28 Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids
Discover 28 fun outdoor activities for kids that will provide your little ones with hours of entertainment.
Whether its creating beautiful artistic creations on an activity easel, or transforming leftover wrappers into fun butterfly wings to play with outside, find a range of projects that will allow your little ones to embrace the great outdoors! What's more, for a lot of these project ideas you will only require a few basic materials!
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28 Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids
Keep your little ones entertained on a beautiful sunny day with this Pavement Chalk! With a selection of vibrant colours, creative kids can enjoy playtime outside for hours on end!
Story stones can be created from any smooth pebble or rock found in the garden, or you can buy a jar of stones online and in store at Hobbycraft!
Let's imagine! Follow this simple step-by-step tutorial and learn how to create these fun and easy clay dinosaur fossils. Arrange your own fossil hunt for the children!
Save your leftover wrappers and transform them into the most beautiful butterfly wings for your little one. They'll be ready to spread their creative wings in no time!
Transform blank ceramics with colourful paints and allow your little ones to express their creativity!
This beautiful bright play tent is very easy to decorate with the help of some wool and acrylic paint. Perfect for the outdoors, your kids will love playing in this superb tent!
All you need to make these super Winning Medals is jam jar lids, glitter and cardboard. Best of all, make them in the garden and you'll not be picking glitter from the carpet for weeks!
Create the perfect den of creativity with this Colour-In Cardboard Castle! Your little ones will be able to cover the castle with their creative works, and enjoy playing in it outside during the Summer!
These felt pin wheels would look great out in the garden on a lovely spring day, or even on the morning of your egg hunt or Easter picnic.
Great fun for the whole family, get stuck into bubble-blowing and make the most out of outdoor activities with our range of bubble tubes and wands!
Create your own dream jars and explore hidden corners of the garden! You only need a few simple things to create this make.
Start your kids off on their journey into the world of art with this fantastic multi-purpose easel.
Get ready for summer fun with your mini makers and these adorable ice cream-inspired party hats.
These Cardboard Playhouses are great for building and encouraging imaginative play. Your little artists can have lots of fun colouring in the illustrations included on the outer walls, and then have make believe fun once completed!
Your little ones can make magic in their own garden this summer by creating their own fairy garden.
Let your little ones create a crafty little world of their own with our superb range of play tents.
Frozen dinosaur eggs are such a fun way to create imaginative play for kids on hot summer days. You can create your own with our easy to follow project guide!
The Kids' Mosaic Kits are a fab way to make a decorative piece of art. Containing everything you need to craft your slab – perfect to make a keepsake of the summer.
Feeling nostalgic? Learn to make your own Friendship Bracelets out of embroidery thread. Friendship bracelets are like the best bezzie declaration ever!
This is a fun way to decorate a plant pot, with a technique that even the youngest of artists can master. Gather your acrylic paints and lets get crafting!
Recycle and transform cardboard tubes into the ultimate adventuring tool! What things can you see through your binoculars in the garden?
This Outdoor Bug Game is very simple to make, requires very few materials and is two games in one! You can either lay twigs out on the floor for a buggy version of noughts and crosses, or place the bug box on the lawn to see who can toss the most bugs in the hole.
Make your arts and crafts a little messier with four wild and wacky craft activities you can enjoy in your garden - perfect for outdoor fun.
Our range of paint your own suncatcher kits makes it easy to enjoy painting fun, perfect for kids’ school holidays and more!
Create your own Jungle themed potion by collecting bits from your garden.
How cute are these little ladybird pet rocks? They're really quick and simple to make, the perfect outdoor project.
Start with vintage handles from a local garage sale or Etsy. Then simply add finger-knit cotton cording for a beautiful heirloom toy that any child will love!
t's always nice to experience the joys of nature and with all those beautiful leaves around, it seems a shame not to use them! Here are five ways to use up all those natural treasures…
As it's not always rainbows and sunshine, how about decorating your very own umbrella using fabric paints?