Outside active games for kids

Fill the water balloons up with water and, with a sharpie, write a bunch of different addition equations on the balloons. With sidewalk chalk, write the answer to the problems you created. Your kids will read the problem on each balloon and throw the balloon at the circle they believe is the solution to the math problem! My kids love to search for objects in nature. They have their little collections of things they find, which are so cute. Challenge them to place the items in order from the shortest to the longest.

For little ones, just grab things to start; you can always grab more! This outdoor activity for kids is fun for them and a way for you to get some learning in! On white labels, write some reading words that you want to work on with your little one.

I chose to do some rhyming words to work on reading and rhyming at the same time! Place the labels on the cups and place them face down on a flat surface outdoors. Ask them to find a word, and they will aim their squirt gun at it and shoot the water at the cup they believe is the word. The cup will get knocked over, and they will get so excited! Do this for each cup! It may be such a hit that you may have to do it over and over again.

Use a cheese grater to make the sidewalk into a powder form. Use about half a piece of sidewalk chalk of all the colors you want to do. Dump that into a measuring cup. If you use half of a piece of chalk, this will fill about 2 sections of the ice tray. Do this process for each color you want to use!

Creating popped bubble art is fun for kids of all ages! Adding color into bubbles makes them even better! Then, add around drops of food coloring in each bowl for each color. Mix it well! Add a little learning into the mix by talking about what colors you can mix to create a new color!

For example, red and blue make purple. Let your kids get creative by trying to mix colors. Looking for a fun new way to paint with your kids? They will love using a squirt gun to paint and create a masterpiece! I was shocked at how much my kids liked this outdoor activity. View Amazons Price. Put the liquid watercolors in each squirt gun! I used 4 squirt guns with different colors inside. Let the kids spray away! Easy as that. They will LOVE seeing the colors appear and drip down the canvas!

Gather all the materials you want in nature. Try to grab a variety of textures, sizes, and patterns. Tape down the piece of paper on a flat surface outdoors. Put some paint on the paper or in a paint tray. Let your little ones go to work! First, let them explore the objects you gathered, dip them in paint and use them to mark the paper.

Then, talk about the textures of the objects smooth, rough, bumpy, etc. Want a simple and fun outdoor art activity? Tree bark rubbing is a different way to create art, and your kids will love trying something new! Tape the piece of paper onto a tree and have all your art supplies ready for your child to start drawing. You kids can create as many markings as they want! This was the biggest hit with my kids!

The anticipation of waiting for the explosions is the best! Put the top on each one and flip it upside down with the lid facing down on the paper. Wait for it to explode! Let your kids go to work tracing the object on the paper! Check Price. Ultimate frisbee was a fan favorite of my students when I was teaching! Pin knock-over is a great aiming game for kids! They get to work on their throwing and rolling skills as well. I recently played capture the flag with my nephew and his friends at his 8th birthday party, and they had SO much fun!

They would have played the entire party, I think. I love that they can be done over and over again too! The kids can even get timed to try to beat their score. I remember one of my favorite esports growing up was softball. So doing a softball throw at field day was one of the things that I looked forward to! Sharks and minnows is a fan favorite by ALL the kids! Whenever there was a free choice day in class, this was always one of the choices the kids wanted!

If you have a group of kids at the house for a play date or a party, this is great to get the kids outside and have some fun. Pool noodle hockey is an excellent way for kids to get their energy out and hit things without causing any problems! Set 2 goals up across from each other by bending them to look like an arch. To do this, place yard stakes in the ground a few feet apart from each other. Adults should do this next part! With a beach ball, the kids can try to hit the ball with the pool noodle to score in their goal!

You can keep track of points, or you can just play for fun. This game is great for hand-eye coordination, striking and aiming skills! Have your child toss the ball up in the air with both their hands. Kids can use their hands, arms, legs, and feet even head to keep the ball up! Get some learning in by keeping count or you can to see how many times they can do volley it up to themselves. Then, they can try over and over again to beat their score.

If they are struggling or you want to help them get a higher score, you can join in on the fun and have this be a two-player game, or even involve the whole family to see how many you can get as a group!

This is such a fun and simple activity to do as a family! Place the buckets a few about 30 steps apart from each other. Fill two of the buckets with water and leave two empty. They will run that sponge down to the empty bucket and squeeze the sponge so the water comes out of it. Once all the water is gone, they will run it back and give it to the next person to do the same thing. If there is no one else on their team, they will repeat this process over and over again! Scavenger hunts are one of my favorite things to do outside!

It keeps the kids moving and excited to find the next thing. Print off the worksheets and grab something for your child to be able to mark what they found. I also suggest having a clipboard to make it easier to carry around and write on.

Walk around your yard or a park to find each thing on the list! With the yard spray paint which is entirely safe to use and comes right off , make lines to create a tic-tac-toe board. One person or team will have 3 objects, and the other team will have another set of 3 objects that are different see picture above.

On the GO signal, the first person from each team will run to the tic-tac-toe board and place one of their objects in a space. They will then run back and either tag the next person in line or if there are only 2 people playing against each other, they will pick up the next object and run back to the board.

Play goes on until one person gets three in a row. You can do this up or down, side to side, or diagonally. The parachute is always a supply the kids go crazy for! This water activity may be one of their new favorites.

Baseball is one of my favorite outdoor games to play with the kids. It reminds me of my childhood! Please let our community know about them!

We would all benefit from your ideas! About Me Teaching Resources and Printables! Content Teaching Ideas Get Active. Planning outdoor activities for kids can be SO much fun! Activity 1: Color Scavenger Hunt Scavenger hunts are the best outdoor activities for kids!

How to do this activity A. Set-up Create a rainbow shape using a pencil on a piece of cardboard then, cut it out using box cutter! Activity Clip the clothespins on the board so the objects will be secured there! Materials you need one hula hoop sidewalk chalk two sticks one long and one short.

Set-up Write the numbers of the clock on the inside of the hula hoop with the sidewalk chalk. On the outside of the hula hoop, write the minutes next to each number to learn that concept. Activity Place the two sticks in a position for the kids to be able to tell the time!

You can challenge older kids by asking them harder times like , , or Activity 3: Outdoor Alphabet Match This water-play alphabet match activity will have your kids excited to practice the alphabet! Set-up Fill the large container up with water and place the letters in the water. This is another simple way you can practice the alphabet! Materials you need sidewalk chalk B. Set boundaries and call go. The objective is to run or skip, or gallop, etc. If a player does gets tagged, they must stop and stand with their feet planted on the ground in a wide stance like they are stuck in mud.

They only way they can get back into the game is to be released by someone who crawls under them, through their legs. This activity is great if your school grounds have a long stretch on concrete sidewalk available. It takes just a bit of prep work. Before you take your student out, draw a chain of 26 large squares on the concrete, and label each square with a letter of alphabet. Bring your kids out and supply them with buckets of sidewalk chalk. Give them free choice to draw images that start with the letter in any given square.

Gather students on a large field and set out four bases in the shape of a square- with each base being a different color on each corner of the imaginary square. Pick one student to be in the middle. All of the runners must then go to one of the colored bases and stop. The person in the middle counts to ten, then calls out one of the colors and opens their eyes. Any runners who chose the base of that color is out. Continue until there is only one player left. Then that player can be the new person in the middle.

There are so many fun games to play with a hula hoop. This one is a favorite challenge for younger students. All player will form a circle and hold hands.

You will break up one of the sets of players and have them rejoin their hands in the middle of a hula hoop. Next, the players will attempt to pass the hula hoop all the way around the circle without disconnecting any of the joined hands. Some traditional outdoor games for kids never get old. Like this one! Play this game on a large field with two finish lines, one at either end of a long stretch.

Assign one player to be the traffic cop. That player will stand behind one of the starting lines and all the remaining players will line up on the opposite starting line. Once they do, they can turn around and the other players have to stop. Play continues as the traffic cop calls out green light and red light and the other players get closer and closer to him or her. The first player to pass the finish line wins and becomes the next traffic cop.

We spend so much our time in the classroom focusing on work, work, work. Challenge yourself this spring to try as many of these outdoor games for kids as you can! Your email address will not be published. Notify me of new posts by email. Skip to content. Detective This is one of my favorite outdoor games for kids! Fire on the Roof All players lay on the ground on their back, forming a line as if they are all asleep in one long bed.

Sharks and Minnows Play this game in an open field with two marked ends. The last minnow standing becomes the next shark. Last player standing wins. Nature Scavenger Hunt For this activity, choose an outside area that has clear boundaries. Person to Person Have your students partner up. Stuck in the Mud This game is a fun version of tag. Keeping this in mind, here are some physical activities for kids between 2 and 3 years. This game is quite fun and your kid will love to act like animals of the jungle.

Ask your child to hop like a frog or walk like a penguin. Imitating the movements of different animals will develop his physical strength and he will even learn something or the other about the animals he imitates. For this activity, you need to lie on the ground. Elevate your hips so that you form a bridge with your body. Ask your child to crawl from under the bridge.

Get in the plank position then and ask your child to jump over. Not only is this a fun activity for your child, but you can consider this to be a small workout for yourself.

Jumping Jacks is a great exercise for adults but your child can do it too. Encourage your kiddo to do at least jumping jacks — he will have fun plus he will get some exercise. This activity can prove to be a lot of fun for your child but you must make sure that your child tries this activity in an open space or in a room where there are no harmful toys or glass objects.

For this activity, blow some balloons and then ask your child to keep the balloons floating up in the air and they should not touch the ground. If you want to make it more fun, you can turn it into a competition. If your kid loves dancing to music, he will going to enjoy this activity for sure.

Pause the music every once in a while, and your child to freeze when the music stops. He should freeze in whatever position he happens to be in. Take your baby out to the park for a game of ball.

You and your child can play catch or kick with the ball. Make sure you do not use any hard balls but go for the ones made for children of their age. Invest in a tricycle and let your little one peddle along happily.

This is good exercise and also very fun for your child. This game requires you to have a few little garden gnome figures. You could also just use any other objects you want as long as it is easy for your child to find. Just hide them around the place and give your child a basket to collect them in when they find them. You can ask them to hide the gnomes around the garden for you to find as well to keep things more interesting for them.

Take your child to a playground that has things like slides, swings, monkey bars, tunnels etc. A good activity for your child on hot summer afternoons would be swimming. You can take him to a pool and get him started. With the right gear, you can start teaching your kids how to swim, which is one of the best and most fun exercises. Physical activities will help lower the chances of children becoming overweight or developing other health-related issues.

Preschoolers need at least one hour of properly structured playtime each day as well as one hour of free play. It is best if all the activities are exciting and that your children have fun in the process. For this activity, all you will need is masking tape.

Roll out the tape on the floor such that you form a line, then ask your child to walk only on that line. You can even stick the tape in a zigzag to make it more fun for your child. This activity will help improve the balance of your child. For this activity, you will have to be the leader and ask your child to follow what you do.

Walk in and around the house and while walking, do activities like jumping, jogging, squatting and stomping and ask your child to repeat after you. This is one of the most fun indoor physical activities for preschoolers.