Easy Outside Summer Fun

Do your kids constantly ask to go outside, then complain they're bored 5 minutes later? Mine certainly do. I came up with a few ideas to keep them busy!

• Chalk
 *Coloring/Drawing
*Bean Bag Toss. Draw a bulls-eye on the sidewalk and let the kids throw a beanbag to see who an get the closest to the center.
*Bean Bag Toss, option 2. Draw a line of circles with varying sizes and point values. See who can score the most points!


*Draw a street for their cars. Draw street lines and have trees/houses/flowers/people on either side. For older kids, let them draw their own streets!


*Make your own and let them play with it! Check out my Make Your Own Chalk post for directions.

• Balloons

          *Fill with water and have a water balloon toss or tag game.

          *Blow up and let them bounce it around and play.

• Water

          *Turn on the sprinkler, it's a classic.

                    ^Play Sprinkler Freeze. Have music playing and let the kids run through sprinklers. When the music stops, they have to freeze.

         *Fill squirt bottles and let them chase each other.

         *Let them help water the garden.

"Maybe if I water him, he'll grow faster!"

         *Check out your local parks. Some of them have water play areas!

• Sandbox/Sand Table

          *My kids love their sand table. For something different, bury dinosaurs and have an Archaeology Dig (Check out the My Kid Wants To Be An Archaeologist post for more ideas).

• Bubbles

          *Dollar stores or craft stores usually have a large bottle for $3 or under. 

          *Get a Bubble Machine and let it do all the work for you :)   (Amazon.com sells one by Funrise and Kidoozie that get pretty good reviews.)

          *Make your own bubbles.

• You will need:
  1 1/2 cups water
  2 Tablespoons dishwashing soap (liquid)
  1 Tablespoons glycerin (or light Karo syrup)
  
  Mix together and enjoy! (Store in a resealable container.) Add a drop of food coloring to create colored bubbles!