Backyard Activities for Restless Kids

If your children are back from school, you'll need some creative ideas that will keep them entertained. Enjoy some peace and tranquility without having to watch an afternoon of television by taking your kids out to play. The trick is to come up with fun outdoor activities for children of all age groups. No matter if you have toddlers, preschoolers, or would like to spend time together with your family, these suggestions are a good place to begin.

Backyard Activities for Toddlers

Children who are active and enthusiastic enjoy outdoor activities. Consider giving these ideas a go:

• Blowing some bubbles
• You can kick an object around. Use a stick to convert the ball into hockey.
• "Fix" things with play tools.
• Make sure to fill a bin large enough or a plastic play pool with sand, water, or even gravel. Add other sensory items like toys such as shovels, plastic containers, and spoons and safe kitchen tools.
• Create a DIY board, which you can place on the ground.
• Make a mud-filled kitchen and let your child get messy.
• Find bugs. Make the game an educational science project by studying the traits of various insects.
• Find and collect pine cones and rocks. Encourage your children to take them away and look at what they have found.

Backyard Activities for Preschoolers

Preschoolers love the chance to make. Let them have a creative outlet by offering these activities for the backyard:

• Get your kids some sidewalk chalk. Color them on the fence, patio as well as on rocks. Rain will wipe the artwork off, but if they prefer, you can gift your children a squirt bottle so that they erase the chalk after they're finished.
• Create art. One option is to attach an entire sheet of paper over the fence. Put in a muffin tin filled with finger paints, then let your preschoolers be creative. Making this activity outside is easy to clean up.
• Balance bikes can be used to ride around the yard. These are fantastic for developing gross motor skills as well as getting energy out.
• Lay out an area rug and encourage children to sit down and read an article or play with their toys under a shaded tree.
• Create a bird feeder with your preschooler's assistance. It can be hung from an erect tree branch and keep an eye for birds who are able to come and feed.
• Create a fairy garden, or put fairy doors in the backyard to create a magical place for your child to delight in.
• Make a playhouse or slides made of plastic to stimulate imaginative play.
• Make an adobe rock by tapering empty tubes of paper towels and wrapping rolls of paper around the fence at different angles.

Backyard Activities for Families

Sometimes, outdoor play is focused on keeping your children entertained to accomplish some work. In other instances, it's great to spend time in the yard with your family. Bring kids and adults of all ages to these activities:

• Take a picnic lunch.
• Create a scavenger hunt.
• Take a game of freeze-tag or go with the guide.
• Have an outdoor movie night.
• Set up a new swing set.
• Create your backyard chicken coop. Find out the local ordinances first.
• Learn to be an expert gardener. Make a raised garden with your children.

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