I also hear he is veery particular about his buckets!
But seriously, we have offered, but she is my gunpowder princess. She loves knives, guns, the smell of gunpowder in the morning, as well as fingernails, makeup, hair dolling and cute outfits. So, she maybe one day I’ll get her to pee in a bucket, but for now it’s “eww gross dad.” So I take the half day hit just to keep her out there.
6-7 hours in a box is a haul for kids.
Yep.
Part of keeping kids interested in such activities is also knowing when to knock off when their interest wanes. If the majority of their time is fun, active, challenging, etc. Then they'll always look forward to the next time.
They'll grow beyond that eventually and learn to enjoy the slow times for what they are... just another aspect to be enjoyed.