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Slather on the sunscreen and scoot the kids outside for a day of fun. Whether they love to play games like kickball or hopscotch or prefer nature activities like planting flowers or watching birds, we have plenty of ways to get your child off the sofa and in the great outdoors.
20 Activities to Do With Your Family This Weekend
Make the most of your upcoming weekend, and plan for one (or more!) of these fun outdoor activities!
Plan a Backyard Movie Night
Now playing on a lawn near you: a party that celebrates summer, cinema, and community all under the stars.
Use Your Noodle: Pool Noodle Backyard Games
Three easy ways to turn inexpensive pool noodles into awesome backyard toys.
7 Fun Beach Games
Refreshing ways to enjoy the summer sun and shore without taking along the entire toy closet.
5 Spring Crafts and Games
Greet the season with cute crafts and fun games just right for warm days and sunny skies.
Farm Stay Vacation Spots for Families Around the Country
From a Louisiana crawfish farm to a Hawaiian coffee plantation, there's something for every family on this list of kid-friendly farm stays.
Sticks & Stones: 5 Outdoor Craft Ideas for Kids
Crafting with natural materials provides a wonderful excuse to get outside and explore. (Plus, the supplies are free!) These rustic projects will inspire plenty of fresh-air activity as your kids search for the perfect rocks and branches to paint, wrap, weave, and arrange just so.
How to Build a Movie Screen
For a backyard movie night, you can project a film onto any light-colored background. Or, create your own screen with a few basic supplies.
Explorer's Bag
With this tote made from a mesh produce bag, kids can collect nature finds while letting sand and dirt filter away.
This Unicorn Sprinkler Could Make Your Kids' Summer So Much More Magical
What parent doesn't remember summer days spent running through a lawn sprinkler? Now, your little ones can do the same, but with a giant blow-up unicorn.
The ABCs of Summer: An A to Z Guide to the Summer Season
Summer! Just the word conjures up sun-kissed skin, juicy slices of watermelon, and bare feet on warm sand. Guide your child through our list of things to love about the sunshine season.
10 Fun Things to Do With Your Kids This Summer
Looking for some fun outdoor activities for you and your family? Be sure to try these simple, imaginative, and fun activities!
14 Easy Ways to Make Your Backyard More Fun
Encourage your kids to explore, build, create, or just relax in the outdoors with these fun, creative, and inspiring ideas for your lawn.
Teach Your Child to Swim
Our age-by-age guide to water lessons, games, and safety.
10 Best Snow Resorts
Plan the coolest winter vacay with the kids. These ten places serve up one-of-a-kind adventures at affordable prices.
5 Solar-Powered Crafts and Activities
These simple crafts and activities are made with the power of good old-fashioned sunshine.
Be a Spring Explorer: 5 Nature Activities for Kids
What better time to entice your gang into nature than when the whole, wide, blooming, peeping, croaking, hopping, wriggling world is coming back to life? We have five great ways to celebrate the new season and bring out the outdoor adventurer lurking inside every kid.
Vacation Spots for Outdoorsy Families
Got a passion for action? These five family vacay spots deliver fresh-air thrills!
8 Minor League Baseball Parks With Tons of Family Fun
A trip to the minors means smiles all around--and these stadiums hit it out of the park!
19 Tips for Camping With Kids
Leave the screens behind and pitch a tent at your nearest campground for a nature-filled, home-away-from-home your kids won't forget.
Your Great Ideas for Summer Fun
Here are some of our favorite reader ideas for great summer activities!
Whoa! Our Kids Play Outside WAY Less Than We Did (and That's Bad, Obvi)
According to a new survey, parents need to get their kids to play outside at least several more hours a week.