Overview
Summer is the most enjoyable as well as wonderful season for outdoor games for kids. As the days get longer and the air gets warmer, soft grass appears in your backyard. The only place for summer outdoor dining under the stars, outdoor movie evenings, and lawn games. Your cozy backyard is too tight for the kids to play regular lawn games. If so, try more compact games like Checkers, Jenga, and Tiktakto, with sweet painted summoner stones as playable elements. Not only are they fun to play, but the whole family can take part in a DIY game. These outdoor games are suitable for all ages, from active running games to splash games and messy games that will keep you entertained with the tap on. Most want simple preparations and items that you probably already have at home.
Kick the Can
This outdoor game for kids is a tag-and-hide and mute search. A person, group of people has designated “it,” and a bank is placed in the center of the playing area. Others run and hide while “it” closes their eyes and counts to a certain number. Then “he” tries to find everyone. If a person is marked as “this,” they enter the paddock to contain the captured players. If one of the uncaught players throws the pot, the captured players will be freed. The game ends when all players except “this” is holding a pen.
Hide and Seek
Everybody played it. Most parents play with their children, as hiding and seeking is a common hobby for young children. I’ve heard of all sorts of variations of this outdoor game for kids. Sometimes you count to twenty, sometimes to ten, sometimes to a hundred. Seldom is there an active base you can run up to and tag, which makes you “safe” Mostly, you wait for them to find you? The general idea is that a person is “it.” He closes his eyes, counts to a certain number without looking, and then finds other numbers.
Red light, green light
If there is enough space, you can easily play this indoor game for kids. One of them is in the spotlight at one end, and the other players are at the other. When the traffic light looks at the group, it says, “Red light! And everyone should freeze. The traffic light turns its back on you and says Greenlight. The same group tries to get them as close to the traffic light as possible. The traffic light turns quickly and again says, “Red light! And if someone moves, he must return to the starting point. The winner is the one who gets into the light first and becomes the next.
Head-Up Seven Up
Starting in the 1950s, we played this outdoor game for kids in elementary school. In my experience, this is usually done in class when everyone is at their desks. Seven players step in front to start the game, and the teacher says, “Head down, thumbs up. Everyone remains at their desks, bowing, arms outstretched and thumbs up. The seven children in front turned and each pressed down with a thumb. Then everyone returned to the front of the room, and the teacher said, “Attention, seven!” The players at the table looked up, and the seven stood up, fingers down. Each person names the person who, in his opinion, is pressing his thumb. If true, they swap positions with the propellers.
Crack the Whip
Although ice skating is often played on ice in winter, this outdoor game for kids is much safer, although it may be less enjoyable on grass. All players take turns holding hands. The very person at the end of the rope slipped or ran, quickly changing direction. The tail of the player’s whip tends to move much more strongly than the player closer to the front edge. The longer the tail, the more difficult it is to hold it. If the players downstairs fall out of the line, they may try to retreat, possibly to a position closer to the front.
Blind Man’s Bluff
This outdoor game for kids, beloved in the Tudor era and Victorian England, is another variation of this label. The “it” person wears a blindfold and tries to tag other players. Be sure to play this game in a place that is safe from obstacles and other dangers.
Red Rover
Divide everyone into two teams, each of which will line up in a long line, holding hands, facing the other team. The two teams must be approximately 20 feet apart. The teams took turns shouting, “Red Rover, Red Rover, hurry! This boy left his team line, ran as fast as possible to the other line, and tried to break his fist. If they break through, they can put someone back on their team. Otherwise, they will join the new team. When only one person remains in the team, that person tries to part with the other team. Otherwise, your team will lose. If they do, one player wins, and the game continues.
