

Caterpillar Tire Image credits: ookinate23 via Canva It beats having to plan a big camping trip with little kids. Also, you could drag out the sleeping bags and make a little backyard campout. But, if built properly, it can be a fun place for your kids to play at any stage during their childhood. It’s a whole structure in itself, like a shed or garage. Not only is it a cool playset, but it’s also a fort and part of the backyard landscape. This one will take a bit of skill to make, but it can be done. Playhouse With A Slide Image credits: fotosr via Canva Beats watching the Game Show Network and eating hard candies from the metal tin on the coffee table. Nothing too flashy, and it creates a fun little spot for the grandkids to play when they visit. It would be a great set for grandparents to incorporate in their backyards. Simple Log Style Image credits: y-studio via Canva So building your very own mini splash pad at home is a no-brainer. You can’t go in the water without feeling like you’re breaking some rule, but you have to get in there and run after your kids. Going to the waterpark can often suck as a parent. Splash Pad Image credits: kandypix via Canva Keep it a natural finish or stain/paint to add some flare to the backyard. A see-saw that fits many kids? Yes, please! Room for yours and their friends as well. If you can operate power tools and follow instructions, then this is the ultimate project to test out. Giant See-Saw Image credits: KatieDobies via Canva Sometimes your children just need a little haven, a place to call their own where they can escape from the world and enter a new one. Reading Corner Image credits: Odua Images via CanvaĪs an avid reader and total bookworm, I adore this idea.

Assemble a nice, roomy sandbox for the kids, complete with corner seats and a sunroof to protect them and keep the sand nice and dry. Sandbox With A Sunroof Image credits: digitalhallway via Canvaįor the handy dad out there, this is a great weekend project. All you need for this life-size version of Mousetrap is an old table to cut a hole in, some chicken wire, a bag of balls from the dollar store, and a few wooden dowels. Okay, admittedly, I’m not sure if this is here for the kids or us. Fun Mousetrap Image credits: MentalArt via Canva Some parents don’t’ like the idea of the blaring bright colors of most outside play set pieces, but with this cool log style playground, you can have a stylish area for your kids to play. What a nifty idea for the country lovers in all of us. Log Style Playground Image credits: y-studio via Canva Keeps the sand cool as well as the little ones. The sail-turned-sun shade is a wonderful idea, too. I know I would! What’s best is that it’s almost painless to build. They’ll be entertained for hours in this giant boat sand fort. Sandbox Boat Image credits: Elena Mitskevich via Canvaĭon’t bore your kids with a regular ol’ sandbox. This list of nifty backyard games is easy to make and can be stuffed away at the end of the day. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have options. If you live in a rental property, then altering the landscape may not be an option for you, nor will installing a permanent playset be. Create Your Game Image credits: OlegMalyshev via Canva All you need is some wood, a package of rock wall grips, and rope. Use them, play with the raw material they offer, and work in some basic climbing walls like this. If you’ve got some natural hills and mounds in your landscape, don’t’ worry about it. Climbing Wall Image credits: mathieukor via Canva The kids would have a blast for hours with this backyard slide. No need for complex playsets with a million working pieces. Okay, I will admit, this looks amazing, and the kids may have to step aside while Mom and Dad have a turn. Backyard Slide Image credits: huanglin via Canva The chess pieces can be made from just about anything old tires, circular discs cut from a log and then painted, old Frisbees, basically anything round.

All you need are three different colored sidewalk blocks, two of which half to be perfect squares. Giant Chess Image credits: 3dmitry via CanvaĪlthough this looks like something ripped right from an Alice in Wonderland book, it is honestly super easy to replicate.
