Cheap and/or FREE Outdoor Fun for the Kiddos.

     Hi guys! I hope you all had a great weekend! Tonight I'm going to share my list of OUTDOOR activities for my 2 year old son, Aidan. As with my INDOOR post Cheap and/or FREE Indoor Fun for the Kiddos. - I will periodically be posting how to's for some of the activities on the list and will also continue adding more activities as I think of or come across them somewhere. =) So let's get started...

OUTDOOR Activities

• Bubbles
• Swing, slide, etc.
• Park or playground.
• Chalk.
• Kiddie pool.
• Go for a walk.
• Hop scotch.
• Piggy back rides.
• Sand box.
• Sprinkler.
• Waterslide.
• Obstacle course.
• Lawn bowling.
• Lawn Jenga.
• "I Spy"
• "Simon Says"
• "Fishing" in kiddie pool.
• Sports.
• "Paint" deck, sidewalk, fence, etc with water and paintbrush.
• Scavenger hunt.
• Fly a kite.
• "Red light, green light."
• Photo shoot.
• Push in wheelbarrow, pull in wagon, etc.
• Ride-on toys.
• Mud pies or sand pies.
• Paint rocks.
• Play "Car Wash"- wash your car, and/or the kiddo(s) ride-on toy or bike.
• Let him/her help with outside chores.
• Water gun fight.
• Water balloon fight.
• Water balloon toss.
• Visit a zoo or farm.
• Dig for fossils. (Go to $ Tree & buy some dinosaur bones in the toy section, plus a couple paintbrushes. Bury them and let him/her dig for them, using the paintbrush to dust away dirt or sand.)
• Catch some bugs, frogs, tadpoles, etc.
• Geocaching.
• Throw rocks in a creek.
• Catch fireflies.
• Pick berries.
• Plant a garden- flowers, vegetables, etc.
• Bird watching.
• Shaving cream slip and slide.
• Collect cool leaves, rocks, etc- make a shadow box.
• Feed the birds.
• Ding-Dong-Ditch and leave a gift for a neighbor.
• Lay in a hammock together. Read a book or take a nap.
• Balance beam.
• Water balloon target practice on the sidewalk, driveway, etc.
• Play "Tag."
• Race each-other. (Run, hop, skip, crawl, etc.)
• Roll down a hill.
• Play "Follow the leader."
• Hide and seek.
• Climb a tree.
• Think "Easter egg hunt" but use other items- cars, trucks, etc.
• Finger paint on a white/light colored shower curtain.
• Investigate things in the yard or woods with a magnifying glass.
• Dig in the dirt.
• Jump in puddles.