Fantastic Outdoor Toys and Games for the Summer Holidays

So the summer holidays are upon us and it is time to try as best we can to find something to occupy our children and to avoid cries of “I’m bored” every ten minutes.  So far, the weather is looking good and this is great news for parents everywhere as it means that we can look to the great outdoors for inspiration.  My children love being outside and whenever we can, we take to the local parks, but they also love being able to play in the garden.  The trusty football net takes a daily battering and the much loved paddling pool is always a favourite.

This summer, I have chosen to review a few new outdoor toys and games to add to the collection and I am really pleased with them all as they all add something different to the children’s outdoor play experience and particularly for the boys, they will give them many happy hours of fun over the next few weeks.

Handpicked Collection is a lovely site and if you have never seen it before, I recommend you go and take a look.  They have an expert panel made up of people who are experts in their field and they choose the unique collection of products according to their style, the wow factor and current shopping trends.  You can buy gifts, things for inside and outside your home, a range of products for babies and children and there is even an impressive range in their food store.

As I was on the look out for summer holiday inspiration, I headed for the outdoor games and found an amazing selection of toys and games that would be perfect for family summer fun.  There are lots of traditional looking wooden games which all looked perfect but eventually decided on the Traditional Rounders set.

The boys in particular love rounders and we often try and create a rounders pitch with a variety of sticks and cricket wickets, so I knew that they would love this set.  It is perfect.  All made out of wood, there are four posts, a bat and ball and it comes with a handy drawstring bag to store and carry it in.  Perfect for the garden, the park or the beach, this handy set is easy and light enough to carry around with you and I know that it will get a lot of use this summer.

Sky Ripperz from Air Storm and simply brilliant.  Described as supersonic bungee-launched rockets, the boys had an amazing time with these rockets.  We were sent two sets from re:creation and in each set you get three rockets and a launcher.

You attach the rockets to the launcher and pull back and let it go.  These rockets travel so far and so fast, it is amazing.  It is better if you have a big space as we quickly discovered that the rockets have a habit of going a lot further than you think they will.

We started off in the garden and the boys quickly discovered that they could fire the rockets right over the top of our (three storey) house.  One went so high that it landed in the top of one of the trees on the other side.  We did manage to get it down eventually.

We all loved the Sky Ripperz and the boys have found that the field near our house has enough space to practise launching them and they have enjoyed seeing how far and high they can fire them and then try to catch them again when they fall back down.  At around £10, these are a brilliant toy and great fun for the summer.

Qwerkity is a great name for a website and our final summer fun product was chosen from their great gift range.  Qwerkity specialises in gifts and there is something for everyone whatever your budget.

Qwerkity have a great range of outdoor toys, from badminton to quoits, snow scooters to balance bikes.  As we are still in full football mode after the World Cup, I like the look of Popitball which I had never seen before, but I knew the boys would love.

Popitball comes with a ball, a pump, a stop watch and 13 popits that easily stick to the outside of the football. There are a number of challenges that you can do but the idea is that you try and dislodge the popits as quickly as you can whilst doing ‘keepie uppies’.  Not only is it great fun, but it also helps improve football skills at the same time.

Popitball can be played individually or as a team and the boys have both enjoyed playing this and A likes running around and picking up the popits as they come off the ball.  At £19.99 this would be a great gift for any football loving child (or even an adult as I have caught Daddy having a play too).

So there you have it, three great websites to explore and three fun toys to keep the children and adults entertained this summer.

We were sent all of these products for the purpose of a review.  All images and opinions are our own.