Just because we are at home doesn’t mean we have to be bored or feel stuck! It’s time to get everyone outside and enjoy some fresh air, play some games, and maybe even learn something new.

Here are 20 ideas for outdoor family fun at home, brought to you by our fun-loving Youth Services staff!

• Play hopscotch (learn to play here).
• Play four square (learn to play here).
• Set up a driveway tic-tac-toe game (learn to play here).  
• “Paint” things outside, using large paintbrushes and buckets of water.
• Enjoy a family car wash at home (for your family’s cars, bikes, scooters, etc).
• Play “I Spy” on a family walk.
• Have some old-fashioned fun with a backyard game of Duck Duck Goose, Red Light Green Light, Simon Says, Freeze Tag, or Red Rover.
• Get your moves on with a family dance party.
• Make a homemade outdoor obstacle course.
• Make a birdhouse out of things you find at home (for one version, see here).
• Take a backyard safari.
• Paint some rocks to decorate your porch or yard.
• Take a walk around the neighborhood and find objects of every shape and color. Make it more challenging by looking for specific combos like a red square, a blue circle, etc.
• Make a kite and see if it will fly (such as this one).
• Do an indoor activity outside, such as coloring, reading, playing a board game, or telling a story.
• Have a picnic meal in your yard, and let the kids help plan it.
• Find shapes in the clouds, the trees, etc.
• Collect Spring flowers to press and display:
  • trim flowers to desired length.
  • flatten the flower.
  • press between wax paper inside a heavy book for about two weeks.
• Make your own bubbles:
  • 1 1/2 cups of water
  • 1/2 cup of dish soap
  • 2 tsp sugar (optional: sugar slows down water evaporation, which lets the bubbles last longer)
  • bubble wand (or anything with holes that can be dipped into the solution: fly swatter, slotted spoons, etc)
• Check out these creative outdoor literacy activities.

Most of all, have fun with your family, make some memories, get some fresh air, and stay safe!