Outside Activities

Rediscover the great outdoors!

see it through the eyes of a child!

These are just some starter ideas, the list is endless.

Paint with water (add only a few drops of food coloring for a tempory tint)

** (With diluted paint in squirt bottles) ask what color is the rain? Squirt the diluted paint on a sheet to find out.

Boat races in a wade pool (most states may require you not to have standing water-- check licenses) {use a 2 liter bottles with a balloon as a propeller}

Giant bubbles-- use strawberry baskets for a lot or even a bat mitten racket

Shaving cream (let your imagination run wild)

Mud factory (Making mud)

Planting/ gardening

Sand castles (use slightly damp sand)

Worm search (either after a heavy rain or flood a garden)

Play beach ball

Cloud watching (it looked like spilt milk)

Paint the grass / tree (use shaving cream paint or normal paint on long grass)

(when done just mow the lawn)

Nature walk

Nature collage (clear contact paper just place sticky side up/ works best on windy days) see what you catch!

Look for birds nest (leave items out for the birds to use)

We’re going on a bug hunt ( study the bugs and then release them)

Fence weaving (crepe paper weaved in and out of fence)

Daisy rings

Obstacle course(utilize playground and adults at each station to help children)

Measure the rain

Plant a garden

Compost heap

Bike parade

Pic nic

Fly a kite

Giant ball races

Paint the grass when it is long (just mow to get rid of the paint)

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