Outdoor Fun and Games

It really is easy to turn off the TV or games console and head outside for some good old fashioned fun. It's a great way to get some fresh air and to encourage kids to use their imagination (and it will definitely help them burn off some energy!).

Outdoor fun and games or getting back to nature can be as simple as collecting leaves, stones, wild flowers and then getting your little ones to make lovely collages.  Or if you are in the garden or on a country walk give them 5 things they have to find to make a lovely display e.g. a pretty flower, an interesting leaf, a big stick etc...
	*Bring on the traditional games. Kids' croquet, Frisbee, football and hula-hooping. *Forage in hedgerows. And when you're tired, send them to find a four-leaf clover: they'll be ages while you sit back and relax!
*Teach them the water-bottle game. You need two empty plastic bottles, two kids and a football. Fill the bottles with water (no lid) and position a few metres apart. The kids stand by one each. Kid 1 rolls football towards Kid 2's bottle. If it hits the bottle, then Kid 2 has to get the ball before he can right his bottle and stop the water flowing out. The winner is the person who keeps the fullest bottle.

The Little Book of Holiday Fun gives you lots more ideas on how you can let their imagination run wild.

Why not
Download The Little Book of Holiday Fun
Request a copy by post
Share your ideas and feedback on outdoor fun and games by posting your ideas on our Ideas Board.

Back to Holiday Fun Games

* with thanks to www.mumsnet.com