Kids Activities - Outdoor Games

Flotsam Pictures

Next time you’re at the beach, turn the day into an art workshop. Make giant sand sculptures, beach murals, or try this beach collage…

Age: baby, toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Boxcar Boxes

A little paint and a lot of imagination transform plain boxes into a train for your little one.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Just for fun

Have your kids zipping around the house in no time with this easy to make box car, complete with shoulder straps. Made entirely from recycled items lying around at home, it’s a great weekend project for you and the kids to do together.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Recycled Crocodile

Start with some egg cartons, add some clever crafting, and end up with a fantastic chompy crocodile!

Age: child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Recycling Collage

Collage is an old favourite. Here we remind you of all the things you can add, stick, staple and glue on to your paper!

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Do-It-Yourself Doll Clothes

Inexpensive felt or cloth remnants combine to dress up a child’s favourite friends.

Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder

Recycled Dress Ups

Bring out the dress up box and make up your own stories, the only limit is your own imagination!

Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Flip the Cup Game

Recycling and fun are combined in this make-then-play project.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Muscle Builder, Hand/eye coordination, Mind Builder

Floor Art

Don’t throw away that moving box just yet. Breaking it down flat creates an oversized crayon-friendly floor mat.

Age: baby, toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder

Funny Finger Puppets

Tickle your baby’s funny bone with a pint-size puppet show!

Age: baby, parent Duration: any

Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder

Fun With Placemats

Save birthday cards and holiday cards to create an engaging and colourful placemat to enjoy throughout the year.

Age: baby, toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Making memories

Gingerbread Cubby House

All kids love cubby houses, but you don’t have to resort to a blanket over the dining table, or fork out a load of cash to get one. This mum shows us how they made a fantastic cubby for her daughter out of recycled materials.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Homemade Drum Kit

Give your Tupperware a rest, try using a few recycled materials to make a professional looking drum instead. It’s creative and also helps to develop your child’s musicality, they’ll love it!

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder, Musical

Homemade Finger Paint

Kids (young and old alike) love finger painting! Here’s a quick and easy recipe to make your own. It’s safe and non-toxic, and will have your kids entertained for hours on end.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Papier Mache World Globe

We made a glob of the world, we used old news papers. Made a paste with flour and water, blew up an old balloon and stuck the paper to it. Let it dry and coloured the globe world colours, great fun!

Age: child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Home made rattles

Make a rattle at home for your newborn bub.

Age: baby, parent Duration: any

Skills: Just for fun

'I See You' Binocular Fun

With a pair of homemade binoculars, your child may “see” more of what’s going on around him!

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Muscle Builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder

Magnificent Masks

Plain paper plates become the canvas for these wearable works of art.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Parties celebration

Make-Up Madness!

Set aside some “fun-with-mum” time, and go crazy playing beauty salon with your kids. They’ll love the bonding time with you. It’s a fun, inexpensive activity you can do together.

Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Matching games

Prepare your childs maths readiness with this simple game.

Age: child Duration: any

Skills: Muscle builder, Hand/eye coordination, Mind builder

Maui Wowie Luau!

Escape to a tropical paradise with your child in the comfort of your own home!

Age: baby, toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder

Mealtime Busy Bag

A take-along tote makes entertaining children at eateries easier than ever!

Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Just for fun

My "Always-Sometimes" Foods

A delicious way to teach your child about healthy eating.

Age: child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind Builder

Outdoor Table Painting Easel

We love it when people recycled paper, but what’s even better is coming up with a clever way to paint without using paper at all. We all know how much paper our arty kids can go through, which is why we love this is a great idea to get your kids painting big, fun, paper-free mural sized art!

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Wooden Peg Plane

You don’t have to spend a fortune on kids toys. A bit of crafty recycling on a rainy indoor day can result in a whole new fleet of aircraft for your kids to play with.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun,

Recycled Game Art

Game boards, game pieces and cards can be recycled and used to create art, frames and fun collages.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Muscle Builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder

Roly-Poly Piggy Bank

Who says toys have to cost a lot to be entertaining? Sometimes the best ones are practically free. This one will keep your little one occupied for hours.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Muscle Builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder

Shake n' Roll Rattle

Encourage your child’s understanding of cause and effect with a shaker that she can hear and see what’s happening inside.

Age: baby, parent Duration: any

Skills: Muscle Builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Shape Sorter

Try this bit of crafty recycling to make your child a Shape Sorter. It’s great for their development, and easy and lightweight to tuck in your bag for entertaining them in waiting rooms.

Age: baby, toddler Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind Builder

Steppin' Out in Style

Decorating tennis shoes and flip flops adds fun to your child’s life, and interest to their wardrobe.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder

Swatter Art, Art on the Fly

A fly swatter makes a terrific stencil for these colourful creations.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Tidy-Up Robot

Making a Tidy-up Robot involves a little bit of “tidy-up” collecting recyclable throw-away items from around the house, and turning them into a cool robot! Is there a better way to spend a day!?

Age: child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Touch & Feel Book

Try this bit of crafty recycling to make your child a Touch & Feel book. It’s great for their development, and easy and lightweight to tuck in your bag for outings.

Age: baby, toddler Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind Builder

Train and Stations

You don’t have to spend a fortune on toys for your kids to have fun. Try this clever bit of crafty recycling and get your kids to join in and make themselves a train, with carriages, and stations for the passengers.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Train Caboose

You don’t have to spend a fortune on kids toys. A bit of crafty recycling on a rainy indoor day can result in a whole new train caboose for your kids to play in, or pull their toys around in.

Age: baby, toddler Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun,

Train Set Tunnels

Who says toys have to cost a lot to be entertaining? You can enhance your kid’s basic train set with a little creative recycling. Here we show you how to make great tunnels that your kids will love.

Age: toddler, child Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Papier Mache Volcano

Where at home do all of your pens live? In a jar, or a cup, or an old yogurt tub? Why not get your kids involved in making a fantastic volcano pen holder out of recycled scraps from around the house?

Age: child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Water Bottle Snow Globe

Your little one will be dazzled by the sparkling little world inside.

Age: baby, toddler, parent Duration: any

Skills: Muscle Builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun

Recycled Wearable Aeroplane

“My son and I made a aeroplane from an old box. We put wings and what not on it, decorated it, and then we used it to “fly” to lots of places – like to Australia to see his Aunty, Uncle and Cousin, and to Africa to see the animals!"

Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any

Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun