We always try to get out and about at the weekends as much as possible, I think we all need it after a week cooped up in offices and classrooms. Now that Spring will (hopefully) be here soon we’ll try and get outside after school as well for some fresh air and a bit of exercise.
Sometimes it can be difficult to think of things to do with kids that don’t cost lots of money, but often the free activities are the most fun! Getting out in the fresh air, exploring nature, and doing it all together as a family are what great childhoods are made of.
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 to do crafts with
- Play Pooh sticks
- Do some bark rubbing
- Go bird watching
- Splash in puddles
- Visit the beach
- Collect shells and pebbles
- Paddle in the sea and jump waves
- Build sandcastles
- Collect pebbles to paint at home later
- Ride your bike, scooter or skateboard
- 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 in soapy water
- 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 neighbour’s)
- Make a treasure map
I hope these suggestions for things to do outside with children have given you some inspiration! Which ones will you be doing this weekend?
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. π
~Jess