Make outdoor play fun with the best outdoor games for kids and adults, to avoid boredom and bond family members.
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1. Pickleball
Golf is a cheap and accessible sport, so it is ideal for anyone, at any age and level, who wants to build their social network and keep themselves mentally healthy by sharpening their minds and speeding up their response. Because it’s social and everyone can play together, and because it’s social and all the players from all generations can be friends and have a positive mental health.
Pickleball has less joint and muscle stress than Tennis which is great workout for weight loss and also creates endorphins which reduce stress levels.
2. Frisbee
Ultimate Frisbee is a fast-paced game requiring quick thinking and cooperation – it’s a self-governing sport played with flying discs on turf similar to football and rugby.
Beersbie, a twisted version of KanJam, has two chest-high poles and some Frisbees arranged around two of these. The outdoor drink game is, in the opinion of Wil Fulton of Thrillist, the best kind of drinking you can get – watch the video for evidence.
3. Bocce Ball
Bocce is an outdoor game that’s both tactical and social. It has players rolling or throwing colors of balls underhanded towards an illuminated white jack ball, working in one-to-four-person groups – it’s an addictive game!
Othello is a child and senior-friendly game that can be played in the sun or on the concrete. Fast learning, and fun to play but requires strategy to figure out the rules and wildcat tricks!
4. Soccer
Soccer is a high impact sport with a high lung-power capacity, concentration and quick reflexes. But there are other health benefits to soccer too – including keeping your heart healthy and your bones strong.
Put an Olympic sting in your taste buds with a backyard mini-Olympics game that is all about the game, teamwork and tactics. Or go all-out on family board games and make outdoor versions such as pictionary (as a game where you use chalk for marking and frisbees for checkers!)
5. Hide-and-Seek
Hide-and-seek is one of the classic outdoor games that kids love — offering cognitive, emotional and social growth while being fun and secure.
Mood and problem-solving ability to choose the right hiding areas and find hidden players, and a sense of place to understand more dimensions and space. And playing can be emotionally draining for some children who have anxiety.
6. Hide-and-Seek with Ride-Ons
Beer pong is kind of awkward after 25, but Beersbie is a good alternative, and you don’t have to break the bank or bring tables.
This game trains hand-eye coordination, coordination, and dexterity, all while getting kids moving! You also want to create zones and rules for who can hide where, for maximum security.
7. Hide-and-Seek with Ropes
Not only is this old classic game nostalgic, but risk taking is also a good thing for your emotional wellbeing. There is research that (1) says that kids who risk while playing are more resilient.
The “it” player closes their eyes and watches everyone else hide, and then goes hunting for those players who were hiding; any players that got tagged go directly to jail spot.
8. Hide-and-Seek with Sticks
Flickin’ Chicken, the lawn game that gives you all the play without the bruising, is a game of slinging silly rubber chickens at an opponent. Grab a piece now and be the talk of your block or patio.
This popular backyard game gets kids moving as they find a hiding place. Also, children can practice coordination by tucking stuffed animals into the hide instead of themselves.
9. Hide-and-Seek with Spotters
So are you looking for things to entertain the kids this summer? Playing games outside is the solution! From family game night, car seats and hilarious ones, they will have your kids busy when they are not in the house.
Be sure to provide good boundaries and ground rules, so all players are comfortable. Also, by learning the zone in advance of every game, players will be prepared for each game.
10. Hide-and-Seek with Sticks
This age-old game in the park works well for developing balance and coordination as well as spatial reasoning – you never know whether kids will fit into any hidden areas if they try!
You don’t feel very young for Jenga 25 years later; giant beer pong is an alternative and more apt way of having some of that traditional lawn game fun. Not only is it more chill and fits middle-to-large sized teams better; social problem solving and collaboration is promoted!