32 Fun Activities For Kids In The Garden

I’m always thinking of fun activities for kids in the garden. I try not to let them watch too much TV and get out in the fresh air. I grew up outside on my parent’s smallholding and out in our enormous garden, and it was the best times. We learned to make dens, jump in muddy puddles, climb trees, build our own swing and so much more.

It’s important for children to get outside for their development. They can learn about the natural environment all around them. As well as having fun on childrens trampolines. More opportunities for exercise and sun exposure to make vitamin D, which in turn helps with bone development and the immune system.

So I’ve brainstormed a few ideas for fun activities outside for the kids. It’s now made me want to do these things with my girls, although some are still a little old for them.

Some of these activities are fine to do when it’s raining although you may need a girls or boys waterproof jacket to keep dry.

1. Chalk writing on the patio
2. Rock Painting
3. Give them a bucket of water and a paintbrush and get them to paint the fence
4. Hula Hoop contest and throw bean bags into the hoop
5. Bounce to their heart’s content on kids trampolines
6. Plant a mini garden for them, teaching them about growing and watering plants.
7. Picnic and tea parties on the lawn
8. Build a fairy house
9. Make mud pies – add water and mud into buckets
10. Make collages from leaves and twigs found in the garden
11. Water table
12. Sandpit
13. Bike riding
14. Make bird feeders for the garden
15. Have a garden toy car wash
16. Wash the car
17. Dig a pit
18. Play catch – use water balloons on a hot day
19. Build a tent from blankets and chairs
20. Read in the shade
21. Lie on your back and look up at the clouds – find shapes and dream
22. Start a compost heap
23. Build daisy chains
24. Paint pine cones
25. Make a nature mobile – cross two sticks over each other to make a cross. Use a thread to hang leaves, shells or feathers from it.
26. Bubbles
27. Draw hopscotch on the patio with chalk
28. Walk barefoot around the grass
29. Play with the dog
30. Turn your garden into an obstacle course
31. Play leaf bingo – find 10 different leaves and identify them.
32. Collect different kinds of leaves or catch insects and let children discover what these are made of through a kids microscope. 100% wow-factor guaranteed.

I hope this list of fun activities for the kids in the garden will keep you busy over the Summer. If you are around Sevenoaks in Kent, and it’s raining! (typical British Summer weather!) Check out these rainy day activities from The incidental Parent.

Looking for summer activities with the kids, check out these tips.

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