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Making and building things, doesn't matter what it is, my boy loves tools and hammers, we make banger toy cars, start off with a good toy car and turn it into a banger car... good fun and also a good way to take the stress out 😉
I involve him in anything i make (when i can) we made him a wooden house (its a shed made from pallets) in our yard.
When he gets older we're going to make a go-kart 😉
As a lover of cycling in all forms, I'm biased in my response to this question as I know of so many fathers that also go out cycling with their families.
But if that's not your thing, squash is quite good fun. I don't play that with my dad, but I was introduced by a friend who I thought was amazing at the game, then one day told me "my biggest goal in squash is to one day beat my dad". In over 15 years of playing, and despite him being in the top division of the local league he'd never beaten his dad.
We all love cycling and try to go out as a family - now the boys are older we often go 20 miles or more!!
As for squash have introduced both of them to the game - I don't think it will take them 15 years to beat me!
Searching for buried treasure! 🙂 Get a good metal detector and go explore! Do some research on the places to go and start looking, which you could do together ...like sites of ancient battles etc.... That incorporates a bit of history/education and its a fun way of learning!
Or Geocaching looks alright.
What about mountain biking or model making sure to get a giggle when your both covered in glue and paint.
Searching for buried treasure! 🙂 Get a good metal detector and go explore! Do some research on the places to go and start looking, which you could do together ...like sites of ancient battles etc.... That incorporates a bit of history/education and its a fun way of learning!
Or Geocaching looks alright.
What about mountain biking or model making sure to get a giggle when your both covered in glue and paint.
Geocaching is a good call - easy to get into nowadays with smart phones, and a great way to combine adventure with the great outdoors!
My eldest is looking to do Engineering at university and tomorrow we are going to a lecture at Cambridge University about how engineering helped in the war and in particular Colditz and Dambusters
A good way to spend some time together
Badminton is a fantastic hobby! Keeps your family in good shape health wise and its very challenging and active. Give it a go!
Yeah I agree - that was until my 15 year old thrashes me every time we get on the court!!
A good one would be to find out if there's any local police auctions near by they always have stolen/lost bikes for sale for pennies and you could go there buy a few fix them up together and let him sell them on. I met a few people who done that with their kids.
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