5 Active Outdoor Summer Games for Boys
My house is overflowing with little boys. When summer break hits, and my kids cry out “I’m Bored!” I know it’s time to get creative, get the boys outdoors, and keep them active and engaged. Here are some awesome ways to keep your boys having fun with outdoor summer games!
This post is sponsored by Toys”R”Us, Hasbro and Duracell. All opinions are my own.
Outdoor Summer Games for Boys
Build a Box Fort – Save up those boxes, and then let their creativity soar. They can stack them up to build a castle wall or cut a large box open to create a house. No matter what they create, you’ll be reusing something that will ultimately land in the recycling bin.
Transform Pool Noodles in Games – Pool noodles are everywhere once summer hits! Take a few pool noodles, and let the boys get creative. They could make a tic-tac-toe game, play a game of light sabers, or setup a challenge course.
Chalk Hopscotch – Pull out a box of chalk and let them create a hopscotch game. There are no rules, let your boys get creative by making the squares far apart, or tiny, or make an extra long course. Then, let them challenge their siblings and friends!
Go on a Treasure Hunt – My boys are always looking for the next adventure. Instead, let them create their own adventure game! Give them some old packing paper to re-purpose into a map and a shoe box or other small box to hide a treasure. Let your children take turns hiding the treasure and setting out on a hunt.
Have a NERF War – Establish some ground rules, and then let the kids start a battle! Let them play a round of capture the flag with each team protecting their flag with a NERF N-Strike Elite Demolisher 2-in-1 Blaster. Or, instead let them try target shooting seeing who can get closest to the goal mark. There’s lots of ways to play with NERF guns.
My boys (and my biggest boy, their dad), have had an absolute blast battling it out with the two NERF guns in our home. The new NERF N-Strike Elite Demolisher 2-in-1 Blaster is powered with 4 AA batteries giving the foam bullets real power to start your own battle. It includes two different types of ammo from traditional NERF bullets and a soft missile launcher as well.
The set includes 10 bullets that can be loaded into a single clip so you’re ready with ammo and two missiles with a space to store your extra missile on a detachable stock.
The key to having fun this summer is ensuring you have Duracell batteries on hand to keep the fun going and going. The batteries were easy to install, and really give the bullets some flying power that makes it great for outdoor play and shooting longer distance, up to 90′!
With Minions toys!
Sports and anything outdoors.
I don’t have boys but I would imagine a lot of outdoor activities.
They stay active by spending a lot of time at the pool.
My boys love trips to the water park and their backyard fort!
We keep busy with lots of swimming and beach days
My children are older, but when they were younger we went camping and did a lot of outside activities.
This past Christmas I bought Nerf guns for adults and children in my family! We had a Nerf war after dinner. The kids loved it!
We love outdoor activities and science experiments! Most of all we love riding bikes together.
I try to keep them active by going for long walks on the trails near our home and letting them ride their bikes.
I encourage them to play outside ofen.
We do a lot of gardening which keeps my kids active
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I watch my grandson weekdays and his friends are always a part of the summer fun. They stay active with enjoying nerfs water guns, soft dart guns, and we make targets from empty cereal boxes or air filled balloons to hit as the target in fun. #TRUPowerUpFun
This would be for my niece, but I know that my sister tries to “mix” things up for her so she doesn’t get bored.
We go to the park, no electronics, bring a ball and lunch!
Its not too hard with Carter…he just wants to be outside swimming and playing all day long if he could. I love the ideas of the scavenger hunt! We also love making obstacle courses in the back yard, or mini golf courses using toys and things in the garage or shed! So fun!
the boys are active during the summer they all play baseball and go to the swimming pool almost daily
playing at the park and in the pool/sprinkler and of course lots of dinosaurs and stuff to keep going allday long
My boys play little league spring, summer, and fall. they also take karate classes. They are very active.
I keep my boys active all summer by going to the park and the lake and staying away from videos or tv!
Well we don’t have any boys anymore (our ds just turned 22!) but we do have our little princess! We keep her busy in the evenings with karate, jazz and tumbling. When she is with my dad during the day, she is kept busy by him playing games! 馃檪 She still has a tumbling camp, vacation bible school and swimming classes still to do this summer so I think she will be busy!
My boys like to play in the water.
We play ball games at our local park.
My son has always loved bike rides and shooting hoops.
movies and playing outside
Lots of trips to the park and neighborhood bike rides.
We like to go for bike rides, hiking at state parks, swimming in the springs
Lots of bike rides and swimming whenever possible!
My 3 year old son loves bubbles and nerf guns! He and his sister also love to jump on the trampoline! 馃檪
My 5 year old grandson lives with my daughter and I. We go for walks, go fishing (I live by the river), and we go swimming among many other things.
I keep my girls active by going swimming alot and going to the lake.
Swimming, trips to the park, hiking, fishing, camping, ride bikes, water gun battles, water balloon fights, just good ol’ growing healthy boy fun stuff!
I keep my boys active by taking them to the park and by family and friends. We also go for walks and outings to keep them fit!
We take them to the beach!
We have a new swingset that will help this summer. I love your ideas!
I keep my kids active by going biking and hiking with them
My nephew used to be obsessed with Nerf guns. All he wanted to do was get out and shoot the family. In a totally fun, non-homicidal way, of course.
We go on nature walks and play basketball.
My kids absolutely love having a nerf war! They add to it by throwing in sprinklers because it is getting so hot! So they have bases and have to run through the sprinklers to get at each other. lol.
We love to go for long bike rides as a family.
I like to take my grand kids on nature walks or swimming. We also live on a dead end street so they are able to get out and ride scooters or play ball
My mother has a pool and it seems like they never get out of it during the summer.
We Keep Them Active With Swimming, Bike Rides, Water Balloon Fights.
We like to go to the zoo, go on boat rides, and play in our backyard.
We go to the beach alot.
We spend a lot of time at the local swimming pool.
lots of bike riding!
We spend as much time outside as possible. Day trips to the park or pool is on the schedule most days! Also, craft days at the library is fun for them too!
We make sure to incorporate exercise and/or sports every day. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
We like to go on scavenger hunts in the neighborhood – we’ll have a clipboard with everything written on it! I love the idea of Nerf wars too! So fun!
we like swimming in our pool and biking to stay active
We like going to the beach.
We like going to the beach and for walks.
My boy plays soccer and swims to keep active.
Sounds like loads of fun. We always enjoyed treasure hunts here.
My grandsons are keeping active by going to tennis lessons and the pool all summer long!
We ride bikes and go to the pool.
Lots of bike rides and swim lessons
We go to the park a lot or get them out to play ball or ride their bike or scooter.
We keep our kids active by doing a lot of outdoor activities, like biking, playing at the parks, volley ball, swimming, and camping.
We go to the park daily! It is a must for us.