Second half of summer coming up! This area (the Pacific Northwest) is gorgeous year round, and the higher temperatures right now, coupled with less school or work break means embracing the outdoors is easier with or without a car. Enjoy and I hope the list inspires you:
1. Play leapfrog
2. Jump rope
3. Climb a tree
4. Build a fort
5. Play hide and seek
6. Kick a ball
7. Make a rainbow with the hose
8. Pull weeds
9. Ride a bike or scooter or horse
10. Create a nature collage
11. Build a sand castle
12. Head out on a treasure hunt
13. Roll down a hill
14. Make a bug hotel
15. Balance along a wall
16. Throw a frisbee
17. Balance a bean bag on your head
18. Have an egg and spoon race
19. Hug a tree
20. Create patterns in damp sand
21. Make story stones
22. Paint a fence with water
23. Make texture rubbings with crayons
24. Swing your hips in a hula hoop
25. Make a rain gauge
26. Play tag
27. Draw something you can see
28. Jump in a puddle
29. Play hopscotch
30. Draw on the trampoline (or the footpath) with chalk
31. Read a book
32. Catch raindrops on your tongue
33. Make a set of stilts from tin cans
34. Have a game of marbles
35. Have a game of elastics
36. Enjoy breakfast outside
37. Rake leaves
38. Set up a worm farm
39. Decorate mud pies
40. Run under the sprinkler
41. Paint the outside of a window
42. Make a daisy chain
43. Start a nature journal
44. Lie in a hammock
45. Toast marshmallows
46. Find 10 things to float in a tub of water
47. Write in the sand with a stick
48. Press flowers
49. Make a pinwheel
50. Make a stick sculpture
51. Make a pet rock
52. Try leaf printing
53. Draw around a shadow on the ground
54. Plant vegetables and herbs
55. Grow a bean or sunflower teepee
56. Take photos of what you see
57. Have a 3 legged race
58. Or a wheelbarrow race
59. Gaze at the stars
60. Set up a lemonade stand
61. Paint with feathers
62. Decorate a tree
63. Create a home for a fairy (or an elf)
64. Make a tin can telephone
65. Enjoy a teddy bears picnic
66. Make a drip castle with wet sand
67. Write a letter on a leaf
68. Fly a kite
69. Make up a new game
70. Put on a show
71. Grab a magnifying glass go bug hunting
72. Try a somersault or a handstand or a cartwheel
73. Watch a sunset
74. Spin and get dizzy
75. Start a collection
6. Float a paper boat
77. Make a cave for a dinosaur 7
8. Wash the dog
79. Wash the car
80. Create a small world for your favourite figurines
81. Make a sundial
82. Host a paper plane flying contest
83. Blow bubbles
84. Dance and sing
85. Make your name from sticks
86. Make a road for toy cars
87. Play torch tag 88. Build a compost bin
89. Throw water balloons
90. Make object impressions in air dry clay
91. Put on a cape and fly
92. Grow a grass head
93. Make a bird bath
94. And a bird feeder
95. Make petal perfume
96. Dig for treasure
97. Make a leaf crown
98. Hang laundry
99. Draw a map of your space
100. Set up a snail race
101. Lie, back on the grass and look for shapes in the clouds childhood
101. Hold someone’s hand outside
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