cottage activities Archives - Cottage Life

a man and woman in a boat decorated to look like a batmobile

This lakeside community organized an annual float parade to bring cottagers together

General

Outdoor wooden hot tub by a lake bordered with a forest in the summer.

Warming up to the idea of a hot tub? Here’s how to wade through your options

Red cooler filled with ice next to a closed green cooler.

Round out your summer with these fun and simple DIY projects

Kid in a red life jacket jumping into a lake.

How to prevent kids from getting bored at the cottage

Pizza being taken out of an outdoor pizza oven.

10 essential cottage toys, in order of importance

Wooden dock on a lake with Muskoka chairs.

7 activities to enjoy outdoors—even if the bugs are out

Outdoors

Fake mustache and glasses with blocks showing the date for April Fool's Day.

8 harmless April Fool’s Day jokes that are perfect for cottagers