Creative games for kids to play outside




















Find out all the details at A Beautiful Mess. Grab the full instructions at How Does She. Grab some blankets and attempt to pull your team mate across the lawn as fast as you possibly can.

Find all the instructions at Crafts by Amanda. Several teams compete to see who can set up a picnic first lay down the blanket, set up the silverware and plates, etc. When one player finishes setting it up, they rush to get everything back in the basket, and then pass it off to the next player. Find out all the details to this game here. A fun twist to Duck, Duck Goose. Make sure to supervise so everyone stays safe. Set up a star-spangled outdoor bubble station with these easy DIY bubble wands.

Simply twist wire or wire hangers into desired shapes. We love the star. Send each guest home with a wand and a small bottle of bubble solution. Create a fleet of fun sailboats with just a few simple supplies. Adhere two together with electrical tape. Create a mast and sail with a wooden skewer and a triangle of washi tape.

Insert the ship's mast and sail between the pieces of tape. During a summer pool party , have each child sail their boat and see which goes the farthest. Bugs and bark, pinecones and pebbles, dandelions and dried leaves—kids adore the wonders found in the great outdoors. Set your child's birthday party outdoors, and organize a scavenger hunt. Arm each child or team with a list and a treasure box or bag.

Set a time limit, and let them explore. Display the kids' finds for the remainder of the party. Offer prizes for completing the list and finding unique or difficult items, or let the children select other award categories.

Bring the carnival home! This classic game is perfect for small-space areas like a patio. The hunt is on during this outdoor game for kids! Ahead of party time, hide small toys and objects for kids to find. Arm each child with a galvanized pail and let them start searching. The first child to find 10 items wins and gets to keep their prizes! It's time to take aim!

This competitive outdoor game for kids is perfect for teams of two. To play, give each child a bucket of filled water balloons. Let players take turns tossing the balloons and see who can make the most shots.

The player with the highest score wins! A rowdy game of rocket toss is easy and inexpensive to put together. Use colorful duct tape to decorate ounce metal cans. This will be the "rocket" that kids can toss at the cans.

Give each birthday party guest three tries to knock down all the cans. Don't throw away those empty bleach bottles—transform them into an outdoor catching game for kids! Make a mazelike pathway through fallen leaves, and birthday party attendees can race through it. Rake a curving path through fallen leaves. No leaves in sight?

Use rope or grass clippings and sticks to form the maze. Have kids race together through the maze, or use a stopwatch to time each child. Make a splash at your child's summer birthday party with a fun water game.

For each team, string a plastic bucket on a length of clothesline; make the lines the same length to be fair. With the buckets at one end of the clothesline, arm each team with a hose or large squirt guns. Using only water, the teams must race to move their bucket to the other end of the line. Editor's Tip: Make this fun game for kids even wilder. Arm a team with water balloons to use as obstacles and distractions while the other team tries to push its bucket across the finish line.

Little ones will enjoy this fun twist on badminton. Use homemade foam rackets to keep the colorful balloon off the ground. Nature is calling for a game of tic-tac-toe.

Provide flower heads from your garden, or let children explore your yard for flower heads, stones, leaves, or other bits of nature to use as game pieces. Editor's Tip: Alert parents about your plans for an outdoor party and ask about their children's allergies. Make sure to have silk flowers on hand, just in case. You may not have a built-in checkerboard in your backyard, but it's easy to set one up for a birthday party. Cut large squares from sturdy poster board, and tack them to the ground in a checkerboard pattern.

Use plant stakes or other stakes with rounded tops for safety. Or chalk up your driveway to create the board. Make big beanbags or use two colors of Frisbee disks for the checkers. Have kids take turns moving their pieces across the board. Set up teams to involve everyone in the fun. Editor's Tip: You can also use large square flooring tiles to make the board. Inexpensive tiles are available at home improvement stores.

On-the-go kids will love wheeling and squealing on this obstacle course. Ask each child to bring his or her favorite set of wheels. It's a good idea to have a few extra vehicles available.

To create the course, arrange orange cones or other soft items in your yard or a nearby park. Include curves, turns, and small hills, depending on the ages and abilities of your racers. Fuel the kids' excitement by timing each racer as he or she pedals to the finish line. To make the course more challenging, set up stations along the way where children must stop to perform a task, such as blowing bubbles. Pumpkins aren't just for the porch! Make the most of the season's harvest with this easy outdoor game of tic-tac-toe.

Who's the fastest of them all? Set up an outdoor course and find out! Beat the summer heat with this cool kids birthday party game. Blocks of ice become the base for this pretty painted game. Simply drip washable tempera paint onto frozen ice shapes and get melting! As the ice melts, it will create cool paint designs.

An old-fashioned favorite, pickup sticks gets a gigantic twist when the sticks are as big as the kids. Paint the ends with bright colors: red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and purple, for example. To start the game, drop the sticks on the ground in a big messy pile, and let the kids take turns picking up a stick. Call out a color and have kids run to tag the correct cone. The last one to reach a cone is out with two cones of each color this makes for some interesting choices! Every child can draw a little something to fill the garden!

This is a classic game that can have many variations depending on what age your child is. And go ahead, you know you want to play, too! They can even trace each other! Tracing is a great pre-writing skill and a never ending delight for young children.

Click here for 5 more pre-writing skill builders for kids. Sidewalk games offer children an opportunity to soak up the sunshine, stretch their legs, and get creative. Help your children understand the importance of safety when playing on the sidewalk with these tips:.

What are your favorite sidewalk games? Julie Kieras mothers two inquisitive boys with the support of her husband in the lovely four seasons of New England.



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