Backyard Games

Bean Bag Toss

Make an easy Bean Bag Toss using a double layer of poster board
glued together and a large box
Use the large box as a base, and attach the poster board to one side of it
Before attaching the poster board, paint a design on it
allowing for one or more holes
We never kept score, but the kids had a lot of fun throwing those bean bags
They're easy to make from fabric scraps if you sew
Get the kids to help







Scavenger Hunt

Hide items in yard and have the kids try to find them
This can be as easy or elaborate as you chose
Rather than encouraging competitiveness
have the children work together to find all the items






Charades

Give a child the theme or group of animals then
have them act out what the animal does
You and the kids can try to guess the name of the animal







Freeze Tag

One child is chosen as being "it." The chosen child tags the other children
by catching up to them and touching them
Once tagged, the child must remain frozen until another free child
goes through their legs
When all the children are frozen
except the one who was chosen as being "it" with
no one to set them free the game is over
and you can start again



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