Best Outdoor Toys for Kids of all ages
Outdoor toys can encourage kids outside in all seasons and all types of weather! With 4 kids, we’ve seen a lot of outdoor toys come and go but we’ve listed our favourite outdoor toys for kids of all ages for 2023 that will last the test of time and be played with for years! We’ve chosen fun outdoor toys that kids can play with at all ages and toys that will last kids for several years of play. We’ve only added toys that will keep kids active and off screens and choosing to play in the garden! You can read more of our ideas for Nature Gifts for Outdoorsy Kids here.
List of the Best Outdoor Toys for Kids
Walkie Talkies
Walkie Talkies are a great way to inspire imaginative play. Walkie Talkies are a fun outdoor toy that can be used in any weathers and are great as toys for kids to play with their siblings or friends. We love to use our walkie talkies on a trip to the woods – for some games using walkie talkies, check out our games for kids to play in the woods. Buy these great National Geographic walkie talkies here.
Pocket Swing
Pocket Swings turn every walk into a fun day out! We’ve featured it in our How to make Walking fun for Kids post! They pack up small for easy storage and make great reading nooks too! It’ll be a toy that gives you years of use, on summer days – there’s nothing better than a swing in the trees! Buy a pocket swing here.
Giant Bubbles Kit
How big can your bubbles go? Bubbles may seem a basic outdoor toy but a giant bubble kit is one of the best outdoor play toys and good for all age ranges. It’s good for young kids who like to jump and pop them and for older kids who like the science behind the bubble creation! Buy your bubble kit here. For more gifts for 9 year olds girls, Wicked Uncle has loads of great ideas for all budgets.
Badminton Set
Badminton is a great family outdoor game that kids of all ages will love. It’s also a game that’s a whole body workout so it’s brilliant for getting kids out and exercising! Badminton requires a strong hand-eye coordination so it’s a really good game to get kids playing from a young age! You can buy a great first badminton set here – it’s sturdy and strong enough to last for hours of fun!
HYPR Rocket – Stomp Rocket
HYPR Rocket is the fastest and highest turbo stomp style rocket on the market! This is one of kids favourite toys. Buy it here! This jump rocket is our favourite toy to take camping! A stomp rocket is a great way for kids to use up excess energy and you can also get a light up one – you can even play it in the dark! Jump hard enough and you can get the rocket to enormous heights! Buy a light up Jump Rocket here.
Kite
One of the basic outdoor toys you have to own is a kite! It’s an outdoor toy that packs up small so it’s good to take with you on an outdoor adventure! Kids will love this Jumbo Octopus Kite which is 4 metres wide and it folds down small and comes with it’s own storage bag. The brightly coloured tentacles that kids will love chasing can be seen for miles!
Best Outdoor Play Toys for Kids
Jumpit Wipeout
Three, two, one… Jump-It Wipeout! Take the leap and test your skills with the Stay Active Jump-it Wipeout game. Try your luck against the rotating soft foam jump bar and stop yourself from being wiped out! This is a great game to play with friends indoor or out! You can buy it from Symths (see above link) or from Amazon.
Skipping rope
Help kids keep fit and get some extra outdoors time with a skipping rope. This skipping rope that you can buy from Wicked Uncle has an easily adjustable length and textured handle for extra grip!
Boomerang
A boomerang is a more unusual outdoor toy if you’re looking for a gift for that hard-to-buy-for-child or something a little different. This boomerang has whistling wings and an impressive flight range of 15-20 metres. Find out more here.
Outdoor Bean Bag
We love these outdoor bean bags Each bean bag is designed using a comfortable water-resistant fabric and available in a variety of colours.
Build a Fort
This is a toy that can be for indoor or outdoor use so it can make the perfect activity for a rainy day inside too. It’s easier to store than a play tent and good for encouraging pretend play. One of the best things about these fort/ den toys are they encourage creativity to make your den in all shapes and sizes! Find out how you can also make a den in the woods with kids here!
Mini Golf Set
One of the best toys for developing hand eye coordination is a mini golf set. Kids will love this set of mini golf to create their own crazy golf holes in the garden. The balls are foam and so this can easily be used as an inside toy too. Find out more here.
Outdoor Toys for Teenagers and Older Kids
New outdoor toys can be a great way for encouraging teenagers outside. Teenagers need time outdoors to keep them healthy and mentally resilient. Encourage them outside with these fun outdoor activities. And you can find more ideas to help get teens and tweens outdoors and off screens here.
Bike Bag
Teens will love riding a bike with style and this bike has a handy touchscreen viewing window for your phone to navigate on adventures! Buy the Bike Bag here.
Remote Controlled Car
This is one of those toys that works best at any time of year and will fascinate kids of all ages. Remote control cars can obviously be inside toys too but this stunt remote controlled is more exciting when played with outside! This unique amphibious vehicle performs incredible tricks and can overcome all obstacles. It can even rotate 360° With a robust waterproof body, it’s an all terrain vehicle to play with outside because it can even go in water – fun muddy puddle play ahead! Find out more here.
Explorer Set for Adventurers
How about a bug set for little explorers? Encourage their spirit of adventure with this brilliant seven piece set. Gather insects in the net, then pop them into the observation cup and inspect them with the magnifying glass before setting them free. Spy on birds with the binoculars, safely inspect butterflies with the pop-up bug tent – and even collect spiders! A great garden toy for kids! Buy it here.
Crossbow
An outdoorsy toy that feels a little more grown up for older children is a crossbow set. This crossbow set has an impressive 10 metre range and contains targets so you can compete against your friends.
Instant Table Tennis
This table tennis makes a great garden toy as it has a retractable net which attaches to any table. With its compact design, it is super easy to store and take with you anywhere, it comes complete with two bats and two ping pong balls. Why not encourage the neighbourhood kids to play and get a match going! It’s one of the best backyard toys for outdoor fun that encourages the big kids to get outside too! Find out more here.
Hope you’ve grabbed some ideas for present ideas for Christmas that will help kids have adventures outdoors and be active in the fresh air! If you need a present idea for families that love to adventure and be outside than you’ll love our Best Gifts for Outdoorsy Families here.
I also have more Screen Free Gifts for Kid ideas here Ideas for STEM toys that make great Christmas presents here and the best outdoor toys for gardens here. Our unique present ideas for 6-8 year olds can also be found here – I’m sure these gift lists will sort all your present buying struggles this year!
This is a sponsored post for Wicked Uncle. All words and thoughts are my own.
