Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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My 9yo wants to do cool experiments but half the Pinterest stuff I try either doesn't work or is basically just mixing baking soda and vinegar again. Anyone have recommendations fo
My 6yo has been excavating the backyard for like two months. Started as just a little thing and now there are literal craters everywhere. Neighbors are probably wondering what's wr
My 6yo is asking but I'm worried he'll break something immediately. Thoughts?
My 8yo has mapped out exactly 2 acceptable hiking routes and will literally whine for 45 minutes if I suggest anything different. I get that familiarity is comforting but like... t
Decided to do the "volcano" thing with my 5yo last Saturday. Used baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, all the classics. Well I miscalculated the ratios BADLY and it basically expl
Quick question - anyone done the peanut butter pinecone thing with their kids? My 5yo's preschool sent home instructions but I want to make sure it's not going to be a disaster bef
So I decided to finally build that treehouse my kids have been asking about for like 2 years. Got a decent oak tree in the backyard, grabbed some 2x8 pressure-treated lumber from H
Remember my post from like 8 months ago about building a treehouse? Finally have an update. Spent most of the summer on it, kids helped with some of the "easier" parts (holding boa
Strung up a slackline between two trees in the backyard for my kids. They loved it for like 3 days. Then my 8yo got overconfident, fell off, and knocked the wind out of himself. He
I set up a tent in our backyard last Saturday thinking it'd be an easy intro to camping for my 6yo before we attempt the real deal. Kid lasted maybe 45 minutes before complaining a
Okay so we're going camping in 2 weeks with my 8yo and honestly I'm spiraling. We have a decent tent and sleeping bags but I feel like I'm forgetting something obvious. Made a list
Looking for trail recommendations that won't destroy my 6yo's legs. We're staying in Boulder for two weeks in July and want to do maybe 3-4 hikes that are actually fun, not just wa
Spent all of last weekend building that Kallax Lego table from Pinterest that everyone keeps posting. My 7yo watched me do like 80% of it (okay fine, he 'helped' by handing me piec
Built a basic quarter pipe last summer from YouTube instructions. It's... okay? My 10yo uses it but says it's boring. I want to upgrade it but I'm not dropping $800 on a pre-made
We got maybe 2 inches last month in Portland and it melted within hours. My kids have this fantasy of sledding but it's not really happening here. What do you all do for winter wee
Planning a 10-day Yellowstone trip in June with kids aged 7, 10, and 13. We're doing a mix of hotels and maybe one night camping. Kids have been to Disneyland but not really into '
We tried overnight camping at a state park with our 2yo last weekend. NEVER AGAIN. He wouldn't sleep in the Pack n Play, cried all night, got cold even though I brought like 5 blan
So I got ambitious and let my 8yo do a "volcan" (volcano, but he says volcan) with baking soda and food coloring. Looked online real quick, thought it would be fine. He decided to
My daughter won't stop asking for the National Geographic crystal growing kit. She's 8 and into rocks/geology stuff which is cool, but these kits seem pricey and I can't tell if th
I let him crack the eggs (mistake #1), pour milk (mistake #2), and he stepped in flour at some point. Floor is covered. There's eggshell in the batter. I'm pretty sure he ate more