my temp was all over th
Taking the kids camping for the first time next month. We've got a tent and I'm trying to plan meals and activities so it doesn't turn into a disaster. Any advice for keeping 5, 8,
Finally cleared out enough junk to set up a real workshop. Got some basic tools going and been building little stuff for the house. My oldest actually wants to help now which is am
So I promised my son we'd build a treehouse in our backyard and now I'm in over my head. I've got some lumber and I'm trying to plan it out but I've never really done this before.
Been wanting to get the kids outdoors more instead of screens all weekend. Took them on an easy trail last weekend and it was actually pretty fun. My 6yo complained the whole time
Took me 3 weekends and way too many trips to Home Depot but we got it done. Kids helped with the small stuff which made it take longer but honestly it was worth it. They're so prou
Made homemade pizza with my kids yesterday and it was actually awesome. Let them pick toppings and stretch the dough. My oldest got really into it. Way more fun than I expected and
Planning our first real camping trip and don't want to go too hard right away. Was thinking 1 night somewhere close to home so if it's a disaster we're not stuck in the middle of n
Took the family camping at Lake Tahoe last weekend and man I learned some lessons. Forgot to bring enough firewood so we spent Saturday night freezing. My 6 year old decided he did
Been watching YouTube videos all week about smoking brisket. Got a 14 lb one from Costco and I'm planning to start it at like 5 AM Saturday morning. My neighbor just got a pellet s