7 Fun & Simple Outdoor Activities For Kids

Warm weathers are very welcoming by kids since they get to have a lot of fun with their families with many outdoor activities. Simply being outdoors and exploring for the kids can be very beneficial as they connect with nature and the world around them. Taking part in various fun activities, using their imaginations, is fundamental for developing their physical and psychological strength.

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Fun Games for Kids

Water Balloon T-Ball

Water balloon T-ball is a family favorite outdoor activity. Fill up a bucket of water balloons, get your t-ball stand, and head to parks, lakes, playgrounds, or your backyard. Set up the T-ball stand and position the players to start swinging at the water balloons to fly away or splash players with the balloons as they break on contact. 

Mud pie and mud art in the garden

Kids are very attracted to natural elements, especially water and dirt. They will enjoy playing outside with clay. Combine both the elements to create mud pies or any other figures with your kids. They would like the feel of squishing the mud between their hands to mold the pies.

Scavenger hunt in the nature

Whether it’s a vacation or weekend break, take your kids outdoor on hiking trails or explore some nature-filled space. Playing outdoor scavenger hunt would be a fun activity to get the kids outside and involved with nature. Print a map for every kid and provide them with a bag or container to store their nature findings and let them find the treasure.

Toy obstacle

Toy obstacles can give some exercise to your kids to burn off their extra energy while having fun going over, under, around, up, back, etc., the obstacles to complete the race. You can use toys like hula hoops, toy tunnels, cones, towers, or your backyard furniture, and sports equipment, etc., to form the obstacle.

Chalk Obstacle

Chalk obstacle course can surely keep your kids entertained. You write out some form of motor movements in a sequence with some shapes and items, and the kids follow it by running, hopping, jumping as instructed.

Hula Hoop race

It’s a simple yet fun activity, where you hold the hula hoops vertically and roll them with force along the ground. Then make your kids run after it to catch it. When they bring it back, throw another one.

Water activities

Every kid likes to go outside and splash in the water. Let them run through the sprinklers, play with slip-n-slide, splash in water table are some of the creative ways to do water activities outdoor on the local lake, river, or seashore. 

Consider approaching Childventures for encouraging your kids with early learning activities. They would encourage the kids to bring out their creativity with these fun and easy outdoor activities.

Published by Childventures Early Learning Academy

Childventures Early Learning Academy is a premier child daycare centre in Canada. At Childventures Early Learning Academy, our environment makes early childhood education interesting and interactive, encouraging a sense of exploration and a positive attitude towards learning that lasts for life. Childventures early childhood education programs foster healthy development and encourage a love of learning among children. We use a blended curriculum that takes the best of three world-renowned teaching methods and combines them into one enriched program. High Scope®, Core Knowledge®, Montessori, and Baby Signs methods all help your child develop into a successful learner.

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