Backyard Fun All Year Round!
The weather is warming up and we are excited Spring is here and we can spend more time out in the outdoors, enjoying the sunshine and fresh air…
We think there’s no place like home and we just love making the most of every moment at home… no matter what size outdoor area you have, we have ideas for every outdoor area. So here are some of our favourite ways to enjoy the humble backyard or front yard all year round for everyone in your family!
The Fun of Obstacles
Kids love the fun, challenge and silliness that comes with an obstacle course and you can create a course to suit any age and any size or shape of the backyard – you just need to use your imagination.
You don’t need to buy special equipment, just incorporate as many normal household items that you have at home already to set up the course. Plus, you could also theme your obstacle course to get those hard to entice interested in having a go like:
• Superheroes, police or spies in training
• Animal lovers’ adventures
• Favourite movie themed
Water & Sand Play
Water play is a wonderful activity for little ones. Using buckets, bowls and cups of all different sizes whilst introducing bubble and food colouring to add a little colour to water fun! And the water play isn’t just for the littlies, the big kids will always love a water fight, sprinkler run or slip and slide… Sandpits or Sand play like kinetic sand is favourite of the little kids right through to the big kids, a backyard sandpit offers endless fun to use their imagination from construction sites with trucks and dumpers to castles fit for princesses or battle.
Get Gardening
Set up your very own veggie patch is a great way to teach the kids about how things grow, get them using their fine motor skills and who doesn’t love getting a little dirty every now and again. Spring is the season to bring out your green thumb and is a great project for families.
Veggie patch projects help the kids build a sense of responsibility to the environment, sustainability, awareness of the fresh food life cycle and builds their self-esteem to grow something.
Play & Jump for Joy
Having a playset or trampoline in the backyard is great for all ages and makes life so easy for the adults. Having your very own playground enables you to send the kids outside (away from screens) easily and you will be amazing at the creative and imaginative games the kids come up with!
Our friends at VULY have a great range of playsets and trampolines which come with fantastic accessories like a basketball attachment or a trampoline deck to get some practice in before hitting the streets on a skateboard. We also love extending the kids and getting them to use their imagination to build a fort or cubby, just spread a tarp or old sheets across your tramp or playset for a fun new space for the kids.
Some of the VULY trampolines can be made into a tent complete with walls and a shade, perfect for long summers… so the fun really is endless. The other thing we love about trampolines is that they aren’t just for jumping, gather the kids’ soft toys for picnics or games with tennis balls and it’s a great challenge in the backyard obstacle course!
Our friends at VULY have an amazing collection of wonderful backyard play options which will keep the kids giggling and happy to burn their energy.
Alfresco Fun!
Your alfresco is a wonderful space that can be used all year round, it’s great that it’s undercover so you can always be outdoors no matter what the weather is doing. Ideas:
• Art studio & creative haven
• Puzzle paradise
• Outdoor dance, karate or yoga studio
• Great games like handball or dribbling or tunnel ball
• Move all the furniture aside and teach your little one how to their first bike in the safety of your yard. It can be nerve-racking to teach your little ones to ride but it’s one of those life skills that is best to master early… and as Tassie has such beautiful cycling areas from beginners to experienced we encourage you to start early thanks to our friends at VULY!
VULY has a wonderful range of bikes for the little-ies to the big kids BMX bikes, see their wonderful range here and read on to find out how you can win two VULY bikes! Your chance to WIN!! Kids have lots of energy and we are all for ways to help them use that energy and have fun.
We are thrilled to have partnered with VULY to be running a social media competition where you could
win two wonderful VULY kids bikes,
of the winner's choice (valued at $1000) + free shipping!
Head to our social media pages on Facebook & Instagram, find the VULY Bike competition post, and follow the steps to enter.
We hope you’ve been inspired by our Spring fun list, and don’t forget to enter our VULY competition!