Mandala leaf art

Use colourful autumn leaves to make a mandala or geometric pattern in your garden or local park.

Neighbourhood scavenger hunt

Take your scavenger hunt outdoors and have fun exploring your local neighbourhood.

Tafue - Jump rope

A traditional Samoan children's game and a kiwi favourite. Jump rope is a fun outdoor game for children of all ages.

Hopscotch

Playing hopscotch is a fun and easy outdoor game for kids of any age. Younger children may need to jump with two feet or hold an adult’s hand to hop between the squares.

Play hot lava

Use your imagination and escape an active volcano. But be careful not to touch the hot lava.

Build an obstacle course

This fun indoor kids game using furniture and other household items is great for a rainy day.

Everyone loves making bubbles

Blowing bubbles using a wire loop or wand is fun for kids and adults of all ages. Have a competition to see who can make the biggest bubbles. Find out how easy it is to make bubble mixture at home .

Play indoor bowls at home

A much cheaper alternative than taking the family ten-pin bowling on a rainy day.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunts can be played anytime, anywhere by children of all ages.

Thread the needle

This is a fun team game using a hula hoop.

Build a fort

Building a fort is an easy and fun rainy day activity using everyday household items like sheets and chairs. Once you have built your fort, it can be fun to have a picnic or play a game inside.

Indoor games with balloons

All you need is a packet of balloons and your imagination. Make sure you have more than one balloon, as they don’t always last long before popping.

Indoor games with balls

Kids love balls and there are plenty of fun indoor ways to play with them, especially for younger children.

Jingle jangle

This game is very popular with kids and is best played with a small group.

Sack race

Hop as fast as you can to the finish line!

Titi Tōrea

Show off your awesome musical and rhythm skills with ti rākau. A traditional Māori stick game.

Spoon ball

Like an egg and spoon race, minus the mess.

Ribbon games

Making shapes with ribbons and scarves is a fun and easy way to get moving.

Amimals game

This fun game is popular with younger children and allows them a chance to let off some steam whilst using their imaginations. It can be played indoors or outdoors.

Hide and seek

This much loved indoor or outdoor game can be played with kids of any age.

Tennis ball race

It's a race! How fast can you go with a tennis ball between your knees?

Rock Paper Scissors

Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game usually played between two people. This game is great when played as a tag game.

Juggling

Challenge yourself or a friend to learn how to juggle.

Captain’s coming

A great game for getting kids moving and thinking. It can be played indoors or outdoors.

Elastics

Elastics is a jumping game that was popular in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Sometimes it is the old games that are the most fun.

Leaf art

Getting kids outside is great for creativity and connecting with nature and your local park provides the perfect canvas for some leaf art.

Musical statues

Dance, dance, dance, but when the music stops freeze into a musical statue.

Dress up relay

Call the fashion police! It’s time to get dressed up.

Beach games

There are so many activities that you can do at the beach.

Running games

Running games are fun for kids and help to let off steam.

Fruit salad

This running game is popular with children and requires a group of about 8 or more players.

Make and fly a kite

Making a kite is quick and easy once you know how. When your kite is finished you might like to decorate it before flying high.

Beach cricket

Cricket is our summer game and the soft sand and big open space at the beach make it the perfect spot for a friendly match.

Stuck in the mud

A fun game for when a group of friends are over.

Box sliding

Box sliding is a great outdoor activity, sure to get the children having fun and the heart racing.

Rock hunting

This fun outdoor craze has taken off in many communities around New Zealand and is a great way to get kids out and about.