Kids Activity Book: Would You Rather
Authored and published a 300-question outdoor-themed activity book for kids ages 6–12, designed to spark imagination and screen-free family fun.
- Project
- Henricks Outdoors
- Role
- Author & Publisher
- Timeline
- 2025
- 300
- Questions written
The Project
Would You Rather – Wild & Wacky Adventures for Kids is a 300-question activity book designed to get kids laughing, thinking, and engaging with family — no screens required.
Unplug. Imagine. Adventure.
Question Categories
The book features five distinct categories of outdoor-themed dilemmas:
- Silly Antics — Goofy scenarios that guarantee giggles
- Wildlife Wonders — Animal encounters and nature choices
- Weather Twists — Seasons, storms, and climate capers
- Adventure Trails — Camping, hiking, and exploration
- Gross Encounters — Icky, sticky outdoor mishaps
Sample Questions
- Would you rather camp with a singing frog or a moose telling bad jokes?
- Would you rather have a self-packing backpack or a self-refilling water bottle?
- Would you rather sled on melted chocolate snow or cross a candy bar bridge?
- Would you rather wear a squirrel hat or a raccoon scarf?
- Would you rather roast a marshmallow golden and gooey or crispy black and crunchy?
Perfect For
- Road trips & camping — Hours of screen-free entertainment
- Family game nights — Sparks conversation and laughter
- Classroom icebreakers — Teachers love it for group activities
- Gifts — Birthdays, holidays, or just because
The Process
This started as a family game that kept growing. What began as creative fun became a fully published product — from concept and writing through design, formatting, and Amazon publishing.
Producing it is also what led me to build TrailPress Studio, the book production system I now use. Doing the print production by hand once — trim geometry, page layout, front and back matter, KDP’s formatting rules — made it obvious that the second book shouldn’t repeat the work. The Would You Rather engine in TrailPress is a direct descendant of this title.
Why It Matters
This is the published artifact rather than the system behind it. Together they show the pattern I tend to follow: do the work manually, understand where the real difficulty is, then build the tool that removes it.
Get the Book
Also available for local pickup in Springfield, Oregon
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Questions about this work?
Happy to go deeper on any of it — the decisions, the trade-offs, or what I'd do differently.