We try to get out and about at the weekends as much as possible, and now that Spring will (hopefully) be here soon we’ll try and get outside after school as well.
If you’re looking for some ideas to get the kids outside and away from iPads and TV screens, here are 52 free things to do outdoors with kids…
- Go for a walk in the woods
- Hunt for bugs
- Collect different kinds of leaves
- Play Pooh sticks
- Do some bark rubbing
- Go bird watching
- Splash in puddles
- Visit the beach
- Collect shells
- Paddle in the sea
- Build sandcastles
- Collect pebbles to paint
- Ride your bike or scooter
- Play catch
- Blow bubbles
- Make a daisy chain
- Fly a kite
- Climb a tree
- Build a den
- Plant some flowers
- Make mud pies
- Visit the park
- Feed the ducks
- Play hopscotch
- Roll down a hill
- Have a picnic
- Go geocaching
- Learn to hula hoop
- Wash the car
- Draw on the fence or path with chalk
- Collect sticks to make a stick man
- Wash your toys
- Make your own bird feeder
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Make a bug hotel
- Have a water fight
- Build a campfire
- Toast marshmallows
- Catch butterflies
- Learn to skip
- Look for animal tracks
- Go fishing
- Pick blackberries
- Collect conkers, acorns or pinecones
- Hunt for fossils
- Go crabbing
- Paddle in a stream
- Create your own obstacle course
- Make perfume out of petals
- Create a fairy garden
- Walk a dog (yours or a neighbours)
- Make a treasure map
I hope these have given you some inspiration! Which ones will you be doing this weekend?
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Jessica - A Modern Mom's Life
Fab list! I’m going to pin it. (I’m trying to get more active on Pinterest!) I’m always giving suggestions to my kids for stuff to do outside. I may even print this out. 😀
~Jess