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60 fun outdoor activities for when you’re stuck at home with the kids

January 6, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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If you’re stuck at home with the kids, you’re probably in need of some boredom-busting inspiration. Here’s a great list of 60 fun things to do in your garden or on a walk that will keep kids busy and get them outside. Scroll down for online resources and recommended reads too.

Things to do outdoors when you’re stuck at home with the kids

1. Grow your own salad from Growing Family

2. Recycled garden markers from Pink Stripey Socks

3. DIY slate bunting from Love Chic Living

4. Grass Heads from Red Ted Art

things to do in the garden when stuck at home with the kids - spotting signs of spring

5. Spotting signs of spring from Growing Family

6. DIY butterfly feeders from Baby Budgeting

7. Printable nature journal from Adventure in a Box

8. Painted fairy houses from Projects with Kids

9. Homemade bird feeders from Growing Family

10. Nature collection bottles from Play & Learn Everyday

11. Twig boats from Family Budgeting

12. DIY bee hotel from Mummy’s Waisted

things to do in the garden when stuck at home with the kids - planting sunflowers

13. Growing Sunflowers from Growing Family

14. Painted rocks Tic Tac Toe from Little Sprouts Learning

15. DIY bug hotel from Fireflies & Mud Pies

16. Wildflower seed bombs from Craft Invaders

17. Flower pressing from Growing Family

18. Yarn sticks from Simple Parenting

19. Toilet roll tube bird feeders from Fireflies & Mud Pies

20. Easy grow your own ideas from Growing Family

21. Sticky nature cards from Craft Invaders

22. Colours of nature scavenger hunt from Messy Little Monster

23. Fairy gardens from Midwife & Life

24. Nature clay pressings from Growing Family

25. Garden Bug Hunt from Daisies & Pie

26. Plant pot bee hotel from Whimsical Mumblings

27. Learning about compost from Little Sprouts Learning

28. Growing kids’ names in courgettes from Growing Family

29. Dinosaur Garden from Thimble & Twig

30 .Fairy house ideas from Red Ted Art

31. Mini gardens from Growing Family

32 .Nest nature hunt from Still Playing School

33. Making kids their own garden plot from Emma Reed

34. Sowing wildflowers from Growing Family

35. Nature clay Faces (and lots of other ideas) from Travel Mad Mum

36. Spring Scavenger Hunt from Hodge Podge Days

things to do in the garden when stuck at home with the kids - make noughts and crosses from natural materials

37. Nature noughts & crosses from Growing Family

38. How to build a mud kitchen from Megan Zeni

39. Using flowers to teach STEM from The Stem Mum

40. Easy DIY bird bath from Growing Family

41. DIY toddler play garden from Taming Little Monsters

42. Easy flowers to grow with kids from Little Bins for Little Hands

43. Twig-wrapped flower pots from Growing Family

44. Easy plants for kids to grow from Take Them Outside

45. Tips for making gardening with kids easy from Preschool Toolkit

46. Easy garden projects for kids from Red Kite Days

homemade bird feeders

47. Cookie cutter bird feeders from Growing Family

48. Growing a vegetable garden with kids from Thimble & Twig

49. Easy nature treasure box from Baby Budgeting

50. Painted rocks from Growing Family

51. Ideas for getting children into gardening from Farmer’s Wife & Mummy

52. Making bird feeders from The Gingerbread House

things to do in the garden when stuck at home with the kids - sowing seeds

53. Great flowers to grow for butterflies from Growing Family

54. Growing seeds in egg boxes from Kitchen Counter Chronicles

55. Ideas for family gardens from The Less-Refined Mind

56. Making a home for frogs & toads from Growing Family

57. Embracing a family garden from Rice Cakes and Raisins

58. Recycled garden crafts from Teach Me Mommy

59. Easy ways to make gardening fun for children from Growing Family

60. The best seeds to grow with kids from Growing Family

things to do in the garden when stuck at home with the kids - sowing seeds

Online resources for outdoor fun with kids

The Wildlife Trusts have lots of fantastic wildlife activity sheets aimed at children.

This video has some lovely ideas for garden fun with the kids:

The RHS and Gardener’s World have some great children’s gardening project ideas.

RSPB’s Wild Challenge has some lovely wildlife-themed family activities.

Children’s Gardening Week also has some fab ideas for things to do.

There are lots of fun outdoor activity ideas over at The Wild Network too.

You might also like to check out my post on 50 fun ideas to get kids gardening.

child with butterfly on hand

Recommended reads for things to do outdoors when you’re stuck at home with the kids

*101 Things for Kids to do Outside

*RHS Let’s Get Gardening

*The Stick Book

*RHS Grow Your Own For Kids

*The Wild Year Book

And finally….

Indoor fun when you’re stuck at home with the kids

If you’d like some ideas for when you’re stuck indoors with the kids, there’s a great roundup of things to do over at Family Budgeting and Change4Life.

BBC Bitesize also has some good tips for keeping kids busy here.

I hope this list of fun activities for when you’re stuck at home with the kids helps you keep your little ones active and entertained. Have fun!

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