Let it be said: summer is for playing… but not for breaking the bank! Here are some outdoor play ideas to make at home that will give your wallet a much needed break.
Waterfall
"Transfilling" games are always popular with children young and old. In addition, pouring water from one container to another has a calming effect. This kind of simple game is therefore indicated before the nap, or a few minutes before the meal. You don't need a lot of things to make a waterfall: a plank of wood or a fairly wide panel, plastic containers of various shapes, different sizes, nails or screws to fix them. Of course, a hole (or several) is made at the bottom of the containers so that the water can escape and flow into the next container. Hours of fun!
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Tracks
By painting all the colors of simple rocks piled up in the yard, you will have a wonderful assembly toy at your fingertips. Indeed, the children can then have fun placing them in a certain order to make a pretty multicolored ladybug. Youcould also accompany this set of cards on which you decide on a particular order. The child must then reproduce it with the stones. Perfect for learning your colors, training motor skills, memory and concentration!
Giant Bananagram
With older children, or between adults, we have a lot of fun with this Giant Bananagram game! In addition to thinking, children will move like crazy: c is what we call a most complete exercise.
Rules:
You have to draw letters with which everyone composes intersecting words (like in Arrow Games or Crosswords).
When all our initial letters are placed, we say "Banana" and draw another letter. What gets interesting is the fact that our opponents also draw and must now place one more letter in their deck!
The object of the game is to place all of your letters before the others. And during the game, we can move what we have already done to improve (or worsen!) our lot.
You can play with children by adding handicaps for adults (more letters at the beginning, you pick two letters when the child picks one…) or make the game more difficult by requiring you to write only letters fruit names, occupations, proper nouns, or words with a minimum of 4 or 5 letters.
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Twister
Forget the plastic matthat keeps moving with you: make a game of Twister on the grass instead. Not only will it stay put, it turns out that falling on the grass is much less unpleasant than falling on the floor. Perfect for birthdays!
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Giant Kerplunk
Kids (and adults too, let's face it) love this game that's been around for ages! So why not make one for outdoor fun all summer long?
You will need:
- 4 boards (2×4)
- 4 boards (4×4)
- Chicken Cage
- Wire
- 30 to 40 bamboo sticks
- Ping pong balls
- Painting
- Tools (drill, screws, pliers, stapler…)
Build the game base first, then paint it. Then make a tube out of the chicken coop and wire, and secure it to the base with staples. And as in the traditional game, we then place the rods, then the balls… The game can begin!
Rules:
The players take turns removing a stick from the tube, being careful not to drop the balls to the bottom.
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Sponge War
Is it hot? Time to freshen up? Instead of throwing water balloons at each other, we're having a sponge war – it's much more environmentally friendly! In addition, it isthat simple. Just cut tabs in multicolored sponges and unite them with a string, as in the photo above. Each of the players is therefore armed with a jump filled with water and a few sponge balls.
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Musical closing
Making a music corner in the backyard? WE love! You can simply fix various objects (an old frying pan, cauldrons, grills, muffin pans…) or recycled instruments to your fence (or make one if necessary). This will amuse the children, who will also be able to play it with several people at the same time.
Precision games
And of course, the backyard is the perfect place to install a precision game, made with your white hands. Indeed, nothing is easier than playing a pocket game at home, or even a ring game. Let your imagination run wild, and use what you have on hand (branches, empty cans, bottles, pool noodles…)
