5 Outdoor Games You Might Never Have Thought of for Your Kids’ Birthday Party
If you are planning a birthday party that will take place in the spring or summer and want outdoor activities suitable for kids, there are many options to keep the little ones engaged.
While you could plan an indoor event and cram your child and their friends in the living room or kitchen, another option is to make the event an outdoor affair. Doing so will also open up opportunities for outdoor activities that might not be possible inside. You can also be sure that children will prefer to celebrate a birthday under the open sky on a sunny day.
Consider these five outdoor activities when planning a birthday party for your child. Choosing the correct options will ensure the attendees enjoy themselves to the fullest extent possible.
- Frisbee Golf
Frisbee golf, also called disc golf, is the sort of game that’ll have party-goers hooked. It’s a game where people take turns tossing a disc at a target. While people usually play this game on a course with nine or 18 holes — like traditional golf — you can play disc golf just about anywhere. You do, however, need to have ample space. So, setting up a disc golf course in a park is ideal. The kids will enjoy this spirited and engaging activity in the great outdoors.
- Laser Tag
If you’ve never played laser tag, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. It’s a recreational shooting sport where participants work alone or in teams using guns with infrared technology. When players fire their laser tag guns and score a direct hit on competitors, the technology built into the laser tag equipment will register the direct hit. Laser tag will make any party better.
- Gaga Ball Pit
Do you remember playing dodgeball as a kid? It’s a fun game requiring strategy, quickness, and good reflexes. You can introduce kids to the fun you had playing dodgeball with a Gaga Ball Pit.
It’s a specially designed enclosure you can set up on your property or any other outdoor space. Let the kids into the enclosure and give them the ball. They’ll use the ball the way you used to use a ball for dodgeball. One difference is that the kids need to aim for below the waist. The last boy or girl standing will be declared the winner.
“Gaga ball is a fantastic activity for a birthday party,” says Matt Allison of Actively Play, a company that sells commercial playground equipment across the U.S. “It’s easy to set up in the backyard and the game itself is very engaging for kids. They’ll play game after game. It would be a very memorable experience.”
Inflatable Bumper Ball
Inflatable bumper balls will take your kid’s outdoor birthday party to the next level. You might be wondering what this activity entails. Inflatable bumper balls are large air-filled balls in which people stand, run around, and bump into other people wearing inflatable bumper balls.
Because of the cushioning, kids won’t get hurt when they get hit. In fact, falling down is part of the fun since those doing the bumping and those being bumped will bounce back up.
It’s like bumper cars without the cars. Scratch that. It’s more fun than bumper cars since inflatable bumper balls are more engaging and will get the kids more physically active.
- Outdoor Ping Pong
Yet another fun outdoor activity that’ll keep kids engaged is outdoor ping pong. You’ll need a ping pong table, some paddles, and some ping pong balls. The rest is easy. For some extra fun, set up a tournament and let the kids play until there’s only one person left standing.
When planning an outdoor birthday party for your youngster, these five ideas are worth considering. You can turn a good birthday party into a great one with engaging outdoor activities.
