101 ways to play outside

1. Play leapfrog  

2. Jump rope  

3. Climb a tree  

4. Build a fort   

5. Play hide and seek 

 6. Kick a ball  

7. Make a rainbow with the hose

  8. Pull weeds 

 9. Ride a bike or scooter or horse  

10. Create a nature collage  

11. Build a sand castle 

 12. Head out on a treasure hunt 

 13. Roll down a hill  

 14. Make a bug hotel  

15. Balance along a wall 

 16. Throw a frisbee 

 17. Balance a bean bag on your head 

 18. Have an egg and spoon race  

19. Hug a tree  

20. Create patterns in damp sand 

 21. Make story stones 

 22. Paint a fence with water

  23. Make texture rubbings with crayons 

 24. Swing your hips in a hula hoop  

25. Make a rain gauge 

 26. Play tag 

 27. Draw something you can see

  28. Jump in a puddle  

29. Play hopscotch

  30. Draw on the trampoline (or the footpath) with chalk

31. Read a book 

32. Catch raindrops on your tongue  

33. Make a set of stilts from tin cans  

34. Have a game of marbles  

35. Or elastics   

36. Enjoy breakfast outside  

37. Rake leaves  

38. Set up a worm farm  

39. Decorate mud pies  

40. Run under the sprinkler  

41. Paint the outside of a window 

 42. Make a daisy chain  

43. Start a nature journal  

44. Lie in a hammock  

45. Toast marshmallows  

46. Find 10 things to float in a tub of water  

47. Write in the sand with a stick 

 48. Press flowers 

 49. Make a pinwheel  

50. Make a stick sculpture  

51. Make a pet rock  

52. Try leaf printing  

53. Draw around a shadow on the ground 

 54. Plant vegetables and herbs  

55. Grow a bean or sunflower teepee 

 56. Take photos of what you see  

57. Have a 3 legged race  

58. Or a wheelbarrow race  

59. Gaze at the stars

  60. Set up a lemonade stand 

 61. Paint with feathers 

 62. Decorate a tree 

 63. Create a home for a fairy (or an elf)  

64. Make a tin can telephone  

65. Enjoy a teddy bears picnic 

 66. Make a drip castle with wet sand 

 67. Write a letter on a leaf  

68. Fly a kite / Volar un papalote

69. Make up a new game 

 70. Put on a show

  71. Grab a magnifying glass and find some bugs

  72. Try a somersault or a handstand or a cartwheel

  73. Watch a sunset 

74. Spin and get dizzy 

 75. Start a collection

76. Float a paper boat 

77. Make a cave for a dinosaur 

78. Wash the dog 

79. Wash the car 

 80. Create a small world for your favourite figurines  

81. Make a sundial

82. Host a paper plane flying contest 

 83. Blow bubbles 

84. Dance and sing 

 85. Make your name from sticks 

 86. Make a road for toy cars

87. Play torch tag 

 88. Build a compost bin /

89. Throw water balloons 

 90. Make object impressions in air dry clay 

91. Put on a cape and fly 

 92. Grow a grass head 

93. Make a bird bath 

94. And a bird feeder 

95. Make petal perfume 

96. Dig for treasure  97. Make a leaf crown

 98. Hang laundry

99. Draw a map of your space 

  100. Set up a snail race 

101. Lie back  on the grass and look for shapes in the clouds