25 Backyard Ideas That'll Make Your Kids' Summer
Have fun in the sun this summer.
A giant slip and slide
Keep your kids entertained and outdoors making memories with a super speedy slip and slide. Get tutorial here
This flamingo ring toss
Stick dollar store flamingos into your grass, and then toss plastic rings onto them for a fun time for all. Get tutorial here
An outdoor movie screen
Create an outdoor cinema using a painted drop cloth screen. Get tutorial here
These clay bug garden stakes
Decorate your planters with bright, cheerful clay bugs on sticks. Get tutorial here
A PVC pipe soccer goal
Kick a ball right into your homemade soccer goal made with PVC pipes and netting. Get tutorial here
This giant outdoor Jenga game
Build a giant, weatherproof Jenga game that’ll keep both adults and kids entertained for hours. Get tutorial here
An outdoor science discovery center
Let your kids explore the world around them through science and pretend play with this discovery center. Get tutorial here
This rope tic-tac-toe board
Challenge your kid, spouse, or friend to a competitive game of tic-tac-toe in your backyard. Get tutorial here
A cable spool seesaw
Turn a wooden cable spool into a fun seesaw for your kids to enjoy this summer. Get tutorial here
This frisbee golf course
Make a fun frisbee golf course with some tomato cages and dollar store laundry baskets. Get tutorial here
These DIY lawn dice
Create hours of fun for your family with smooth, stained wooden dice blocks. Get tutorial here
A quick outdoor tent
Add shade to your yard with a simple tent made from an old duvet cover. Get tutorial here
This fun horseshoe pit
Line your horseshoe pit with wood, and then fill it with sand to be ready for a round of horseshoes. Get tutorial here
A good, old-fashioned fort
Build a fort where your kids’ imaginations could run wild. Get tutorial here
This soda bottle sprinkler
Poke holes into a recycled soda bottle, and attach it to a hose to make a fun sprinkler for your yard. Get tutorial here
These brightly painted cornhole boards
Spray paint cornhole boards with a cute striped design, and then get a good game going. Get tutorial here
This water gun organizer
Store your kids’ water guns on a cute hanging unit designated precisely for this purpose. Get tutorial here
These giant dominoes
Paint wooden blocks with a base coat and dots for fun, giant dominoes for your yard. Get tutorial here
An American ninja warrior course
Create a fun obstacle course for your kids to practice being ninjas. Get tutorial here
This canopy-covered sandbox
Build your own Pottery Barn-inspired sandbox complete with a canopy to keep your kids entertained all summer. Get tutorial here
A tarp-covered climbing wall
Let your kids use up their energy climbing this wall built exactly for that purpose. Get tutorial here
This pretty water play table
Keep your kids occupied and cool with a simple water play table. Get tutorial here
An outdoor acrylic easel
Give your budding artists a huge canvas to paint their masterpieces on. Get tutorial here
This PVC water sprinkler
Put together punctured PVC pipes to create a structure that sprays water for your kids to run through. Get tutorial here
A fun outdoor xylophone
Make a xylophone from the top rail of a chain link fence for a fun musical activity for your kids. Get tutorial here
