Games to build in the garden: here are 7 wonderful DIY ideas

When the days get longer and the air gets warmer, it’s impossible to resist not going outside for walks and playing with children in the fresh air. When my daughter was little, for example, and after a long winter spent at home, I always experienced the arrival of spring as a sort of “liberation”. Because let’s face it… outings outside the house are not only good for children.
For this reason, having a garden available -even small- is certainly a good fortune: you go out when you want, there are no particular dangers and you can organize the spaces as you like and like.

For example, have you ever thought of building games in the garden in order to create a sort of mini amusement park? Nothing spatial eh, just some fun DIY games to build even with the help of dad to keep in the garden and to use when you want. Here are some ideas!

Games to build in the garden

The do-it-yourself swing

In your garden there may not be many other games, but with a small child you can not miss the swing, ageless game and suitable for everyone. To make a beautiful, colorful and fun DIY, it takes very little: wooden stakes, ropes, fabric and a few hours of work. To see how to do this, follow the tutorial.

Rocking games with tires

Rocking or tilting games as well as being very fun are also really beautiful to see in the garden. Dads who love DIY can build a really cool one with a wooden plank and an old tire. Kids will be thrilled to play with it whenever they want!

The tent houses

Children have always loved to have a hiding place where they can play in peace. But if building a real house could be challenging, creating a to be placed under a tree is certainly easier. All you need is an old curtain or a sheet, a hula hop and a rope. You can keep it in the garden throughout the summer. to place under a tree is certainly easier.

The DIY sandbox for children

Among all the games to be built in the garden, the sandbox for children is perhaps the easiest to make. In theory, a large container could be enough, but to create something original, get two wooden planks, some wooden logs and plenty of sand. is perhaps the simplest to make.

The obstacle course

To challenge your children in a fun physical activity, you can build a nice obstacle course in the garden . You can use mobile obstacles to remove and put on whenever you want (buckets, balls, pins, ropes…) or permanent obstacles (wooden stakes, logs, ropes…) to have a fixed course that is always ready to play. Arrange them so that children have to jump, crawl, run, slow down. They will have a lot of fun!

Minigolf for children

To engage children (and not only them) in a game of skill and concentration, I suggest you create a space in the garden dedicated to minigolf. You can create a temporary one to remove once you finish playing or a fixed one always ready in the garden. In the first case you can use ropes or sticks to delimit the path and create small obstacles to overcome with boxes, flags, stones and other small objects. If you like the idea of fixed minigolf, you can create it by fixing natural elements such as logs, twigs, stones directly on the ground or using bricks and wooden planks.

The track

If you have a small free space in the garden, I suggest you build a nice track for toy cars or marbles tags. In addition to being a beautiful and fun game for the whole family to play together and also really nice to have in the garden.