Attach paper to a wall or fence with clothespins or tape, set out paint cups and let children be creative. Sidewalks can be decorated with chalk. Clean-up is quick with a watering hose. Boxes and milk cartons can be used as obstacles. Tunnels and hanging crepe paper are fun for children to drive their wheeled toys through.
Parents can help children create a nature study center.
Bird baths, bird feeders or squirrel feeders will help attract animals to the center. Preschool children like to roll a ball at a target or toss a ball into a basket or hoop. School age children like to bounce or dribble a ball, or use a racket to hit a ball towards a wall or into the air.