My 3 and 6 year old girls were outside digging for worms for about an hour and a half yesterday, so if you have a plant bed that's empty, I suggest buying some kids gardening tools. |
This. We do have a swingset, balls, soccer goal, ride ons but mostly what our 5 year old plays with is the grass, sticks she finds, flowers (my mother showed her how to make a clover necklace), stuff she brings from inside, she just....plays. Nothing formal or fancy needed. |
Ok, clover necklaces are cool, but my kids are outside playing for at least 6 hours on the weekend. Toys can be really helpful keeping them active and wearing them out. |
Water squirters from the dollar store
Magnetic Sand or Play Doh |
Garden Hose with spray attachment. My kids could play with that for hours. |
My 6yo loves our big trampoline and a sprinkler/slip-n-slide combo that we just put out for the summer. |
Practice the game we call coma. Mommy lays in the yard pretending to be unconscious, and needs lots of yellow flowers (dandy lions) pilled around her to wake her up. |
Tetherball |