With summer right around the corner for many families with kids, it’s time to start thinking about how your kids are going to be spending their time during this season.
For most kids, the best thing that they can do in the summer is spend time outside. However, if you’ve had a hard time getting your kids to want to spend time outside in the past, you might be wondering how you could accomplish this this summer.
To help you in figuring this out, here are three ways to get your kids to spend more time outside this summer.
Give Your Kid A Camera
For many kids, just telling them to go play outside won’t work. Rather, you need to help them find something fun for them to do, and a camera can be just what they need to encourage them to get outside and enjoy themselves.
Regardless of where you live and what kind of environment you have outside of your house, if you have a camera that you can give your kid to take outside with them and encourage them to take pictures of anything that interests them, they could find themselves exploring tons of things that they may not have looked into before as they seek to take pictures of something cool. Then, when they’re done playing outside with their camera, you can look at the pictures they took together and share this experience with them.
Do Some Outdoor Cooking
Another fun thing that you can do to encourage your kids to want to spend more time outside is to find fun and interesting ways to incorporate food into your outdoor play.
If you have a home with an outdoor kitchen, bringing food out into this space to cook and eat together can be something fun that you and your kids or family can share together. Additionally, if you don’t have a full outdoor kitchen that you can prepare and cook food in, you can always make a small, controlled fire in your backyard and do something like cooking smores or hotdogs.
Find Fun Outdoor Toys
If your kids love having new toys to play with, consider what outdoor toys you could get that would encourage your kids to want to play outside.
In warmer summer weather, water toys like water balloons or splash pads can be great ways for your kids to want to be outside and enjoy some fresh air and refreshing water. You could also get things like bubbles, sports equipment, outdoor craft projects, and much more.
If you want this summer to be a time where your kids get to spend a lot of time outside, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you find some ways to make this happen.
Originally posted on May 25, 2024 @ 5:12 pm
