33 Fun Outdoor Games For Kids

2. Scooter Races

All you need for this game are some scooter boards and a driveway or sidewalk. Let your children race each other while sitting on the scooter boards.

Mix it up by playing ‘red light, green light’. Have one person stand at the finish line and say “green light” letting the others move forward on their scooters. When the person says “red light” everyone must stop. If someone keeps scootering forward, they are either out or must start back at the beginning (depending on which rules you want to follow). The first person on a scooter who reaches the end (you can draw a line with chalk) wins. Then that person can be in charge of yelling “red light, green light”.

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3. Animal Tag

Spice up a regular game of tag with Animal Tag. Designate one area to be the “cage” where players will be sent if they are tagged. Choose one child to be “it”; They will be the zookeeper responsible for tagging all of the animals and sending them back to their “cage”. Choose another child to be the mischievous “monkey”; They can tag players to let them out of the cage.

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Divide the rest of the children into groups. How many groups depends on the number of players, but overall you can have one group hop like rabbits, frogs, or kangaroos, another gallop like horses, zebras, or antelope, another group run like cheetahs or lions, another can crawl like dogs, pigs, or bears or even skip. Choose animals based on your theme whether it’s the zoo and a cage or a barnyard and a barn.

For more of a challenge, create different cage areas for each group. Or turn it into a game of freeze tag and let the monkey unfreeze the other players by tagging them.

4. Four Square

Four Square requires a large flat area, a piece of chalk, a kickball, and at least four players. Start by drawing a large square divided into four using the piece of chalk. Starting in the top left square, label them King, Queen, Jack, and Baby (you could also just label them 1-4).

Randomly assign children the squares to start. As the game progresses, they’ll attempt to move into the higher squares. If the “King” is out, they either start over at “Baby” or must get in line to wait to get back in, depending on the number of players.

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The “Baby” starts with the ball and serves it into another square. The next player must hit it into the next square after one bounce. Players must continue to bounce the ball from one square to the next. If a player hits it out of bounds or can’t pass it before it bounces once, they’re out.

Variations

• Around the World: Players must pass the ball clockwise. The hitter can call out reverse to switch the order before hitting it to now pass from counterclockwise.
• Around the World No Reverse: Same as above, but you can’t reverse it.
• Categories: Let the King choose a category, like food (state, movie star, colors, etc.). Each player must name an item in the category when they hit it, without repeating something that was previously said. If they repeat something, they’re out.
• Extra Rules
  • Bus Stop: If the King calls “bus stop”, everyone must ignore the ball and run to touch the center where all four squares meet with their foot, the last one to do so is out.
  • Ballerina Feet: If the King calls “ballerina feet”, the players must all rush to their corner and get into first position in ballet (heels together, toes out following the corner’s lines), the last one to do so is out.
  • Train: If the King calls “train” everyone must quickly get onto a line. The other players can shuffle along the lines while the King shuffles and tries to tag someone, the person tagged is out.
  • Tea Party: If the King calls “tea party with XYZ” those two players must bounce the ball back and forth until someone is out.

5. Bicycle Fun

Bikes are another fun outdoor activity. With trikes, bicycles, and adaptive tricycles, most children will have fun riding their bikes around the neighborhood. You can add games too. Play “How Slow Can You Go” with a piece of chalk. Draw out a straight or wavy line and time your kids to see who can go the slowest without stopping or needing to put their foot down. Or create obstacles using cones or cans and have your children maneuver around them.

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