Outdoor Activities

After exploring our outdoor activities, be sure to check out our family activities index, indoor family fun and sports activities.

Play Date Games

Everything you need for silly backyard fun!

Explore the Zoo

Make your child's first Zoo trip a special one with these five tips.

Get Active: Biking

Learn tips on how to teach your child about biking, from pedaling to stopping.


Play! Seven Backyard Games and Activities
Play! Seven Backyard Games and Activities

Keep your family busy this summer with these great outdoor activities! Seven backyard games perfect for family barbecues, summer parties, birthday's and more! read more

Fun Zone: Activities for Backyard Play Dates and Parties
Fun Zone: Activities for Backyard Play Dates and Parties

Everything you need to keep the kids happy all summer long, from silly sprinkler games to sensational sandbox ideas. read more

Reach for the Stars!
Reach for the Stars!

Have a fun family adventure right in your backyard when you explore the night sky together. read more

Gardening At Every Age
Gardening At Every Age

Teach your kids the joys of gardening. From veggies to flowers, bugs to butterflies, kids of all ages will love getting their hands dirty. read more

Gardening Projects for Kids
Gardening Projects for Kids

Try these garden crafts, projects and themes kids will love to make. Our favorites: the scarecrow and toad house! read more

Go on a Bug Safari
Go on a Bug Safari

Have a fun family adventure right in your backyard when you go on a bug safari! read more

Play in the Dirt
Play in the Dirt

Encourage kids to play in the dirt with these buried treasure, scavenger hunt, mud pie and castle-building ideas. read more

Kids and the Great Outdoors
Kids and the Great Outdoors

It was spring and the snow had finally melted. Setting out on the trail with my boys, I paused to look at our map. read more

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