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Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids
It is officially summer time!
What better way to include some of our favorite outdoor activities for kids!
I absolutely love summer because it is filled with fun games, great family activity and more!
The trees are all lively and green, the flowers are blooming, the sun’s rays on my face.
It surely is a great time.
Spending time with family members in warm weather is a great way to spend summer together.
My kids enjoy water play, doodling on the sidewalk with chalk, and all around outside activities.
It’s truly the very best and I’m here to help with some amazing ideas on outdoor kid activities you can try too!
I’ve compiled a list of some of the very best outdoor activities for kids to bring on to those sunny days, warmer weather and all the fun!
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I’ll be sharing them below as follows:
Outdoor Water and Ice Activities for Kids
Outdoor Art Activities for Kids
Outdoor Sensory Activities for Kids
Easy and Fun Outdoor Summer Activities for Toddlers
Fun Outdoor Summer Activities for Preschool
Fun Outdoor Summer Activities for Kids
The glory of setting up an easy peasy outdoor activity for kids, is to keep it simple.
Homemade items are usually the best and they work well.
In this massive list of ideas for kids, I’ll be sharing lots of ideas to try out this summer.
I hope you super enjoy these and find something epic and fun to try out with your littles.
Be sure to bookmark this page to come back to every year.
This is a great resource to bring forth.
It is amazing whether you are in a school setting, in a homeschool setting or when you are just at home with friends/family.
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Here are our Favorite Outdoor Toys:
What can you do outside with kids?
There are many different outdoor activities for kids to have a good time.
Easy Outdoor Activities and tools we love:
hula hoop
jump rope
treasure hunt
bike ride
outdoor scavenger hunt
family hike
bug hunt
sack race
blow bubbles
mini golf
nature walk
magnifying glass
laundry basket (check out this fantastic way to use a laundry basket to practice fine motor skills.)
tennis ball
visit a local park
make mud pies outdoors surrounded by fresh air
DIY sponge bombs
outdoor toy paint activity
These are some of the many tools and ideas to create quality time with the whole family.
We love bringing forth many of these simple ideas for kids.
Many of these ideas include simple homemade items or kids activities on a budget.
Take a nature walk or visiting a local park, for example.
These can be easy to schedule and can include nice quality time with family and/or friends.
A bike ride or a treasure hunt at your favorite park is also a very nice and wonderful time with family.
Definitely check out this list of over 200+ Summer Outdoor Activities for Kids!
Some of the ideas in this list incorporate:
What are some fun outdoor activity ideas you’ve tried out in the past and truly loved?
Share with me your ideas below!
There are many different outdoor activities for kids you can try.
I’ll be sharing below a list of over 70 ideas all in different categories that you can try for fun outside activities for kids!
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What are examples of Simple Outdoor Activities?
Some examples of fun outdoor activities for kids can be:
Easy Summer Window Art for Kids
Easy Summer Sensory Bin for Kids
Sand and Water Table Ocean Sensory Bin
Water Table Activities for Kids
Garden Sensory bin for Kids
Over 200 Summer Activities for Kids
Over 55 Water Games for Kids
Summer Learning Folder
These are just some examples of outside fun activities and outdoor activities for children to try that are simple and easy to set up.
Kids of all ages can have so much fun with many of these physical activities and popular game ideas.
Tell me, what are your favorite fun things to bring forth for a perfect way to make a sunny day amazing?
Share with me your great idea below!
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How do you make a backyard fun for kids?
It doesn’t have to take much to make a backyard fun for kids!
Young children naturally explore and use their imagination and creativity to come up with play ideas with a stick and some dirt.
Fallen leaves and flowers, and nature’s treasures can be just enough for children in the backyard.
A simple fairy garden using natural materials such as rocks, twigs and grass can make for an easy way to bring along pretend play at its best.
Creating a community garden with a nature trail on a windy day or a set of fun outdoor games made out of recycled material is always a great place to start.
Ever used an old shower curtain to create a DIY slip and slide?
How about using a shower curtain to paint on?
There are lots of creative ways to go about setting out simple backyard games for younger kids and older kids.
This simple and fun activity that incorporates learning about different colors is a fun way to include the benefits of gross motor skills.
Cardboard boxes are a wonderful tool to use to create an epic pretend play house.
These are just some fun family activities that are easy activities for a perfect time.
Alongside this natural fun kids have I’ll be sharing outdoor kids activities you can also try to spruce imagination and creativity such as:
and more! 🙂
Here is an easy summer outdoor window art activity for learning through play:
How do I entertain my toddler outside?
Toddlers can be entertained quite easily.
Do you have different animals (toy animals that is) that can be included in a DIY sensory bin?
These are great to bring on the go whether you are on a summer vacation or whether you are in your back or front yard.
Set up a fun paper roll on the floor in the backyard with a spray bottle filled with chalk and a bit of water for a fun outdoor activities kids can try!
Then, your toddler can spray colored chalk onto the paper.
Easy peasy idea, right?
Use a plastic bag or recycled shower curtain to paint on for so much outdoor play time.
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I’ll be sharing more below! And, I can’t wait for you to try some of these out.
Here is an easy outdoor summer sensory bin kids:
What are examples of outdoor activities?
Outdoors activities can be as simple as a stick with a leaf on the end of it and your LO claiming it is a wand. 🙂
One of our all time favorites to bring forth is a sensory bin or fine motor activity.
A simple bike ride around the block or a adventure filled day walking around the park is also an idea to bring forth that does not involve much.
These are sure to bring forth adventure and quality time with family and friends.
For over 200+ Summer Outdoor Ideas for Kids!
Here are some other fun ideas:
Outdoor Fizzy Colors Sensory Bin
Creating a DIY water funnel
Dirt Sensory Bin
Ice Play
Outdoor Pom Pom Sensory Bin
Preschool outdoor activities for summer that instill early learning
These are just some ideas for fun activities outdoors and outside fun for kids to try out this summer!
If you have attempted any of these, share with me below.
I love learning and seeing new ways or new ideas you may have tried or incorporated with these methods.
Maybe we can try it out too! 🙂
An Easy DIY Sidewalk Chalk Recipe for Kids:
What can kids do on a sunny day?
Fun outdoor activities for kids can look like these:
Giant Bubbles
Water Bin
Oobleck DIY outdoors
Cloud Dough outdoors
Window Painting
Water play
Nature walk
Bike ride
Simple Letter Match Activity
Window Art
Making Playdough
DIY Sidewalk chalk
Pouring water
Ice cream Activity
Ice cream Craft
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Easy sensory bin
Sometimes an easy sensory bin is one of the best ways to bring forth an easy kids activity.
To set up a simple sensory bin, you will need 3 items:
a bin or container
a base (uncooked rice, uncooked pasta..)
tools or manipulatives
Some of the tools and manipulatives we like using are:
Fine motor tools from Learning Resources
Simple large plastic kitchen tools such as a soup spoon or wooden dough roller.
Manipulatives can look like pom poms, squishy bath toys, foam letters..
The 3 step process is a wonderful way to bring forth an easy and epic sensory play bin.
Some different bases can look like:
2 cups of water in a bin
uncooked rice
cloud dough
These are the simple steps to creating and putting together an easy sensory bin for kids.
Have you ever attempted putting together an easy sensory bin?
How did it turn out?
Tell me the many easy and simple sensory play ideas you’ve tried out and maybe we can bring forth an entirely new and fun sensory play idea here too!
So, many fun outdoor ideas for kids!
What is the best way you have found to include and incorporate easy ideas for young kids?
Our Favorite Easy Outdoor Pouring Water Activity:
How can I have fun outside?
If you are looking for outdoor fun with the kids and summer outdoor activities, definitely check out the post below which talks about over 80 summer activities for kids.
It also includes a summer bucket list free printable that allows for you to chekmark the outdoor activity ideas you have tried!
Have fun!
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Easy Outdoor Ice Cream Activity
Outdoor kids activities
We have reached the outdoor activity list!
Fun activities for outside, YAY!
Seriously though, hot summer days call for outdoor summer fun and I am all for it!
I am so excited to share these awesome and fun activities for kids outdoors ideas.
Let’s get into the outdoors activities list …
This list of outdoor activities is filled with awesome bloggers ideas!
Click through to check their fun kids outdoor activities out! 😀
These are also great ideas for outdoor activities for kids during quarantine.
I hope these are super duper helpful.
Let’s get into them…
Also see: Garden Sensory Bin Outdoor Fun:
Outdoor Water and Ice Activities for Kids
Hose down shapes – No Time for Flashcards
Frozen Castles for Melting – Little Bins for Little Hands
Outdoor Dishwashing Station – Mama Papa Bubba
Sensory Soup with Ice and Pool Noodles – Simple Fun for Kids
Water Beads and Shaving Cream in the Play Pool – Simple Fun for Kids
Spray Bottle Water Drawing – Happy Toddler Playtime
Water Balloon Games – Artsy Momma
Painting Sidewalk Chalk with Water – Mama Papa Bubba
Ice Bowling – Learn Play Imagine
Lemon Water Play Activity – Fantastic Fun and Learning
Shape Find and Sort Water Play Activity – Fantastic Fun and Learning
Outdoor Star and Window Stickers – Coffee Cups and Crayons
Paint Dyed Water – Busy Toddler
Ocean Sensory Bin – Active Littles
Related: 70+ Fun Water Table Play Ideas for Kids
Outdoor Art Activities for Kids
Easy Summer Window Art – Active Littles
Outdoor Process Art – Buggy and Buddy
Poured Paint Pots – Happily Ever Mom
Color Matching with Painted Stones – Learn Play Imagine
Playhouse Painting – No Time for Flashcards
Sidewalk Chalk Art – B-Inspired Mama
Spray Chalk – Make and Takes
Outdoor Nature Prints for Kids – How Wee Learn
Pour Painting – Messy Little Monster
Driveway Shape Maze – Creative Family Fun
Outdoor Color Station – Mess for Less
Nature Paint Brushes – Messy Little Monster
Leaf Threading Fine Motor Activity – Kids Craft Room
Balloon Splatter Painting – Hello Wonderful
Water Shooter Outdoor Tie Dye Fun – Fantastic Fun and Learning
Ice Cream Water Dropper Craft – Active Littles
Related: 80+ Summer Activities for Toddlers and For Kids
Outdoor Sensory Activities for Kids
Outdoor Garden Sensory Bin – Active Littles
Summer Camp Sensory Rice – Active Littles
Water Bead Mashup – Engaging Littles
Bird Sensory Bin – Fireflies and Mudpies
Outdoor Sound Wall Music Station – Fun at Home with Kids
Nature Sensory Bottle – The Chaos and the Clutter
Mud Pie Messy Playdate – B-Inspired Mama
Clean the Cars – Busy Toddler
Outdoor Sensory Play – Happy Hooligans
Dirt Sensory Bin – Life with Moore Babies
Bug Sensory Bin – The Best Ideas for Kids
Outdoor Oobleck Sensory Activity – Busy Toddler
Pool Noodle Pour – Raising Dragons
Water Play for Toddlers – Active Littles
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Easy and Fun Summer Outdoor Activities for Toddlers
Window Race Track – Happily Ever Mom
Fizzy Foaming Car Wash – Fun at Home with Kids
Build your own Sprinkler – Housing a Forest
Color Sort and Hunt – Toddler Approved
Outdoor Slider Counting – I can Teach my Child
Outdoor Alphabet Match – I can Teach my Child
Loose Parts Play Outdoors – Fantastic Fun and Learning
Painting with Water – Happy Hooligans
Giant Number Line – Raising Dragons
Outdoor Sticky Mural – I can Teach my Child
Sand and Water Table Ocean Sensory Bin – Active Littles
Fun Outdoor Summer Activities for Preschool
Water Table Activities – Active Littles
Scooter Bowling – Play Teach Repeat
Ball Toss – Learn Play Imagine
Human Sundial Experiment – Rhythms of Play
Science Volcano Eruption – Montessori from the Heart
Squirt Gun Painting – Fireflies and Mudpies
Frisbee Tic Tac Toe – A Turtles Life for Me
Rainbow Flower Threading Board – Little Pine Learners
Color Hunt – Raising Dragons
Alphabet Stone Activity – Little Pine Learners
Water Obstacle Course – Meaningful Mama
Number Splash Math Game – Coffee Cups and Crayons
Scented Lavender Bubbles – The Chaos and the Clutter
Outdoor Tracing Activity for Preschooler – Artsy Momma
Outdoor Number Activities – Fun a Day
Outdoor Writing Activities for Preschool – Laly mom
DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint for Kids – Make and Takes
Fun Outdoor Summer Activities for Kids
Active Learning Obstacle – Buggy and Buddy
Engineering with Mud Bricks – Play Teach Repeat
Hoola Hoop Lasso – Raising Dragons
DIY Water Wall for Summer – Little Bins for Little Hands
Water Bead Outdoor Races – Days with Grey
Sidewalk Chalk and Water Painting – Happy Hooligans
Outdoor Tracks – Days with Grey
Simple Mud Kitchen – Messy Little Monster
How to Setup an Outdoor Movie Night for Kids – Hello Wonderful
DIY Sidewalk Chalk – Red Ted Art
Sidewalk Chalk Clock Game – Creative Family Fun
Backyard Obstacle Course for Kids – Happy Toddler Playtime
Pom Pom Toss Game – 3 Dinosaurs
55+ Water Games for Kids – Active Littles
I hope you enjoyed these kid activities for summer and that you try some of them out too!
Do you happen to know of any tried and true, fun outdoor kid activities?
I’d love to learn about your activities for kids outdoors so maybe we can try them out too!
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