25 OUTDOOR GAMES FOR KIDS

Who doesn’t love to play outside?? My kids light up the second I suggest heading outside. The kids can stay busy outside for hours if you give them something that stretches their imagination.

This last week, we spent quite a bit of time outdoors! We’ve been loving the warm spring weather and are looking forward to even more summer fun! My family has always been a huge fan of outdoor games like Ladder Ball and Corn Hole. These are fun DIY games. We decided to round up 25 creative outdoor games for kids!

1. Pool Noodle Race Track: Pool Noodles are crazy cheap and so easy to use to create fun games like this fun race track! I can imagine my kids would have so much fun racing cars.

2. Giant Kerplunk: This is such a fun and unique game that I haven’t seen in ages. This is it in its giant form! Giant Kerplunk is lots of fun for the whole family!

3. Angry Birds Game: Have you played the game Angry Birds?? It’s kind of addicting! Imagine playing this giant outdoor version.

4. Balloon Race: This is so simple, yet so perfect!! Racing colorful balloons filled with water… If you drop a balloon, you’ll instantly feel a bit cooler!

5. Ring Toss Game: This is such a great game for kids of all ages! Not only is it fun, but ring toss will help improve hand-eye coordination as well!

6. Corn Hole: We love corn hole! This DIY version is so bright and fun! If you’ve never played, you are missing out… so get your DIY on and have some fun!

7. DIY Sprinklers: Are you not dying to make these fun sprinklers?? You can totally make fun PVC sprinklers for about $25!! We’re definitely putting these sprinklers on our outdoor to-do list this Summer!

8. Balloon Dart Board: Get your kids out there practicing their aim with this fun Balloon Dart Board!! We’ve also seen this done with balloons filled with paint… Turn a game into a little bit of artwork!

9. Hopscotch and Other Chalk Games: Classic outdoor games like hopscotch are also fun! Check out some other fun games you can do with chalk.

10. Giant Jenga: Do your kids love building towers and tearing them down?? Here is a more constructive way to build and tear down… Giant Jenga!!!

11. Frisbee Tic Tac Toe: This is such a unique game. It will definitely take some practice for the kids to get good at this game, which means more time outdoors!

12. Pool Noodle Croquet: Get those kids exercising and having fun with Pool Noodle Croquet!

13. Human Board Game: Creative and fun, kids will enjoy making this human board game. The cool thing is that it is totally different every time!

14. Pool Noodle Games: All kinds of fun games can be played with pool noodles! Check out how to make some really creative games like this one!

15. Lawn Scrabble: Take the board game outside and mix up the fun with scrabble! Education and fun combined!

16. Rock Dominoes: Dominoes are so fun… There are a million different games you can play with dominoes inside and out!

17. Pool Prize Search: Party game anyone?? Kids of all ages can use their investigating skills to find whatever you might hid in the pool!

18. Crazy Cans Game: Love the colors and the game and kids will too! Another fun DIY game that is perfect for kids of all ages.

19. Monster Bean Bag Toss: Monsters make everything more fun! You can make these fun bean bag toss monsters. Or be creative and make it your own.

20. Yard Yahtzee: A fun alternative to Yahtzee… take it outdoors!

21. Use Your Noodle Game: I love this unique idea. This requires some hand-eye coordination, but is a load of fun once the kids get the hang of using their noodles!