Summer and summer breaks are all about having fun and spending as much time as possible outdoors. Even though we’re living in an ongoing pandemic and gatherings are quite limited and restricted, still, you can help your kids get the most fun of this summer break with the help of some ordinary yet incredibly fun outdoor toys.
Foam Planes
Being light in weight and light on the pocket, a plane made from foam is a perfect gift and toy that could provide children with lots of fun. Usually made of soft foam which has outstanding energy abrasion, a foam plane will allow children to perform different aerial stunts for hours without breaking a sweat.
Designed for children of all ages, these planes can offer endless fun for adults too. Available in different colours, you can pick different ones for each of you and engage in a competition where the winner gets a special prize. Communication, cooperation and socialising are other things that children can learn from playing with foam planes with others. And if you engage in this kind of play with them, you will improve your parent-child bond. The parent-child relationship can only grow stronger thanks to activities of this kind with which you’ll get the best of both worlds. Plus, it’s said that by playing with a toy of this kind, children can improve their observation ability and sense of direction.
If you’re wondering ‘How far can a foam glider fly?’, it all depends on the model’s shape and size. Some models can fly about 30 metres or even more. Can you imagine the joy and thrill your children will experience seeing their foam plane soar through the air? Just, priceless.
The best of all is that these foam glider plane models are super affordable and great for when throwing some kind of party, or when wanting to provide your children’s friends with outdoor fun that it’s not playing ‘Among Us’ or some other game on their smartphones or tablets. This, in fact, is a good way to help children understand that there is more fun when playing outdoors and not just on their phones.
Water Guns
Water guns have been one of the most popular summer toys since ever, not only for kids but for parents too. Guns allow parents to indulge in the game as well and make everything more thrilling and enjoyable. These guns can come in a large selection of sizes, shapes, colours and types of water compartments. This gives you the opportunity to choose the right types for your whole family. Being affordable, you can invest in spare guns of spare water compartments for an easier refill when playing in teams.
Except for the most basic type of water guns for kids, you can also invest in the more advanced and ‘professional-looking types that offer better grip and usage. Having super-fast blasts that can explode all around you, your kids would never want for this water fun to end. It’s simply addicting. Now, while your kids might have the best time of all, without even knowing, they will build a stronger relationship with you which will make you even closer. Plus, you’ll get the chance to become ‘the fun parents’ while also getting the chance to release all the negative energy and stress that you’ve collected during the day.
RC Cars
If your children love playing with cars, you can boost their experience by getting them an RC vehicle. An RC car can be anything from a rock climber to a monster truck, buggy, road car, tank and so on. Today’s types of RC cars are interactive toys that can work on any ground and anyone can control them. Unlike regular toys cars, these won’t get stuck in a tree and won’t let a rock or something else be an obstacle on the way. They are super-fast and can provide children with hours of entertainment.
As we already mentioned, RC vehicles can differ in type and appearance, but also in speed, colour and shape. This surely explains their price difference, giving you the opportunity to choose one according to your budget. But regardless of the type you choose, the benefits of playing with a vehicle of this kind are numerous.
And don’t worry, your child will still be physically active even though controlling the car through the remote. They’ll still have to go after the car and move as it moves.
By playing with RC cars, children can also develop their imagination by setting different scenes on which they could drive the cars. But most importantly, they’ll learn to fix things on their own. Just like any other toy or actual car, these ones can also break or show a malfunction on some of their parts, so this is a good way for your children to resolve the problem.
Sand and Water Table
If you have toddlers, you can also benefit from having a sand and water table in the yard. These tables are considered sensory toys because can help children play with different textures and feel them in their hands. They are pretty easy to use, play and clean, providing children with hours of fun by adding sand and water and creating different things like cakes, cookies, handprints, etc.
Depending on your budget and your kids playing abilities, you can invest in the simplest table models and from the ones that come with some attachments so the water could splash around. Some of these tables come with a lid that can help you use them as a table where your kids could paint, colour, write or eat.
