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25 Outrageous Outdoor Activities For Kids

April 24, 2022 Mary Malcolm

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Get ready to have fun under the sun with these 25 Amazingly Outrageous Outdoor Activities For Kids! Exploring the outdoors can be great fun and an adventure for your kids. We curated a list of 25 outdoor activities they will surely love.

Bright colors, chalk play, bubbles, and all the messes that can be made will keep your kids outside and having a blast longer than you could ever imagine.

25 Outrageous Outdoor Activities for Kids Featured
Let’s start!

Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids from Backyard to Beyond…

Spend some colorful time outside with these fun activities all around the neighborhood. Enjoy these easy outdoor activities for kids of all ages.

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1. Colorful Squirt Gun Painting

Use a water gun to create fun splash art by Fireflies & Mud Pies that your kids will be proud to show off! Pssst…this could also be done with a spray bottle. Younger kids can work on hand-eye coordination and older kids just love to make art on a hot day.

Squirt-Gun-Painting outdoor activities for kids!
Splash and splash!

2. Soap Foam Sensory Play Activity

Create the ultimate calming experience using soap foam by Teaching Mama with this fun activity! Grab a bubble foam by the buckets which is the ultimate sensory bin idea. This idea also works great in a water table.

Soap Foam Calm Play Activity for kids!
Yes, that is soft to touch!

3. Paint Sidewalks’ With These Puffy Paints

Use sidewalk puffy paint by Mom Inspired Life to make fun memories as your kids decorate the sidewalk in front of your home. Put a new spin and have fun in your puffy paint playing area.

Sidewalk-Puffy-Paint activity for kids!
Oh, they’re like food sauces!

4. Recycle a Chalk To Make a Paint

You won’t believe how this chalk paint by Rhythms of Play is made. Yes, you will. It’s made using recycled chalk – genius outdoor activity ideas and no piece of paper needed. We love to make our canvas the driveway.

Recycled DIY Chalk Paint Recipe for kids!
Ohh, why do they look yummy?

5. Homemade Puffy Paints

This homemade puffy paint by One Little Project is perfect for colorful outdoor play and outrageous 3D art. This can be done inside or outside on a picnic table or even on a sidewalk or driveway.

 Homemade Puffy Paint activity for kids!
Such a foamy rainbow you have there!

6. Pendulum Chalk Drawing Activity

This chalk drawing is amazing because instead of drawing, your kids use a pendulum (unavailable) by Handmade Kids Art. What a great outdoor activity for kids to try! It is the ultimate paint toys idea.

Pendulum Chalk Drawing Activity for kids!
Are you trying to hypnotize me?

7. Shaving Cream Foam Sand

This sticky foam sand by One Little Project is ooey-gooey fun that your kids won’t be able to wait to get their hands into. Preschoolers will especially love this sensory play idea for hours of fun.

Shaving Cream Foam Sand  for kids!
How does it feel?

8. Make Giant Bubble Wands

Learn to make gigantic bubbles by Inner Child Fun with homemade bubble wands! Get ready to have some fun while doing this outdoor activity with your kids.

Make Giant Bubble Wands crafts for kids!
Yes! Careful not to pop it all out!

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9. Easy Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Craft

Homemade chalk by Living On A Dime is easier to make than you could imagine, and so much prettier than the chalk you find at stores. Have your kids do an outdoor canvas now! I love the outdoor kids classics!

Easy Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Craft for kids!
Well, green is my favorite color. And yours?

10. Chalk Nature Painting

Set your kids’ imaginations on fire with this chalk nature painting by Meri Cherry. Fun outside activities for kids include outdoor games and nature-based play.

Chalk Nature Painting with the kids!
Is it snowing in summer?

11. Fizzy Rainbow Slushy Art Craft

Bubbly, fuzzy, fizzy rainbow slush by Fun At Home With Kids is a great way for kids to get their hands messy, and create great process art.

Fizzy Rainbow Slushy Art Craft for kids!
So you’re trying to mix pink with orange?

12. Exploding Paint Bombs Activity

These exploding paint bombs by Kids Activities Blog are so much fun to make and play with! You’ll want an afternoon just for this outdoor activity with your kids.

 Exploding Paint Bombs Activity for kids!
Splat!

13. Magic Scented Foaming Paint

You won’t believe how amazing this magic scented foaming paint (unavailable) by Two Daloo smells. Try it on!

Magic Scented Foaming Paint craft for kids!
Mmm, smells like lemon or berries…

14. Floating Chalk Prints

These floating chalk prints by Picklebums are gorgeous and super easy to make with the kids!

Floating Chalk Prints crafts for kids!
Aren’t they Nerds candies?!

15. Erupting Ice Chalk Recipe

Don’t just draw with chalk because this is chalk with a twist. This erupting ice chalk by Learn Play Imagine lets your kids experience chalk on a whole new level!

Erupting Ice Chalk Recipe for kids to do!
Can’t wait to see how it looks like when it melts!

16. Upcycled Spool Chalk Art Table

Looking for a great upcycling project? This spool chalk table by Teach Me Mommy lets kids draw, and doubles as a table without hardly any extra effort. A sure hit for the kids for hours of fun games. Have you seen the car wash?

 Upcycled Spool Chalk Art Table for kids!
You need to draw some houses and trees too, and a parking lot!

17. Shaving Cream Balloons

After a hard day of play, what could be more fun than throwing shaving cream balloons by Totally The Bomb at one another? Mix in some powdered paint for extra colorful fun and takes the traditional water balloon toss to a new level for childhood!

shaving cream balloons  activity for kids!
Oh, try to pop one, please!

18. Play Sponge Darts Outside

Sponge darts by The Seasoned Mom are a great way to play darts, without worrying about all those pointy tips.

Play Sponge Darts with the kids!
No one got the target?!

19. Collect Colorful Chalk Rocks

These chalk rocks by Kids Activities Blog are fun to play with, and perfect for little hands to grip and use during outdoor activities with kids!

Colorful Chalk Rocks activity with the kids!
Can you make a dinosaur shape one too?

20. DIY Those Paint Powders

Make this paint powder by Kids Activities Blog using old chalk. It works great when added to bubbles, shaving cream balloons, and any other project you want to add a splash of color to. 

DIY Those Paint Powders activity with the kids!
Are you sure those are paint powders?

21. Mold These Sidewalk Chalk Pops

This DIY sidewalk chalk by Project Nursery is a fun way to let the kids create their own designs and colors!

Mold These Sidewalk Chalk Pops with the kids!
Can I have a taste of that yellow one, please?

22. Shade Sidewalk’s Using these Chalk Paints

This sidewalk chalk paint by Burlap & Blue lets kids paint on the sidewalk in so many different ways that their imaginations are the only things holding them back.

Canvas Sidewalk's Using these Chalk Paints with the kids!
One, two, three, and draw!

23. Pretend Chalk Eggs Paint

Amazing chalk eggs (unavailable) by Growing A Jeweled Rose are fun to crack, store chalk in, and are great for drawing outdoors.

Pretend Chalk Eggs Paint with the kids!
Creative!

24. Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Bugs

Or you can make chalk bugs by Finding Zest that is so much fun to play on the sidewalk with. Toddlers approved!

Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Bugs for kids!
These bugs are a lot more friendly and colorful too!

25. Build a Snake Bubble Maker

This bubble snake by Mum In The Mad House will ooze feet upon feet of bubbles for as long as you want to blow! Add colored chalk powder to make the bubbles colorful.

Build a Snake Bubble Maker with the kids!
Longer, longer!

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25 Outrageous Outdoor Activities for Kids
Can’t get enough with these activities?!

Which outrageous outdoor activity would you want to try with the kids this afternoon?

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