Are you running out of ideas and inspiration for how to get the kids excited about the outdoors this year? Check out this HUGE list of outdoor activities and nature inspiration for you and the kids. You will run out of time before you ever run out of ideas.
Getting the kids outside can be hard, especially in the winter, but with the proper planning and some great ideas, you can make outdoor time their favorite part of the day.
It doesn’t matter if you take them to the park, set up some outdoor toys or games, or simply take them outside for some nature study in the backyard, making time as often as you can to get the kid’s off the screens and out of doors is always a good idea.
This massive list of ideas and help from other moms committed to getting the kids outside will help keep your outdoor inspiration flowing.
Spring Outdoor Activities For Kids
Got Spring Fever? Ready to get the kids off the screens and out of the house. Here's more than 20 fun outdoor activities you can use to get them excited about going outside.
Keep The Kids Busy and Outside By Starting A Vegetable Container Garden This Spring
Starting a container garden in the Spring is a great way to get the kids excited about going outside all year. Having a vested interest in seeing their seeds become plants makes them eager to get out there and check on the fruit of their labors...quite literally.
Why Nature Study Is The Perfect Outdoor Activity for Kids In Your Own Backyard
Spring is a great time to begin a backyard nature study...one which they can continue to carry on all year as they observe and document the seasonal changes in your own backyard.
DIY Outdoor Family Games
Need some inspiration for creating your own backyard games to keep the kids busy. Check out these DIY Outdoor Games to get your started.
Outdoor Toys For Kids Guaranteed To Get Them Off The Screens And Outside This Year (and the grown ups too!)
Not the DIY type? That's ok. Here's a great list of Backyard Toys the kids(and grown ups) will love. Some of them are portable making them a perfect choice for at home and when you go camping.
Printable Spring Bucket List: Enjoy The Weather & Play Together
Great Spring Bucket List you can print out to keep you inspired all Spring.
10 Spring Science Activities
Want something fun and educational to do this Spring with the kids? Check out these 10 Spring Science Activities.
Spring-Themed Connect-the-Dots Coloring Pages
Even on the rainy days of Spring, you can keep the kids excited about the seasonal changes with these Spring-Themed Coloring Sheets.
Pond Themed Sensory Bin Idea
Create a Sensory Bin at home to teach the kids about the creature in the Pond.
Get Your Family Active This Spring - Activities + printable spring calendar they'll love
Fun printable Spring Activities Calendar
30 Buzzworthy Outdoor Activities for Kids +FREE printable
Still looking for inspiration. Here are 30 more outdoor activities for this spring in a FREE printable 30 day calendar.
- Start a Mason Jar Herb Garden
- Create a Mason Jar Bird Feeder
- Build a Tire Swing
- Make a Sand Box from an old Swimming Pool
- Collect Bugs in a Mason Jar
- Make a Spring Flower Arrangement
- Have an Easter Egg Hunt
- Walk near a pond and listen for Spring Peepers
- Make Homemade Bubbles
- Fly a Kite
20 Summer Outdoor Activities For Kids
Old-Fashioned Homemade Ice Cream: With 58 Original Recipes
What is better than summer? Eating Homemade ice cream on the back patio in the summer! Your kids will have a blast helping you make ice cream and you will all love the final product
How to Be a Hero This Summer with Kid-Approved Fun Activities
16 Brilliant Ideas to Create Your Own DIY Backyard Waterpark
Got some older kiddos? How about a backyard water park to cool off and burn off some energy.
DIY Beach Sensory Bin
Can't go to the beach? That's ok. Make a DIY Beach Sensory Bin for your kids in the backyard.
Backyard Camping: How to Plan the Perfect Backyard Camp-out.
Want to camping, but just can't swing it this weekend? Plan a backyard camp out. The kids will love it just a much and you don't have to walk as far to the bath house. 🙂
Outdoor Shape Activities for Kids
Teach your your tots about shapes with these fun outdoor activities.
- Start a Lemonade Stand
- Play Classic Children’s Games Like Mother May I
- Have a Family Water Gun Fight
- Have a Family Water Balloon Fight
- Have a Family Nerf Gun Fight
- Build a Homemade Water slide
- Play Cornhole
- Create a Neighborhood HopScotch Game
- Jump rope
- Play Marbles
- Have a family paper airplane contest
- Play Frisbee
- Make DIY Sidewalk Chalk
- Make DIY Bubbles
20 Fall Outdoor Activities For Kids
- Create A Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
- Fall Activity Calendars
- Make Melted Crayon Leaf Sun Catchers
- Jump In A Leaf Pile
- Paint Gords and Pumpkins
- Go Apple Picking
- Make a Thankful Tree with Fall Leaves
- Make Stamped Leaf Shirts
- Make a Fall Pine Cone Tree
- Gather Leaves and Make a Wreath
- Visit a Corn Maze
- Counting Leaves Printable
- Fall Craft Ideas For the Non-Crafty Mom
- Make Fall Leaf Placemats
20 Winter Outdoor Activities For Kids
- Build A Snowman
- Go Sledding
- Have a Snowball Fight
- Make Snow Cream
- Go Ice Skating
- Take A Winter Hike
- Go Snowshoeing
- Ride A Snowmobile
- Read a Winter Nature Book
- Make a Rock Collection and Learn About Geodes & Minerals
- Study Snowflakes (Check out Snowflake Bentley)
- Give Your Kids a Camera & Learn Winter Photography
- Make a Frozen Winter Sun Catcher
- Have a Winter Bird Study by attracting Birds To Your Backyard
20 Scavenger Hunts
Still need more ideas to keep the kids busy all year? Check out these Indoor and Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Activities for the Kids
How fun is this? Outdoor scavenger hunts with rhymes!
Make a stroll around the neighborhood a fun adventure with this Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt and Bingo game.
Kids love a good Scavenger Hunt and this Instant Download Nature Scavenger Hunt is the perfect way to keep the kids entertained and excited to get outside and into nature.
Backyard Boxes are soooo fun! Each coin has a fun outdoor activity to set your kids to digging, climbing, and hunting for hours.
FREE Nature Scavenger Hunt Printable
Customize it! You can add your own items to this Scavenger Hunt before you download.
Fun Nature Walk Scavenger hunt for Toddlers
A fun way to develop listening skills and teach the kids to slow down and hear their surroundings.
Have even more fun this Fall on an Autumn Scavenger Hunt
Your little Disney Fan will love this Frozen Scavenger Hunt
Don't forget about your scallywags! They will love this Pirate Treasure Hunt with a REAL TREASURE MAP!
Have fun with colors with this Rainbow Color Hunt
Another fun scavenger hunt for your preschooler.
Even your older kids will love this fun Scavenger hunt on the trail or at the campground.
180 Clues on 30 Wooden Coins for hours of fun!
Make Birthday Parties fun with this Birthday Party Scavenger Hunt
Chore time doesn't have to be bore time! Turn it into a game with this Chore Time Scavenger Hunt.
ndoor and Outdoor fun for Easter
Teach them the ABCs with this fun ABC Scavenger Hunt
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