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20 Outdoor Games for Children

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Hi there, today I am sharing our top 20 outdoor games.  Some of these games can be played indoors but most are more suitable for getting active outside in the fresh air now that Spring is here!  In case you need instructions on how to play these games I have linked them to other great sites and blogs about games for children. I’ve also included some photos of my children having fun outdoors!

Doodles and OOdles having fun with pretend cafe play outside
Doodles and OOdles having fun with pretend cafe play outside
  1. Skipping games
  2. Treasure hunts
  3. Parachute games
  4. Duck duck goose
  5. Hopscotch
  6. Hide and seek
  7. Tag
  8. Clapping games
  9. Obstacle courses
  10. What time is it Mr Wolf
  11. Simon Says
  12. Stuck in the mud
  13. Musical Statues
  14. Red light, Green Light
  15. Horse/Donkey basketball
  16. Scavenger hunt (we use picture clues)
  17. Hot/Cold (searching for objects, the closer you get the hotter you are)

    Oodles and Doodles playing parachute games with daddy and a friend
    Oodles and Doodles playing parachute games with daddy and a friend
  18. Hokey Pokey
  19. Leap frog
  20. Tent making

 

 

These are fantastic posts I have found on other blogs about traditional games for children:

Childhood101 – 14 Good, Old Fashioned, Outdoor Games for Kids

Homestead and Survival – 9 Outdoor Games for Kids and Adults

Mummy Mummy Mum – 5 Fun Things to Do Outside

Tag fun in our back garden
Tag fun in our back garden

 

Rainy Day Mum – Back to Basics – G is for Games

Mama Pea Pod – The Benefits of Old Fashioned Outdoor Play

Red Ted Art – How to Play Conkers

 

Why not stop by and take a look at my two Pinterest Boards about outdoor play, get involved, follow and I will invite you to pin to the boards!

Hopscotch on our driveway!
Hopscotch on our driveway!

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Let me know what your favourite outdoor games are in the comments below!  Have fun getting active and silly in the open air!!!

Ciara x

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34 responses to “20 Outdoor Games for Children”

  1. I really love this list! I’ve been trying to think up some new activities to try with my son, but the traditional ones, which are so easy, I seem to have been oblivious to! I’m definitely going to try playing tag with my him during our next outdoor play session (once the Dutch rain clouds of doom manage to go away). Tag with a Toddler should be fun 🙂

    Thanks for sharing!

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    • You are very welcome, we managed to play tag for awhile yesterday in between the Irish rain showers, we’ve had so much rain all winter but finally the sun is out today! My 2 year old spent the whole game trying to get caught while my 4 year old took it very seriously!!!!!Have fun!

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      • Haha, I think my son will behave the same way as your 2 year old! We had tons of rain this year, too. I imagine Dutch and Irish weather is generally pretty similar.

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    • Thank you! My son has a summer birthday and these games have been great fun at his parties! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.

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  10. Thanks for including the skipping and clapping rhymes- I’ve been meaning to look up sites for these and you just saved me a step! As soon as the snow melts, you know what we’ll be doing!

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