Outdoor Games
Some of these games require planning ahead, so make sure that you read the directions and see if there's anything that you should do before you leave home. Also, remember that anything you take into the woods, needs to come out. If everyone does their part, then no matter when or where you go, you'll always have a clean, neat place to go!
Before you start packing things up that are on these lists, be sure to ask an adult if it's okay to take them. Some things are only meant for at home, while others are the "grungies", and those are meant to take outside and have a good time with and nobody wants to get in trouble when they're going away for fun!
Have fun .. be safe .. and be a good friend to the animals!
The games that we have come up with are for more than one person. If you're alone, be sure to bring along a jigsaw puzzle, a deck of cards, some drawing paper and crayons. These will also come in handy, no matter how many kids are along, in case it rains!
Scavenger Hunts
Snipe Hunting
Guess What?
Only two people are required to play this game. Both people find their own object of nature, don't pick the objects up (it might be home to something). Now, sit back and each person gets to ask questions of the other. The winner is the first one to guess what the other found.
Cloud Watching
This game requires some place where you can get out from under the trees. The trick is to lay back, look up at the sky and make up stories about what you see in the clouds.
Monster Bubbles
Combine 6 cups of water, 2 cups dishwashing liquid (Joy, Ivory, etc.) and 3/4 cup corn syrup in a bowl. Mix up the solution and let sit for about 4 hours. Pour into a shallow pan. Bend a wire coat hanger into a big circle (this will require an adult for supervision) and then wrap the handle with tape or put it into a paper towel roll so you don't get scratched. A 6" circle wand will make a bubble as big as a watermelon. Keep the solution away from lawn chairs or anything else that might get ruined if it gets wet.