Playing with kids

Unstructured, uninterrupted playtime in nature is important for happy, healthy kids. HGTV offers tips for creating a free play-friendly outdoor space and for encouraging children to get outside and explore.

Looking for exciting play area ideas for your kids? Check out these 12 amazing mud kitchen ideas that will transform your backyard into a natural playground. These outdoor play setups are perfect for small backyard designs, creating a fun and engaging backyard playground. Make your backyard for kids a hub of creativity and exploration with these simple, yet effective designs. Your kids will love their new backyard play haven!

Young kids paint a giant painting together, working on their collaborative art project with cooperation.

#3 – Indoor Hopscotch Hopscotch is usually a game that is played outdoors, perhaps in a driveway or on a sidewalk, with the board being created with sidewalk chalk.…

Chinese Jump Rope When I was in elementary school I was totally obsessed with Chinese Jump Rope..But like many childhood games, I grew up and completely forgot this game. Last week a friend from my childhood reminded me of my love for this awesome game. The years I was into this game had to be 3rd to 4th grade 1964-1965. We (my sister and I ) didn't have a real Chinese Jump Rope..we had a skinny long piece of elastic my grandmother gave us. It worked just fine. Since there were only 2 of us…

NUMBER TUNNELS || We are having fun exploring numbers today! This activity is so easy that Ryan (my kindergartener) was able to help me set…

There's no such thing as bad weather when it comes to kids playing outside — just bad clothing. Here's why you should let toddlers play outside in the rain.