50+ Outdoor Activities for Kids (of all ages!) - Busy Toddler (2025)

Table of Contents:

1. Looking for easy outdoor activities for kids? Here’s the list.
2. This outdoor activities list is for ALL AGES
3. What are some activities to do outside?
4. Outdoor activities for kids that are actually doable…
5. 50+ Outdoor Activities – ENJOY!
6. 24 Outdoor Arts and Crafts Activities for Kids
7. 16 STEM Activities for Outside Fun
8. 16 Water and Ice Play Ideas
9. 8 Fun and Easy Outdoor Activities
10. These activities – oh, they are the best!

Looking for easy outdoor activities for kids? Here’s the list.

It is time. Time to get the kids outside for play, outside for messes, outside for fun and I AM HERE FOR IT.

I’m mostly excited for messes to head to the backyard – bring on all the warm weather. If you’re looking for the best outdoor activities for kids (kids of ALL AGES) – this is The List for you.

RELATED: Need even more activities for outside? Here’s my summer activities list for toddlers and preschoolers.

This outdoor activities list is for ALL AGES

I mean it. I scoured the Internet looking for activities to span the ages of all the kids at home right now – from babies and tabies to toddlers, preschoolers and then our big kids home from elementary school.

This list spans a WIDE age group with many great activities for siblings – which is the ultimate way to play (getting all the kids in on the fun).

Our outdoor play has never been more important and I’m so hopeful this list can help you bring some extra bits of fun to your backyard.

What are some activities to do outside?

I have 50+ activities listed here and I split them into FOUR categories for outdoor fun:

• Arts & crafts
• STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)
• Water & ice play
• Easy ideas

These activities are the absolute best from the web – no need to search Pinterest during your break time. I did it all for you.

RELATED: Download my FREE Summer Activities List – ideas you can keep on your fridge for days when you need a little extra.

Outdoor activities for kids that are actually doable…

This list is fun. It’s easy. It’s doable ideas to get kids playing outside.

It’s a welcome break for my living room and I can’t wait for the warm weather to stay (aka get the messes outside…)

50+ Outdoor Activities – ENJOY!

(Get ready to click through and meet some amazing blogs!)

24 Outdoor Arts and Crafts Activities for Kids

1. Squirt Gun Painting – Fireflies and Mudpies

2. How to Freeze Paint – Busy Toddler

3. Chalk Ice – The Best Ideas for Kids

4. How to Make Mini Water Blogs – Hello, Wonderful

5. Bubble Painting – Fun Learning for Kids

6. Cotton Rounds Splatter Painter – A Crafty LIVing

7. Outdoor Toy Paint – Busy Toddler

8. Graffiti Art for Kids – Playground Parkbench

1. Outdoor Name Art – Busy Toddler

2. Ball Painting – Happy Toddler Playtime

3. Puffy Sidewalk Paint – The Best Ideas for Kids

4. Painting Ice – Picklebums

5. Friendship Art – Play Teach Repeat

6. Rainbow Dyed Seashells – Mama in the Now

7. Water Balloon Painting – Lets Lasso the Moon

8. Foam Bubble Painting – 123 Homeschool4Me

1. Tape Resist Art – Busy Toddler

2. Frozen Ice Paints – The Imagination Tree

3. Giant Window Painting – Busy Toddler

4. Shadow Art – Rhythms of Play

5. Pointillism – Busy Toddler

6. Giant Nail Salon for Kids – Happy Toddler Playtime

7. Bubble Art Butterflies – Red Ted Art

8. Splatter Paint – Busy Toddler

16 STEM Activities for Outside Fun

1. Science Table – Busy Toddler

2. Engineering with Mud Bricks – Play Teach Repeat

3. Bubble Recipe – Red Ted Art

4. Mini DIY Kaleidoscopes – Babble Dabble Doo

5. Make a Bubble Snake Blower – Messy Little Monster

6. Watermelon Science Activity – Natural Beach Living

7. Ice Boat Racing – Toddler Approved

8, Pool Noodle Pouring Station – Raising Dragons

1. Potion Making Science Station – Busy Toddler

2. Rain Gutter River – Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls

3. How to Make a Kite – Babble Dabble Doo

4. Build a Changeable Water Wall – Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls

5. Making Ice Cream in a Sandwich Bag – Busy Toddler

6. Pinwheel Craft – Babble Dabble Doo

7. How to Build a Water Balloon Launcher – Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls

8. Homemade GIANT Bubbles – Happy Hooligans

16 Water and Ice Play Ideas

1. Sponge Targets – Busy Toddler

2. Pom Pom Ice Cubes – The Paige Diaries

3. Pouring Station – Busy Toddler

4. How to Make Water Balloon Pinatas – Hello, Wonderful

5. Frozen Dinosaur Eggs – The Imagination Tree

6. Pom Pom Water Play – Busy Toddler

7. DIY Sponge Bombs – Messy Little Monster

8. Clean the Cars Activity – Busy Toddler

1. Splash the Alphabet – Days with Grey

2. Pom Pom Water Table – Happy Toddler Playtime

3, Nature Soup (Mess Free Sensory) – Happily Ever Mom

4. Ice Smash – Busy Toddler

5. Ice Play Sensory Bin – Days with Grey

6. Spray Bottle Water Painting – Happy Toddler Playtime

7. Colored Ice Play – Crayons and Cravings

8. Ice Table Sensory Bin – Busy Toddler

8 Fun and Easy Outdoor Activities

1. Animal World Sensory Bin – Busy Toddler

2, Decorate the Cake (with Shaving Cream) – Days with Grey

3, Oobleck Baking Bin – Busy Toddler

4, Dinosaur Mud Play – Play Teach Repeat

5, DIY Mud Kitchen Food – Play Teach Repeat

6. DIY Outdoor Chalk Board Game – Days with Grey

7. Shaving Cream Cloud Art – Play Teach Repeat

8. Outdoor Color Scavenger Hunt – Days with Grey

These activities – oh, they are the best!

Let’s get the kids outside and playing – and these fun and easy activities are perfect for it.

Happy “taking the messes outside” to all!