As other parents may understand, finding activities that are fun and satisfying for kids and adults alike can be challenging. If you ask my 7-year-olds on any given Saturday what they’d like to do, it’s likely they’ll respond with answer that starts with “Stay home and…”, usually followed by something like “build a shop” or “play school”. You will definitely not hear them respond with “go on a hike” or “ride bikes on a trail”. These latter activities are the things that my wife and I would most like to do on a beautiful Saturday, but elicit the same reaction as if we had proposed going to the dentist or eating at a fancy restaurant.
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