14 Creative Play Areas For Kids

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I don’t know about you, but as my kids were growing up the most dreaded phrase that I never wanted to hear was “I’m bored.” I always tried to have fun activities and educational tasks for my kids all summer long. But it was inevitable that I would hear that phrase at least once during the summer months and I never grew to like it :). If you’re looking for some extra fun ways to get your kids out of the house and enjoying the beautiful summer sunshine, then this post is for you! Here are 14 extremely creative and fun play areas for your kids that are sure to zap all the boredom from their brains! Enjoy and happy summertime!

Bike Tracks from Playscape Constructions- what a cool and creative idea! If you have a lot of grass that you’re not sure what to do with, this is the answer!

Backyard Slingshot from Rogue Engineer

The Happy Treehouse from Made With Happy

DIY Splash Pad from Little White House Blog

Music Wall from Pre K + K Sharing- this is actually much easier to make than it looks!

Rope Ladder Treehouse from Treehouse Life

Outdoor Chalkboard from Project Denneler

Zip-line Treehouse from Homesteading

Bulldozer Playground from DIY All In One

How To Make a Tire Swing from eHow- these tire swings are so cool. I love that you can paint them in anyway you want! The kids would probably love designing their own tire swing.

Sailboat Sandbox from Ana White

Backyard Race Car Track from The WHOot

Build a Children’s Arbor Bench from The Crafting Chicks- what an ADORABLE outdoor toy! This is one that I wouldn’t mind having in my backyard at all :).

Build a Mound Slide from The Empowered Educator

I wish that I would have had such fun and creative ideas for my kids when they were younger! Which one is your favorite?

I know that my kids were always starving after playing most of the day. A favorite food for my kiddos was tater tots! Do you know that a super easy and delicious casserole is tater tot casserole? Try it and see how much you love it!