Activity ideas, projects, and adventures with kids.
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Took out a group of boy scouts camping and even though the weather was rough and one tent leaked, the kids had a blast. Made a huge fire, taught them some survival skills, told gho
Spent two weekends building a simple treehouse in our backyard and my kids are absolutely obsessed. Used mostly reclaimed wood, kept it simple and safe. They're out there right now
Every other weekend we're hitting a new trail as a family now. Started easy but my kids are getting stronger hikers. Just got back from a 5 mile hike with my daughter and she barel
Thought we'd be nature people. Setup was chaos, kids complained the whole first night, forgot the lantern and used phone flashlights, campfire smoke followed us everywhere. But the
Got supplies from Lowes, spent Saturday morning putting it together. My son helped me measure and hammer nails (with my hands guiding). We planted tomatoes, peppers, and basil. He'
He passed it down to me last year, it was beat to hell. Spent the last 3 weekends stripping it, repainting, reinforcing the legs. My oldest asked if he could help on the last day a
Threw together pizza dough the night before, woke up early and let each kid design their own pizza. One did scrambled eggs and bacon, one did sausage and cheese, my daughter did so
After two years of saying I'd fix the deck, I finally did it this spring. Pulled up all the old boards, treated and sealed the posts, installed new composite decking. Cost way more
So I finally bit the bullet and started building that treehouse the boys have been asking for. Spent about 6 weekends on it with help from my brother in law. Used mostly reclaimed
Taking the family camping for the first time next month and I'm nervous as hell. Kids are 4 and 8, wife has never camped before. I'm planning a spot about 90 mins from home with ea
Tried to prep 5 days of lunches yesterday with the kids 'helping' and it was chaos. Spilled an entire pot of rice, burned the chicken, and somehow my 6 year old got spaghetti sauce
Spent most of Saturday building a raised garden bed with my 6 year old. Used some YouTube tutorials and honestly it came out pretty decent. Wife planted some tomatoes and peppers.
Okay so my wife and I committed to redoing our kitchen counters and backsplash. I've done some tile work before but this is bigger. Spent like 6 hours last weekend prepping and wat
Took the family camping for the first time in 5 years. I was dreading it because last time the kids complained the whole time. But this time we brought bikes, a portable speaker, a
Started at 5am, wrapped it at noon, pulled it off the smoker at 7pm. Temp stayed between 225-250 the whole time. Let it rest for 30 mins and sliced it. The bark is perfect, meat is
Started this project last month and thought I'd have it done by now but here we are. Got the main platform bolted to the oak tree yesterday and my son helped me measure every singl
Taking the family out this weekend for our first real camping trip. Got a decent tent, sleeping bags rated for the weather, planned out meals. Kids are 4 and 7. We're only going ab
Started this project thinking it would take a weekend. Then I realized I measured wrong, had to buy more materials, and my drill battery died mid-way through. But it's done now and
Taking the family out for our first real camping trip since the kids were little. Got a tent, sleeping bags, and a camping stove ready to go. Any advice from you guys? Should I pre
Built a little fire pit oven thing using some bricks I had lying around. First pizza came out burnt on the bottom, second one was somehow raw in the middle, third one was actually