Garden games for children

What about one of the old fashioned outdoor games, like throwing rings onto pegs? Can't remember what it is called.

Lengths of old clothes lines to be used as skipping ropes.

Skittles is a good game for the garden too.
I saw a Gran and grandson buying one in Sainsbury's this morning. The little boy was quite excited.

I noticed in Tesco yesterday they were selling off several garden toys at half price.

I bought a travel darts board with magnetic darts from John Lewis - rolls up around the darts container.
My gtrandkids love a treasure hunt (if you have some time to devise clues!) The older ones could have slightly more challenging clues than the younger ones. A paddling pool with fountains (lots of splashy fun if it's really hot). Pebble painting (just need some acrylic paints), Building a home for an imaginary fairy or elf (usually best in a tree root if you have one)- but using only naturally materials foraged in the garden and not allowed to use anything that has to be picked or broken from plants etc. Or how about "The sock game" (2 long socks, each filled with 20-30 identical small objects (coin, pencil, dice, lego brick ... you get the picture), List the contents on a piece of paper or card and against each item, assign a playing card - eg jack of hearts = dice, 2 of clubs = 50p coin and so on. Divide players into 2 teams then shuffle the cards and turn them over, calling out the item to find - first to find it and pull it out of the sock gets a point for their team! (Actually, you could probably use the same principal for a treasure hunt - hide small objects around garden, 2 teams, point for first to find the object specified.

Boles.

After we'd been to France our DC decided they loved playing boules. You can buy colourful sets for children, not as heavy as the proper sets for adults ( which we bought later).
Available from Big River Company and other outlets.

They are balls but not like footballs, rugby balls, which can end up damaging plants.

Croquet was another popular game, as was a mini golf set for children which the DGC liked.

They had a Swingball too and a sandpit. (If it gets spilled, don't worry, sand is good for the lawn 🙂).

Boules not Boles!

Obstacle races! Things like egg and spoon, walk with a plastic bowl on head, carry (plastic) glass of water without spilling any, jump over cushion hurdles, go through hula hoop, skipping rope, etc. Of course, you do require an adult to supervise/provide commentary. But adults can race, too!

Swing ball is fantastic for all ages,plastic skittles, gardenquoits,skipping ropes,frisbees,giant Connect 4,Jengacoloured chalk to draw on paving slabs to be cleaned off with paintbrushes in water.