Preschool games for outside play

If there is play equipment, make sure to include that too. Running in snow boots always adds to the workout, and kids will enjoy trying to be the fastest on the course. A fresh blanket of snow is the perfect canvas for kids to express their creativity. All you need is water, spray bottles and powder paints. Add powder paints to a bottle, fill up with water and replace the lid.

Shake gently before use. You can always add more paint or water to achieve lighter and darker colors. Then, let the kids spray the snow to create wonderful designs or they can build snowmen and paint those too. Using a silicone jewel mold , water and food coloring, create ice jewels and freeze them. The children can help you do this part as it is part of the fun.

Mark an area outside where the jewels will be hidden. You can use hula hoops to make out small circular boundaries. Each child can have their own special area. Scatter and bury the jewels within each area and let them dig and discover all the hidden gems. You can always re-freeze the jewels for another day. Try different games too such as finding matching colors only. Each time a jewel of a certain color is found it needs to be placed in the corresponding color cup. Parachute play meets the snow in this fun game.

Choose 2 kids to be the mice and everyone else holds the parachute. The mice go under the parachute and those holding it begin to shake it around. Choose one other child to be the arctic fox. The arctic fox has to try and pounce on the mice as they move under the parachute. If tagged the mouse joins the others holding the parachute.

Make sure everyone gets a turn to be a mouse and a fox. If there is enough space, you can create small slides or hills for the sledding. The kids can all take turns pulling each other around the field and up and down slopes. For added motor skill development, throw in some obstacles like cones that they need to pull the sled around. They can also do sled races as teams. Have all your preschoolers make snowballs and keep them in a big pile. Mark out a baseball diamond in the snow using a stick to draw lines or by setting out cones.

Create mounds at each base and home plate. There needs to be a mound in the middle for the pitcher too. Place an empty plastic bottle at the top of each snow mound.

Taking turns, the children throw snowballs at each bottle to try and knock it off the mound. Whoever uses the least number of snowballs to knock all the bottles off is the winner. Remember to set up the mounds at an appropriate distance for preschoolers. This is a great game for outdoor snow play. Tie a white cloth or flag to a short stick.

Taking turns, have each child hide the flag within a specified area. Every other child needs to try and find the snow flag. Keep track of how long it takes for the flag to be hidden. The winner is the child that hid the flag the best took longer to find.

Building sandcastles is the best way to spend time on the beach in the summer. You can have the same amount of fun entering too. Using the same mold and sand toys as you do in the summer, kids can create their own snowy beach.

There are plenty of outdoor activities for preschoolers to do in winter. But before you run out and grab supplies for all the fun, remember these helpful tips.

Winter is a wonderland for preschoolers and kids of all ages. Activity supply list: garden or backyard with a little space, some good hidey holes in and amongst bushes, sticks and branches. I remember building forts in my grandparents garden with my brother when I was little, making tent-like structures with all sorts of random sticks, logs, dead leaves or leaf-covered fallen branches.

Now out of lockdown, this has come to an end, but the kids love re-living every part of the camping experience. A pile of stones becomes the fire, a stick to stir the pots, imaginary plates and food, an imaginery tent… You get the picture?! Similar to mud kitchen, but this outdoor activity where your preschooler gets to play at being a coffee shop barista!

Or a dinosaur hunt or toy car hunt…. Activity supply list: sand, plastic dinosaurs or other toy animals, tea light holder or similar, bicarbonate of soda, white vinegar. Setting up the dinosaur world totally adds to the fun of this only-to-be-done outdoors, activity; damp sand to make a muddy mountain, leaves, grass and plant trimmings as vegetation and finally the dinosaurs and some random over-sized insects.

For the volcano, place your tea light holder in the top of the sand mound. Then heap a generous scoop of bicarb inside and pour vinegar on top — you do need to be generous on both to get a decent-sized eruption where the lava makes it all the way down the side of the mountain, as in the picture above.

Lots of these need very little explanation — so this list of outdoor activities to get your preschooler moving is fairly short and sweet…. Another one which uses water balloons but preserves them for quite a long time… great to set up as a relay up and down the garden if you have a few preschoolers to entertain. Run with a cup of water to a bucket without spilling it, pour in the bucket and run back again refill and so on….

We combined our balance beam activity with color sorting balls — doubling the concentration needed to balance on the beam while holding the ball. Plenty more ideas in this post from Happy Toddler Playtime. Preschoolers are not too little to try wheelbarrow races — expect about 2 or 3 steps in the beginning but once their arms get used to it and frow a little strength, expect lots of giggles and some tired preschoolers! I keep wondering when my two will grow out of this fascination for bubbles!

Not anytime soon it would seem…. Activity supply list: empty tin cans, string, drill, paper, crayons, tape and stickers to decorate optional. Another classic that my 3 and 4-year-old just about managed but I had to help them a lot to get going — this was a lot harder for them than I thought it would be.

Definitely, one to try again in a few months time. Activity supply list: access all the way around the house, preschoolers with too much energy! Keeps me fit too. Puffy paint spider web craft — fine motor control for kids. Leaf monster craft for toddlers: super-friendly, sorry scary! Super simple cutting activity for toddlers: 3D apple or pumpkin craft. Stupidly easy paint chip Christmas tree card easy enough for little toddlers.

Homemade snowman Christmas card to make with your toddlers cute, simple, fun! Silver pasta Christmas tree ornaments — a cute and simple toddler craft and keepsake. Salt dough Christmas tree ornaments to make with toddlers — simple and stunning! Useful stuff? Want to save it for later? Want to share with other sleep-deprived mommas?

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A little about me. Hi, I'm Sarah. Read more about the ebook now. These simple outdoor activities have been a source of so much enjoyment, laughter, and joy! This post is part of the series:. Students learn about ecology, recycling, and plant life cycles. Paint with brushes or try spray bottles with watered down paint.

Your preschoolers also might enjoy some outdoor water activities. Be sure to check out my indoor no prep activities for toddlers and indoor no prep activities for kids too, for when you go back inside. Long strip of clear plastic sheet , tempera paints lots of colors , paint brushes, wire to hold up the plastic sheet, and a fence.

We have gathered together an essential list of easy no prep outdoor preschoolers' activities for you to do every day. Simple outdoor activities for kids during the winter months scavenger hunt.

Biking trips are great outdoor activities for kids. The materials to add for your preschool outdoor activities are limited only by your imagination! See more ideas about activities, activities for kids, summer activities.

Here are some ideas to start with an outdoor classroom idea! This outdoor activities list is for all ages. Here are 50 simple outdoor activities for kids to get them outside without breaking the bank.

Fun outdoor games for kids. Collect flower petals and add them to a watercolor canvas art activity. Browse the list of fun things to do outside with your kids and have fun.