Things to do outdoors

 As we enter Autumn, you may well be thinking "that's it I've had my fill of being outdoors" but really there's so much you can do in all but the most inclement weather which typucally ir is as I type this, raining hard.

For one thing you can play out doors and super serious point here too many people drop off play even in their early teens missing out the exercise, fun and socialization benefits due to the whole "everything must be serious and purposeful" idea that comes over and yet some of most balenced adults do still engage in play.

Indeed personally I would go as far as to say every adult has the right to play in much the same way as a child has and we all need to be getting off our sofas and smartphones and doing it at home or when away.

Thus you could play hopscotch.

Hopscotch is a timeless game that never fails to entertain. Take this classic a step further by creating themed hopscotch games. You could make it longer, draw the board in a different shape, such as a circle instead of a straight line, or leave bigger gaps between the squares for people to jump across. You could also have a silly hopscotch version, where certain numbers mean you have to do silly challenges, such as singing a nursery rhyme backwards.

You could organize with friends a Scavenger Hunt mixed in with bit of a get together, build structures from sticks, do chalk art or go for a short hike.

If your feeling arty, how about making Leaf Animals.

Collect various types of leaves in different shapes, colours and sizes and then use them to create animals or even invent new creatures. Try making our leafy hedgehog, leaf crown, leaf squirrel or leaf art.

You could also practice identify different types of leaves, maybe taking turns at it.

How about playing with shadows?

On a sunny day, head out to somewhere where you can make lots of shadows. Use chalk or pens and papers, then trace the shadows of various objects, from trees to benches to each other.

As the sun moves, you could observe how the shadows change, showing how the Earth moves around the sun and time.

After tracing, you could use the shapes to create unique abstract art pieces.

You could go Geo Catching, search for Wildlife, go on a story stroll or although you you need to do some prep bbefore have a boat race like this:

Make a tinfoil river, or use a piece of rain guttering to make a river, then make some small boats to race.

You could make them from sticks and leaves, rubber ducks, kitchen sponges or paper boats, then decorate the boats before racing them. 

Obviously we need to remember to have a start and finish line, and stay safe when running activities near water.

All in, there's a good twenty one things we could be doing outside so how about doing some?