Date set
Build a rocket
Turn a box of rocket parts into something you made together. Parents and kids team up to fit, sand, glue, and check their work.
Explore this projectCincinnati family projects
Big discoveries.
Made together.
Build a rocket. Learn to make a fire. Try something new—with your favorite people beside you.
Hands-on weekend projects for kids and their parents. Real skills, shared work, and a little room to get messy.
A parent participates with every child.
Everyone
gets a job.
gets a job.
- Grades 1–4
- Our starting age group
- Kids + parents
- Everyone takes part
- Cincinnati area
- Weekend projects, close to home
The first adventures
A season of “I made that.”
Four outings to build, practice, explore, and learn together.
See the calendarDate set
Fire skills & autumn apples
Learn what a fire needs, practice a fire lay, and take turns building and tending a small fire with an adult. Applesauce may join the afternoon.
Explore this projectTentative date
Ready, set, liftoff
Bring the rocket you built, make a prediction, and watch your work take flight. Families help with checks, countdowns, observations, and recovery.
Explore this projectDate to come
Late December or early January
A day on the snow
Head to Perfect North together for a family ski outing. There is room to try something new, build confidence, and enjoy a winter day.
Explore this projectWe’re starting with a small group of about six families. Some dates and arrangements are still being worked out.
A project for the whole family
Little hands.
Grown-up hands.
All hands in.
A parent attends and actively participates with every child, in every class.
We share the work from setting out supplies to putting the last tool away. Jobs follow ability and experience, so everyone has something useful to do.
Meet the family project formatFor the kids
Have a go.
Make it your own.
Sort parts, read a diagram, measure, assemble, practice, and explain what happened—with help suited to your experience.
For the parents
Learn beside them.
Do your share.
Take a turn building, learn the technique, check the instructions, and supervise. Swap builder and checker roles as you go.
How we show up for each other
A little care.
A better day together.
The same expectations for kids and grown-ups: be present, do your share, and make room for others.
RSVP is a promise.
If plans change, tell us. A no-show without notice means sitting out the next scheduled event.
Phones away.
Kids and parents give the project—and each other—their attention. Essential exceptions are covered in the guidelines.
All hands in.
Everyone gets useful work, shares tools and turns, and helps with the final cleanup.
Confidence comes from practice
Learn it. Do it.
Pass it on.
Every new skill is a chance to become more capable—and eventually help someone else get started.
Give it a try.
Watch a short demonstration, ask questions, and practice alongside your parent.
Show what you know.
Explain the steps and demonstrate a skill when you’re ready. Progress happens at your own pace.
Help someone learn.
After demonstrating a skill, help an adult teach a younger or less experienced child.
A certificate for a skill you can show.
We’re developing a simple fire-building certificate to record a child’s demonstrated ability to build, tend, and extinguish a small campfire, with an adult present. Helping teach comes next, alongside an adult.
Come with a little curiosity
Let’s make
something together.
Take a look at the opening projects, or let us know your family is interested as the plans take shape.