Paint with water balloons by Toddler Approved. Spray Art by Toddler Approved. Try these other creative ways to paint with toddlers. Outdoor Toy Paint by Busy Toddler. Bounce Paint by Days with Grey.
Squirt Gun Painting by Toddler Approved. Sensory play helps kids learn through exploring their five senses. There are so many cool materials that you can introduce to your kids! Here are a few of our favorites. We've got so many you'll love! Jumbo water beads by Toddler Approved. Magic potions by Toddler Approved. Trucks and rocks by Toddler Approved. Color Lab by Toddler Approved. Water is one of the absolute best play materials!
How to: Take your toddler to the beach. Using the beach bucket as a mold, make shapes in the sand or simple animal illustrations.
Ask the toddler what the shape is called, and when he gets it right, you can etch the name in the sand so that it stays in his memory. Skills developed: Object-noun association, visual interpretation, basic alphabet learning.
How to: Make the toddlers sit in a circle or a semi-circle. The first in the order says the first letter of the alphabet and the next says the subsequent one till all the letters are said. You can correct a toddler if he gets the letter wrong.
This activity helps remember the alphabet. How to: The musical chairs game never gets old! You could play this in a park or home by putting chairs in a straight line.
There should be one chair lesser than the total number of toddlers. Toddlers walk around the chairs as the music plays and when it stops, they sit on the closest chair. The toddler who does not get a chair is eliminated and one chair is also taken away. In the end, only one chair is left with a couple of contenders, and the winner is the one who sits on the last chair. Since there is music already, you may as well throw a party for the toddlers after the game. How to: Buy some seeds from a plant nursery.
With the help of a shovel, make some holes in the backyard to sow seeds. Put the seeds and cover the holes with soil. Make sure your toddler is wearing gloves. Plant as many seeds as you like. This is a good outdoor sensory activity for a toddler as he can feel the soil, its unique smell, and experience the joy of planting. Have another toddler throw the sponge and the one who scores the maximum points is the winner.
Skills developed: Vision-body action coordination, physical strength, and gross motor skills. How to: Take the preschooler to a beach and choose a nice spot to look for seashells. Dig the sand to show how the toddler can find a seashell. You can dig at different spots and also walk along the beach to look for seashells lying on the beach. A word of caution: Look for seashells without the creature inside it. Also, wash the shells in soapy water to remove sand and germs before storing them.
How to: There is nothing more peaceful and refreshing than an early morning walk. Get some good shoes for your little one, pack some snacks and water, and head for the best trail in the park. Show the toddler all the trees, birds, and flowers that he would seldom see in an urban environment. If he is an older toddler you can perhaps explain the importance of protecting the environment. Such conversations are a good way to bond with the toddler and make the day memorable.
Outdoor activities can be more fun if the parents are careful. Shoot your marble by flicking it from the ground. Grab whatever marbles you manage to knock out of the circle. Continue knocking marbles out until none remain. Whoever has the most marbles at the end wins. If the other player knocks it out on their turn, they win and the game ends. Otherwise you may pick it up again on your next turn.
Simon will give commands to the other players. Create a scavenger hunt for your children to do out in the backyard. You can hide written clues for them to find and follow to a treasure. Or create a list of objects a stick, a leaf, a round stone, etc.
The first one to find all of the objects on the list wins and gets a prize. Still looking for more ideas?
Teach your child some fun traditional games like:. What are you waiting for? Choose a game from the list, head outside, and start getting active with your kids! Ready for more fun outside or indoors?
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Scooter Races All you need for this game are some scooter boards and a driveway or sidewalk. Animal Tag Spice up a regular game of tag with Animal Tag. Four Square Four Square requires a large flat area, a piece of chalk, a kickball, and at least four players. Variations Around the World : Players must pass the ball clockwise. The hitter can call out reverse to switch the order before hitting it to now pass from counterclockwise. Categories : Let the King choose a category, like food state, movie star, colors, etc.
Each player must name an item in the category when they hit it, without repeating something that was previously said. The other players can shuffle along the lines while the King shuffles and tries to tag someone, the person tagged is out. Bicycle Fun Bikes are another fun outdoor activity. Kick the Can All you need for this game is an empty can and a group of participants.
Opinion Tag Decide on four spots to be bases. Water Games 9. Water Cup Races Get two plastic cups and poke a hole in the bottom center of each. Sponge Tag Easy to set up and tons of fun, all you need for this game is a bucket of water and a large car wash sponge. Melt the Ice This game requires a bit of prep work. DIY Sprinkler Sometimes unstructured play is best. Your children can run through it, jump over it, and have plenty of fun Looking for fun sprinkler games?
Water Balloon Toss This game is a lot like an egg toss but the water balloons instead. Water Limbo All you need for this water game is a hose. Drip, Drip Drench! Ping Pong Toss Grab a ping pong ball, a sharpie, and several plastic cups. Messy Games Egg Roulette and Other Egg Games You may want to put down a cheap plastic throw away tarp for these games.
Rainbow Tag This fun face paint game mixes tag, with capture the flag. The first player to get stripes of each color on their face wins! Even More Games Ball Pit Search Set up a cheap ball pit using a kiddie pool and ball pit balls. 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.
If a stick other than the one the child is removing wiggles, the child must return the stick and forgo his or her turn. At the end, the player with the most sticks wins.
Editor's Tip: Add a challenge to the game by assigning each player a color. The first player to successfully remove all the sticks of the assigned color wins the party game. All it takes is a few dice to get the party started!
You can make these outdoor dice with wood, but we chose small cardboard boxes—perfect for younger children. Have a little Picasso on your hands? Get painting outside! Set up all the materials kids will need to paint or draw outside in a space surrounded by nature.
Let each child create their own work of art inspired by flowers, plants, and nature. Try making homemade sidewalk chalk paint and letting the kids decorate your driveway. Set up a fun game of DIY disc golf right in your backyard!
To create this outdoor game for kids, hang an oversized hula hoop from a branch or clothesline. Try a fun take on the classic game of catch. Have each player throw the disc through the hoop.
The first one to complete ten shots wins! Beat the summer heat with a game of squirt bottle tag. The child who stays dry the longest wins. This summer craft for kids doubles as a fun outdoor game! Have each child create their own paper airplane using construction paper and tape or glue. Once the planes are completed, head outside and see which ones take flight.
The paper plane that goes the furthest wins. Keep the kids entertained with the cheap outdoor activity idea. Create an oversized version of one of our favorite classic summer games—croquet. To make, use wooden dowels to stake pool noodle arches into the ground. Be sure to make the arch tall enough that an inflated beach ball can pass under it. To play, give each child their own pool noodle and see who can get the ball through the arches first.
Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Save Pin FB More. Give your child a party to remember with a host of fun, energetic outdoor games for kids. With a few household supplies and some ingenuity, we dreamed up an afternoon's worth of birthday party games that will have guests giggling until the party's end.
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