6 Backyard Games for Children to Enjoy Summer PartiesPosted on May 20, 2015 by Lynda Way

Summer parties can be tiring for young children who don’t want to spend hours sitting aroundthe grill with lemonade in hand. The next time you host or attend a summer gathering, thinkabout organizing one or more of the following backyard games to keep the children entertained:

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1. Outdoor scavenger hunt. Make a list of items that children can find in the backyard (i.e. aflower pot, a red leaf) and let them go to it. If they are too young to read, have them drawpictures or snap photos of their finds.

2. Yard Twister. Ground marking spray will allow you to paint a Twister board right on thegrass that will grow out after a few weeks. You can customize the size of the dots as well asthe size of the board for the age and number of players.

3. Water themed games. Backyard games involving water are a great way to have fun whilestaying cool. Fill up a batch of water balloons and organize a water balloon toss or a game ofdodge ball with water balloons.

4. Classic backyard games. It’s hard to go wrong with classic backyard games such as Leap

About Lynda WayLynda Way is the owner of Pacific PreSchool & Kindergarten, a one-of-a-kind child care and learning center in San Marcos, California. Lynda'sgoal is to provide an early education program to children so that itsatisfies their physical, socio-emotional and intellectual needs in aprogressive way. She makes use of her 40 years of professionalknowledge in childhood development and truly loves what she does.

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Frog, Red Light / Green Light, Mother May I?, and tag. Children would love to play thesegames.

5. Tug of war. The only item that you need to play tug of war is a sturdy piece of rope. Dividethe entire lot of children into two evenly matched teams and let them compete to pull therope onto their side first.

6. Three legged race. A three legged race is another great summer game that only requiresrope. Split the group up into pairs, tie two of the pairs’ legs together, establish starting andfinish lines, and designate someone to oversee the race.

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