Ideas & inspiration for fun garden activities

Your own garden as an amusement park with a slide, playhouse and trampoline or a fantastic party venue – there are countless ways to use the garden. Together with your children you fill your garden with life. Whether you take on your own garden projects or try out various play options, you have the choice of how you want to use your family garden.

HABA has put together the most popular ideas for fun garden activities here. There's sure to be something for everyone.

Gardening with children

Children love being allowed to take part in gardening. Nothing fills them with greater pride, than seeing plants grow that they have sown themselves. This also promotes certain skills such as creativity and self-confidence.

You can find out how to best carry out your own garden projects, which plants are particularly suitable and from what age your kids can participate in gardening on the page about gardening with children.

Holiday in your own garden

If your family garden has become your own amusement park, you know that nothing stands in the way of a holiday at home. Would you prefer to relax or rather romp around in your own garden? No matter what kind of holiday you want, the right ideas and tips can be found at HABA.

On the page about holidays in your own garden you'll learn which activities really bring the holiday feeling to life and sweeten the time you spend with your kids at home.

Celebrate a child's birthday in your own garden

Parties in your own garden are an absolute highlight for the kids. Above all Children's birthdays at home are popular with little party animals. With loved ones and all friends together, the right party supplies and lots of different games, the fun really gets started.

That's why HABA has put together on the garden parties page which games and activities are best suited for your celebrations.

Browse through the ideas and find party games that are sure to bring plenty of laughs.\n

\nSpring crafting in the garden

When it gets warmer outside again and the first flowers start to grow in the garden, the probably most exciting season is just around the corner. Nature provides you with lots of ideas for shared crafting sessions in spring. Whether animal or plant motifs, you have the choice.

The best part: Even natural materials can be used for your spring craft activities. Your own garden is the ideal place to collect them. In addition to numerous ideas for crafting in spring, HABA also shows you great tutorials to recreate.

How to get your children excited about gardening

Children love learning new things. As soon as they can move independently, they stop at nothing. The family garden at home, with its variety of plants, trees and all the insects that are barely visible to the naked eye, a vast landscape for discovery.

They are therefore happy to help you with the gardening. What could be better than having fun while learning? To keep their enthusiasm for the garden and especially for gardening from fading so quickly, there are a few little tricks, to keep the kids' curiosity alive.

Firstly, when gardening together you should choose plants that grow quickly and are easy to care for. Your children will be thrilled when they see that the plants have grown by a few centimeters overnight. On the other hand, it fills them with pride when your kids are allowed to take on certain tasks by themselves. Therefore always let them have a say when you plan garden projects and task assignments.

Also larger building projects, which are meant to beautify the garden, increase the enthusiasm of your little explorers. So are insect hotels a great idea if you have DIY skills and want to introduce the children to the world of the little garden creatures. As parents you'll certainly learn a thing or two as well.

Cozy oasis & play paradise: garden design ideas for children

The home garden can be beautified in many ways. Whether a cozy oasis for the whole family or play areas for the children – you can turn your garden into the paradise you dream of. There are no limits to what you can do.

Let this overview from HABA to inspire your own garden projects and design possibilities. You will surely come up with many more individual ideas for designing your dream garden.

Create a kids' garden bed

Gardening together with the children can become a real test of patience for parents. To prevent that, there are a few tips and tricks, which turn shared gardening into a great family fun.

The best part: Your children learn a sense of responsibility and incidentally you'll soon be harvesting your own fruit, vegetables, or herbs.

On the page about gardening with children, HABA has compiled, alongside important information, a great guide for the first kids' garden bed.

Water fun: water channels or slides

In your own garden, water fun should of course not be missing. Besides pools and paddling pools with slides, water channels are popular with children. These are less dangerous than a pond, but offer just as much space for discovering wildlifewater toysThe best part also bring the smallest just as much fun as large pools and moreover promote your children's dexterity. Browse the HABA product world and find the right water toy for your family garden.SandboxPlaying with sand, squelching and building – children love to feel the sand between their little fingers. A private sandbox is the highlight in your own garden.

: Playing with sand

promotes creativity as well as fine motor skills The best partof your children.But how and where do you set up the sandbox? Is setting up a sandbox even possible in small gardens? HABA answers all these questions on the page about the perfect sandbox for your garden. Building insect hotels

If you have a little bit of handy skills, building insect hotels is just the thing for you and your children. In joint crafting hours you not only create a

great piece for your garden

, you also help many insects that are threatened with extinction.This is for little budding craftsmen an exciting task that fills them with pride

and at the same time supplies them with new knowledge. On the page about building insect hotels you will receive all important information as well as simple instructionsCozy oasis & play paradise: garden design ideas for children: Great water toys

Safety tips for your garden

So that your children can play and romp freely in the garden, it must of course be made child-safe. As parents, you should therefore pay special attention to the following points:

• In your garden there should be no poisonous plants or trees (e.g. lily of the valley, deadly nightshade, yews, etc.) grow.

• Make sure there are no shrubs with sharp thorns in the garden.

• Designate areas in the garden together, where your children are allowed to play.

• You should avoid having a pond – unless it is secured with a wire mesh fence. Water channels are a suitable alternative.

• Store your garden tools well in a lockable shed that your children may not enter without your supervision.

• Choose your play equipment appropriate to your children's age and pay attention to natural or non-toxic materials as well as a blue GS mark.

• If you have play equipment you should check regularly for safety. Are all screws still tight, is the fastening to trees & Co. still secure, is the fall zone sufficiently protected and cleared of obstacles, might individual parts need to be replaced – you should test all these points at regular intervals.

• In general, of course: Always keep a watchful eye on your children.

Play ideas for the garden – suitable for all ages

Climbing in the garden, playing, enjoying quiet moments or just goofing around a bit – anything is possible as long as you have creative ideas and give your imagination and creativity free rein. With these tips even the smallest garden into the biggest play paradise become.

From Free play in all weather to play equipment to party games such as for a children's birthday at home – there are so many games and ideas, that you can play with your children in your own garden. Get inspired for lots of fun and find the leisure activities for the garden that suit you.

Mud kitchen: Play with sand

Sand molds, shovels and the best mud kitchen: Playing in the sand and building the most beautiful sandcastles is incredibly fun for the little artists. The imagination of children is valuable and that's exactly what is fostered by playing in the sand.

Once toddlers come into contact with sand, it's hard to get them out of the sandbox. It's just too lovely when their little fingers build great sand figures.

The best part: You don't necessarily need a large garden, to allow your children to enjoy the fun of sand. Because Sandcastles can even be made on the balcony. A bowl of sand is usually enough for toddlers.

Ball games

Whether soccer, basketball or games with soft balls, the range of different ball sports is huge. You can also get really creative in your own family garden and invent your own games. There are basically no limits.

The best: To let your children really let off steam, you don't need much equipment. Only the right ball is enough to learn the most amazing tricks and games and to romp around in your own garden.

In the HABA online shop you will find a variety of balls for playtime in your own garden. Browse through the product groups and pick the right balls for your children straight away.

Jumping on the trampoline

Movement is crucial for the healthy physical development of your children. Especially trampoline jumping helps them to perceive their body and the environment better. Agility, balance and coordination are trained, and all of this while the children let off steam on the trampoline in their own garden.

The best: Trampoline jumping promotes concentration of the little ones. This way they can concentrate better on different tasks and practice their patience. By the way, trampolines also a great form of exercise for adults.

Swinging

Climbing frames with a swing: More or less that's on most children's wish lists when it comes to garden design. Swings are a great play option to encourage children to be more active. Also there is sure to be a lot of fun when they perceive the world from a completely different perspective.

By swinging, children get to know their sense of body better and better. Even babies can observe their surroundings in baby swings built for them. This way they can be comfortably soothed.

Tent outing or reading sessions in your own garden

Your own garden can become a real feel-good oasis. Shared reading sessions or simple rest breaks as well as overnight stays in the garden can only be enjoyed with the right accessories.

Discover nature in your own garden

Little explorers love nature. It's of course important that they have the right equipment. Only then can thoroughly explore the animal and plant world. Whether with a magnifying glass, walkie-talkies or binoculars — with HABA products your children will leave nothing undiscovered.

The best: Not only will your children learn a lot of new things about their favorite animals in the garden, you will certainly also learn a great deal too.

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Child playing with water toy in the garden © PepinPedros - stock.adobe.com

Children playing football © Svitlana - stock.adobe.com