10 Garden Activities with Chalk

Hop Scotch is easy to draw and lots of fun for children to play. It’s also a great way to get kids active and spending time outdoors.

Maze


I used chalk to draw a round circular maze that our girls enjoyed walking around. You could even draw a few surprises in such as animals or different shapes, letters and numbers and get the kids learning at the same time!

Hopping Stones


This is another favourite. I use different coloured chalks to draw circles wide enough for the girls to stand in, but I space them out so it’s a bit of a challenge. The girls have to jump from one circle to another. You could make a trail all around your garden!

Colouring in paving slabs


As well as being lots of fun for those who love to colour in, this is also a great way to add a bit of colour to your garden! We have small ‘brick’ sized paving stones running alongside our garage and our driveway. The girls spent a good half hour colouring each one in! I must admit I enjoyed it too!

Drawing


A simple activity that most children enjoy doing so why not bring it outdoors and let the kids draw outside.

That’s the great thing about chalk, it can be washed away easily and then you can start all over again!

Nature Trail


I haven’t done this yet with our twins, but it’s on my list of things to do with them. I guess this one depends on the size of your garden, but if you have a smaller garden you could always draw on the walls instead of on the floor.

With this activity I would draw various animals, flowers and other things that you would find outdoors such as twigs, stones and grass etc. I’d then challenge the girls to find each one and then reward them with a prize such as a magnifying glass that they could use to explore the nature around them close up.

Fun Scenes


This is a great role playing game. I draw a race track, or village with a road running through it surrounded by mountains and animals. The girls love this as they can use their toy cars to race around the track or road, plus they like to bring their animal toys out into the garden too.

One day we even drew a farm with some enclosures that the girls put their plastic toy animals in. We also drew a small puddle of water with blue chalk that we pretended was a lake for the girls toy ducks to float on!

Obstacle Course


Perhaps the most fun one of all is an obstacle course. We tend to do this on our driveway as it’s long enough for us to make a pretty decent obstacle course.

We draw circles that the girls have to hop in, ‘cracks’ on the ground that the girls have to avoid stepping on, as well as activity stations where the girls have to perform a trick or activity such as roaring like a dinosaur or jumping as high as they can. It’s lots of fun that the whole family can join with!

Beanbag Throw


All you need for this activity is chalk and at least one bean bag. Draw circles, kind of like a dartboard, within one another and then add numbers which will be the scores.

Each person playing has three goes and takes it in turns to throw the beanbag onto the target area. You add up your scores as you go and the winner is the person with the most points!

Noughts and Crosses


A classic game that can be easily transferred outdoors with chalk. Simply find a space big enough, draw your board and arm each player with a stick of chalk.

Sit back and watch as the noughts and crosses battle commences!