Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Spent all last Saturday with my son building a platform in the oak tree in our backyard. Grabbed some pressure treated 2x8s from Home Depot, some lag bolts, and honestly just winge
We did a 2 mile loop at a local nature preserve and I was sweating bullets the whole time worried he'd get tired and I'd have to carry him. But he absolutely crushed it, found 3 di
Finally have a free Saturday and the wife wants a vegetable garden. I'm planning to build a 4x8 raised bed using cedar boards. Never done this before but seems straightforward. Any
Got a pellet smoker setup in my backyard and I'm absolutely hooked. My kids think it's the coolest thing ever and they beg to help with everything. Last weekend I did a brisket tha
Planning a 3 day car camping trip with my boys (6 and 8) and I'm trying to plan meals that are simple but don't suck. Last trip was all hot dogs and cereal and the kids were misera
So I promised my son we'd build a treehouse last spring and finally got around to it last weekend. Grabbed some 2x8s and some rope from home depot, spent like 6 hours up in the oak
Did a 5 mile hike with my two kids yesterday morning. Seemed fine at the time but my legs are KILLING me today. The 5yo kept asking when we could go back and the 8yo actually put h
Planning a camping trip with the boys this summer and want to do better than just hot dogs and beans. Anyone have good campfire meal ideas that aren't too complicated? Looking for
Spent the last two Saturdays building a legit workbench from 2x4s and plywood. Nothing fancy but it's solid and I've got a vise and a pegboard for all my tools. First project was o
Took the family out to Blue Ridge for three days and forgot the damn lantern. Had the tent lit by phone flashlights the whole time which was honestly kind of pathetic. Kids thought
First time trying brisket on my offset smoker and I was nervous as hell. Started at 4am, kept the temp around 225, wrapped it at the stall around hour 8. It came out perfect with a
Looking to build one of those clay pizza ovens in the backyard. Found some YouTube videos but they all seem to contradict each other on brick type and mortar. Has anyone actually b
Didn't think we'd make it but they crushed it. Stopped at the waterfall halfway up and let them swim in the creek for like an hour. They were so tired on the drive home they passed
Been putting this off for like 2 years. Got the lumber delivered yesterday and I'm actually going to do this. Kids want to help which is going to slow me down but whatever, quality
Spent most of Saturday in the backyard putting together a 4x8 raised bed. Not gonna lie, my back is killing me but the kids actually helped this time without complaining. Going to
Took my 7 and 10 year old on a 3 mile trail Saturday morning. I was expecting whining the whole way but they actually crushed it. We saw a deer, ate snacks at the summit, and my ol
Went to fix a couple rotten boards and ended up ripping out half the deck. There's water damage everywhere underneath. This was supposed to be a 2 hour job and now I'm looking at s
Started at 6am Saturday, wrapped it in foil around hour 8, pulled it off at 8pm. Temp was perfect, meat was falling apart. My wife said it was the best thing I've ever cooked. Wort
Spent Saturday helping my neighbor replace some rotted boards on his back deck. It was only supposed to take a couple hours but we ended up there most of the day. Found way more da
Looking to take my kids camping this fall and want somewhere that's not too far from the city. We're thinking 2-3 days, nothing too crazy. My oldest wants to catch fish and the you