fun outdoor games

While taking a stroll up to our local cafe we couldn’t not stop at every fourth, third, second house to see what flowers they have in their front yard.

And not only the flowers in the front yards, but the little flowers on the natures strip, the weeds that we all want to destroy but have these cute yellow flowers, and of course, dandelions.

So we stopped, we collected, we picked a few and we got home with a bucket full of flowers.

This is a great activity if you are ever stuck on ideas.

A stroll up your street.

See what you can find.

Stop and collect.

And put them in a bucket, or basket to sort through later.

Or you could even use what you collected for a collage or craft activity.

Fun outdoor games and play is a wonderful way to help children use their imagination, creation, adventure and exploration. A wonderful way to share time as a family.

What fun outdoor games do you do with your children?

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