In this era of video games, the internet and social media kids these days find it hard to go outdoors to play. There are several ways that you can lure your kids into enjoying outdoor activities. Those methods are listed below.
- It’s okay to let them get messy
Most parents are scared of letting their kids play out in the open for the fear of seeing them dirty and wet because they fear that their kids may come in contact with germs and bacteria that can make them sick. It is okay to see them all messed up with dirt. Piaget’s theory states that with the maturity of the child, their environment and play should encourage language and cognitive development. Letting your kids play outside without the fear of getting messed up is one way of increasing their learning process.
- Reduce the hours they spend on screens
The hours kids these days spend in front of TV screens, video games and smartphones is alarming, so reducing the time spent in front of the screen and spend more time in nature would be the right decision. Allow your kids to go out and play, let them play in parks with their peers and also take them out for a walk in the evening, also teach them yoga and physical exercises, all this will help them to live a healthy lifestyle.
- Start a garden with your kids
Gardening is another way of making the outdoors fun for kids, teaching your kids the art of gardening will help them to appreciate nature and also value life. Gardening also helps you to bond faster with your kids as you spend quality time in your garden together. Teach them how to get their hands dirty and let them also eat the fruit of their labor when the fruits in the garden are ripe for harvest.
- Go out for a picnic
A picnic is one of several ways of letting your kids have fun outdoors. So, take your kids out every weekend for a picnic, pack up food, snacks, and drinks and take your kids out for a picnic. Let them also play in the park or playground with you or with their peers. This will help you bond with your kids, improve their mental and physical health.
- Go to the beach together
There is research that proves that people who live close to water tend to be happier than those who do not. Spending quality time with your kids on the beach guarantees healthy and happy kids. When they are at the beach, make them build mud castles and play with mud pies, this will increase their creativity skills. Quality time on the beach can live a memory that your kids may never forget.
- Take them out for exercise
The benefits of exercise are numerous, when you go out with your kids for a jog or a walk, you can go on a race with your kids or even practice yoga together. Taking your kids out for exercise will teach your kids to live a healthy lifestyle.