Fun Outdoor Activities For The Children

Fun Outdoor Activities For The Children This Summer. Hello friends, so how are you today?

A few weeks ago I took part in a twitter party with Matalan and some other bloggers, where we shared our ideas around keeping the whole family entertained on a budget this summer.

Fun Outdoor Activities For The Children This Summer. Did you see the party?

#MatalanSummerTips

Table Of Contents:

• Firstly, Visit The Beach Or Take A Walk To You Local Park And Feed The Ducks.
• Secondly, Park Run.
• Thirdly, Nature Trail Walk.
• Fourthly, Grow Something Fun.
• Fifth, Set A Fun Challenge.
• Sixth, Do A Car Boot Sale.
• Seventh, Hold A Teddy Bears Picnic.
• Eighth, A Garden Party On The Garden.
• Ninth, Visit Your Local Forest.
• Last But Not Least, Keep A Look Out For What Is Going On.

Fun Outdoor Activities For The Children This Summer:

My thoughts are based around free or spending a few pounds and having lots of fun, having 4 children we are always thinking of fun things to do on a budget. I love these photos and the beaches are always a great place to visit and also free! Picture Of A Beach: Boats On The Sea Shore Bognor Regis.

Here is my list of 10 outdoor activities to keep the children happy this summer:

Fun Outdoor Activities For The Children This Summer:

Firstly, Visit The Beach Or Take A Walk To You Local Park And Feed The Ducks. Summer just scream out water. If you are short on time to get to your nearest beach. Visit Your local park. It is amazing how a few hours can pass by taking a walk or a ride on your bike to your local park. Perhaps feeding the ducks something healthy. Play on the park and stop for a drink at the café or just take some of your own and sit on the grass. Lovely. Even in winter it is good to get out and walk. (3 Reasons To Get Out And Walk- Shake The Winter Blues Away).

Secondly, Park Run. Park run is a free timed 5k race for all the family to join in. You can race, Jog or walk the distance and they have venues all over the UK so check them out to see if there is one local to you. They start at 9am every Saturday morning. We try to go every week my husband gets a Saturday off work, now me and my 10 year old son has a little friendly competition, he is winning at the minute!! The above photo was taken at Gedling Park Run. We love to Walk Around Gedling Country Park, too.

Nature Trail Walk:

Thirdly, Nature Trail Walk. Write a list of things to look for  on your walk before you go- eg flowers, insect, tree, bees birds dogs. Children can tick them off the list and draw a picture either on the walk or when you get home, a fun way to pass a few hours. We went for a walk yesterday and was out 4 hours, we forgot out list so had fun taking lots of pictures of interesting things instead. Find a camera you no longer use, and let your children have fun taking pictures on a nature walk!!

Fourthly, Grow Something Fun. Kids love to dig and learn new things. Clear a little garden patch for them and let them grow something fun, pretty flowers a bean stork or something yummy to eat like strawberries. At the minute me and my daughter are growing beanstalks as we will be going to see Jack and the beanstalk around Christmas time at the theatre.

Fifth, Set A Fun Challenge. We did a challenge a few years ago, we called it “5 parks in 5 hours”  we walked to 5 local parks, had a picnic in each. The children loved this challenge and still talk about it now, we took lots of photos and burned lots of calories.

Sixth, Do A Car Boot Sale. Let the children sort out some old toys and maybe a few old items of yours too? Old shoes and clothes you no longer need. Let them play shop and sell their things on the boot sale. A day out, playing shop and making money so everyone is happy.

Hold A Teddy Bears Picnic:

Seventh, Hold A Teddy Bears Picnic. Take some food, blanket and teddy’s to the park for a teddy bears picnic . Also take some little bits with you for after food. Make daisy chain, paper aeroplanes, blow bubbles or Frisbee to chase.

Eighth, A Garden Party On The Garden. Children can spend hours of fun on the garden. Water is always a big favourite to pass the time. Padding pools, water bombs, make a fort out of old boxes, make a wig wham, set up tent. So much fun for all. Here are 7 Recipe For Your Summer Picnics & Garden Party’s.

Ninth, Visit Your Local Forest. Forests are so much fun, they also keep you cool when its red hot too. Children like to run, climb explore, and play with sticks and pine cones. Check out these Autumn Walks And Pine Cones Photos. 

Last But Not Least, Keep A Look Out For What Is Going On. Follow your local town on Facebook And Twitter for fun things to do. I picked a great booklet up from our local train station on everything that is happening near us. Local councils usually have lots of sporting events going on for the children during the Summer holidays.

So what do you think about this tips? Fancy trying any? Let me know if you do.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Claire Justine

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