The Summer Scavenger Hunt: You Decide Edition adds a twist to the classic scavenger hunt by letting kids choose what to find at each step. This free printable is great for outdoor play, summer camp, classroom activities, or backyard adventures. If you love fun summer games, don’t miss our 100 Would You Rather Summer Questions […]
Instead of sitting in front of the television at night, your friends and family can join for fun games to play outside in the dark. You don’t always need sunlight in order to enjoy outdoor activities. Here are some fun games to playoutside in the dark including flashlight tag, ring toss, kick the can, constellation […]
You can lead kids to the park, but you can’t make them run – that’s the challenge for parents across America. To stay healthy, kids should get at least an hour of aerobic exercise per day with running or similar high-intensity activities at least three times a week. Fun running games for kids provide children […]
If you’re looking for ways to keep your kids entertained this summer, look no further! Here are some fun backyard activities that will keep them entertained for hours. From playing tag to making a chalk mural, there’s something here for everyone. Get outside and have fun! Here are some favorite backyard activities for kids. Backyard […]
After telling (or more like yelling) the kids to go outside the other afternoon, I began thinking about the size of your family and time spent outdoors. Now this is just my hypothesis and I have ZERO research to base this on except for everyday living as a mother of 6 children and from growing […]
As the cold weather approaches and you are lucky enough to get snow, send the children outdoors for hours of fun and fresh air. Most kids truly don’t need many ideas of how to play in the snow. They usually run outdoors and jump, roll, sled and even eat the snow creating so many wonderful […]
Spud is definitely on my top 10 list of games to play with a large group of children in an outdoor space or indoor gym. All you need is a soft ball to toss around and one adult or child who is not playing. To start, the person who is not playing, whispers a number […]
Here is an amazing FREE download to mix things up in the Easter basket. The kids will love playing with you instead of eating candy all day. All right, maybe they will still want to eat candy all day but… when it is gone they can use the coupons to work off all the candy […]
First all sorry it has been so long since my last post. After having our sixth child things have been a little crazy around here. I’m finally getting into more of a routine so hoping to be able to post more often. When I saw this idea at Teach Preschool at http://www.teachpreschool.org/2014/06/pool-noodle-water-hose-play/ for a pool […]
Here is a simple outdoor tag game for children of all ages. Similar to Red Light, Green Light but Wolves and Sheep is even easier (and less cheating and arguing). How to Play: 1. Pick one person to be the wolf. This person stands on one side of the yard. 2. All the rest of […]