Fun Outdoor Learning Activities for Kids

Summers are meant to be a time to slow down and relax. But if you`re a parent, though, summer can be a busy time for you. Especially, if you want to keep your kids entertained, interested and supervised.

I hope today’s article will help you to spend some quality time with your kids. So, what you and your kids can do outside to learn something, de-stress, and get some fresh air?

Here a list of simple outdoor learning activities for families:

-Play texture scavenger hunt.
Put nature objects with different textures into several lunch boxes. It could be sticks, pine cones, stones, etc. Have your kids close their eyes and touch each object. Then ask your kids to find a similar texture.

-Nature hike.
Encourage your kids to find certain types of leaves, bugs, rocks and flowers. Then you can make a nature art collage.

-Check out the stars.
Buy a telescope to get started. Watching how the night sky changes hour to hour and day to day can provide years of enjoyment.

-Go on a bug hunt.
All you need are just simple plastic boxes – bug catchers with removable lids. They will be temporary homes for crawly critters. Kids can try to find moths, butterflies, potato bugs, flies, shiny black beetles, centipedes, grubs, caterpillars etc.

-Become a citizen scientist.
You can join a citizen scientist project such as Celebrate Urban Birds, or Project Bud Burst, where kids can look for data in nature and help real scientists with real research projects.

-Play alphabet ball.
Call out a letter, and your kid needs to respond with a word that begins with that letter. Then you kick the ball to him. Now he calls out a letter, and you need to find a word that begins with it.

-Play water balloon math.
Make simple images with numbers (targets). For instance, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17. Fill the balloons with water and write equations that equal the numbers on the targets such as 3+4 or 15-6. Then have your kids match them and throw the balloons on the targets.

-Make simple science experiment for kids.
For instance, what Melts in the Sun? Perfect activity for a hot day.

Get a small notebook that your kids can use to draw or write about what he or she sees. And talk later about your time outdoors to reinforce what was learned. For more activity ideas, check out this article – Educational Fun Activities to Keep Kids’ Brains Active in Summer.

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