Everything seems back to normal these days, so kids can able to go out and about like their parents. Since children are allowed to go out now with some restrictions, there are recreational activities that they can more enjoy such as ballet activities and swimming lessons. Kids will more enjoy and participate if they can see their classmates and friends.
Keeping your children entertained over the long summer break is a challenge indeed for parents. Time passes so fast and kids only want to enjoy. Recreational activities are one of the important ways in which children learn. This helps them develop and discover their skills. Moreover, recreational activities for kids are one of the best ways to enjoy their childhood. While they are young, let them enjoy playing outside, even if they get a mess and dirty, as long as they’re having fun, there’s nothing to worry about at all.
Having a toddler or a preschooler will make your life a little in chaos yet fun. Take them outside or enjoy condo living while making time with them doing such activities where they can learn and have fun. With these, if you’re looking for the best outdoor recreational activities for kids, that toddlers will enjoy, here are the lists of recreational activities you should put on your bucket list.
Create an Obstacle Course
Running, kicking, throwing, and jumping are gross-motor skills that play an essential part in toddler and preschooler development. If you have an open space or a playground in your place like in The Courtyard by Vista Residences in Taguig City, you may enjoy a lot of things with your toddler. With an open space and a playground, you can do a set of challenges for preschoolers such as, jump on and off the step, throw a tennis ball into a bucket, kick a ball toward a fence, and hop one-footed along a garden path. These are simple activities that’ll bring more fun if you are enjoying every moment with your little one.
A great way to practice your child’s gross motor milestones can start with an indoor or outdoor obstacle course. Encourage your children to create or change up the course using their ideas. Your obstacle course may start with the following that you can do while enjoying your condo living or going out with your toddler to let them enjoy the air outside:
- jumping in place with both feet
- jump forwards and backward
- walk-on tiptoes
- walk in a line
- catch a large ball
- jump ropes
- use boxes and hula-hoops
- run smoothly
- avoid an obstacle while running
- stand on one foot for a short time
Water Play
Water is part of a child’s play. This is one of the best outdoor recreational activities for kids. Water activities help to strengthen and develop your child’s fine and gross motor skills. This activity for recreation for kids has a lot of benefits. This can enhance their coordination and physical fitness through pouring, running, splashing, carrying, and lifting. Some water play activities for recreation for kids are:
- water war
- water balloon dodge ball
- water balloon piñata
- color mixing
- painting with water
- scooping, mixing, and poring
- floating and sinking
Aside from this, since we’re talking about water activities, swimming lessons should be on your list. The earlier you teach your kid how to swim, the better. It’s very convenient if you have a place with a swimming pool like Vista Residences’, The Courtyard. This will lessen your worry since it’s safe for your family especially for your child since it’s inside your place.
This is one of the recreational activities that have immense learning potential. It exercises the creativity and imagination of the children. It is also a preparation to strengthen fingers in lifetime writing, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. Enjoy condo living and do this activity for recreation for kids and discover what they can do with their endless imagination.
Dress up and Role Play
This activity will help children to start making sense of the adult world – boosting social interaction, interests, and roles.
Drawing and Painting
Aside from running, jumping, and playing, this is one of the activities your children can do indoors or outdoor. Let your children get wild with drawing tools and paints. Allow them to exercise and experience the world of creativity and develop self-expression.
Cooking and Pretend-cooking
Children especially toddlers are very fond to do things that their parents are doing-especially cooking. It is a great play scenario for kids. Elements such as mathematical concepts, home safety, sensory play, and following process are can get into cooking itself. Cooking and pretend-cooking can also teach basic social interaction and how to be thoughtful to others.
Music, Dancing, and Singing
Who wouldn’t love music, ayt? Any genre will do, as long as the vibe is there and everyone is having fun. These are perfect for indoor and outdoor recreational activities for kids. Dancing helps to develop your child’s strength, coordination, and flexibility, such as ballet activities. On the other hand, music and singing hugely help form literacy skills and develop language. This can help also basic mathematical concepts such as counting. Moreover, children also refine their listening skills and begin to develop a rhythm.
Nature play
As a child, they are curious about everything. The rain, the thunder, the ocean waves, animal creatures, and many things. Let them discover things on their own. Guide them and fueled them with the information they are curious about outdoors. Nature play is a healthy and adventurous place to start your child’s discovery about a lot of things. Camp out in your backyard or even at home, plant a garden – start them young to be a future “plantation and plant”, and picnic at a part. Let the kids experience getting messy while having fun. These are some of the best recreational activities for kids you don’t want to miss out on to experience your children.
Aside from these recreational activities for kids, here are some you should put on your list as well:
- Blocks, Jigsaws, and Shape Sorters
- Imaginative Play
- Sensory Play
- Basic Board Games
- The Cardboard Box
- Balloon Volleyball
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